Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....CREEL, SHELBY GILBERT March 20, 2013
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News Star World - March 22, 2013
SHELBY GILBERT CREEL

Funeral services for Shelby Gilbert Creel, Sr., 84 of Monroe, LA will be held 
at Pisgah Baptist Church, Hwy 8 Manifest, La. on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 11 
AM with Bro. Frank Bass officiating. Interment will follow at Heard Cemetery, 
Manifest, LA under the direction of Young's Funeral Home. 

Shelby Creel was born on June 2, 1928 in Manifest, LA and passed away 
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Valley View Health Care in Marksville after 
fighting a couragous battle with cancer.

 He was a resident of Monroe, retired from the US Postal Service after 27 years 
of service and a member of First Baptist Church of Swartz. 

Mr Creel was born and raised on a small farm in Manifest, LA, where his family 
worked hard raising cattle, hogs and farming. They enjoyed the quiet life of 
country living. He accepted Christ at the age of 12 at Pisgah Baptist Church 
and was Baptised in Bushley Creek.

 He attended School at Manifest and Harrisonburg High School. After his service 
in the US Army he attended Northeast LA State College (ULM Monroe). 

Mr Creel served his Country during the Korean War in the United States Army. He 
enlisted in the army October of 1949 and took basic training at Fort Riley, 
Kansas. He was assigned to the 19th Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in the 
Far East Command, located on the Island of Kyushu, Japan in March 1950. When 
the war broke he was sent to South Korea on July 4,1950 and was reported 
missing July 16,1950 at Hun-Ni, Korea, north of Taejon. There was no word heard 
from him until the Communist released a prisoner of war list on Dec. 18,1951. 
The family received a letter he had written Dec.27,1951 and got several after 
that. He was released August 25,1953. After his release in 1953 he met and 
married the love of his life, Erma Davis Creel. 

He was preceded in death by: Father-William Gilbert Creel, Mother-Martha Massey 
Creel, Brother-Charley Shirley Creel.

Survivors include: His Wife of 58 years, Erma Davis Creel of Monroe, La; 
Daughter- Jan Creel Newcomer and her husband Bruce of Greenbrier, AR Son-Shelby 
Creel, Jr.and his wife Peggy of McKinney, TX Daughter-Rebecca Creel Novo and 
her husband Bruce of Mansura, LA Sister-Hannah Creel Steele of McDonough, GA 
Granddaughter-Jessica Creel LaPrade and her husband Ross of Allen, TX.; 
Grandson- Dustin Ross and his wife Hilary of Monroe, LA.; Grandson- Tyler Creel 
of McKinney, TX.; Grandson- Bret Novo and his wife Victoria of Jonesboro, AR 
Numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. 

Honorary Pallbearers will be Herman Naville, Trigger Ewing, Scotty Wright and 
all Tiger Survivors. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chennault Aviation and Military 
Museum, 701 Kansas Lane, Monroe LA 71203. 

He will be deeply missed by his family and friends to whom he was devoted.

The family will receive friends at Young's Funeral Home in Jonesville from 5:00 
PM to 8:00 PM Friday, March 22, 2013 and from 9AM til time of service Saturday 
at Pisgah Baptist Church

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