Obituaries:  Joseph Clinton Dees, Sabine Parish       D-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 26, 1988
Submitted by: Ruth Estess
              restess42@cs.com


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The Sabine Index

  Joseph Clinton Dees - May 26, 1988

  Joseph Clinton Dees, a long-time resident of Many, died at his
home at Ft. Jesup Saturday, May 14, 1988. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. H. H. Tibbits and Rev. Joe Dan Franklin.

  He had been employed by the Sabine Parish Police Jury since
1975. He was employed by A. J. Hodges and Boise Cascade for 22
years and helped build the roads leading into Hodges Gardens as
well as much of the rock garden constructions. He later
established the Day Night TV Shop with Dallas Kelly. He served a
short time in the Navy.

  Joe sang high tenor in a gospel quartet and was an accomplished
steel guitar and bass guitar player.

  He was married to Polly Dowden Dees and has two children, Jackie
Dees Domingue of Broussard and Greg Dees of South Salem, New
York. He had a granddaughter, Claire Ainsley Domingue, 9 months
old.