Obituaries:  Leonard A. "Wally" Derrick, Sabine Parish       D-620
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 8, 1996
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Leonard A. "Wally" Derrick

  Funeral services for Leonard A. "Wally" Derrick, 59, of Ft.
Worth, Tex., were held May 2, 1996, at Union Springs Cemetery
near Converse, with Rev. Francis Smith officiating, under the
direction of Warren Meadows Funeral Home of Many.

  Mr. Derrick passed away at his home in Ft. Worth, Tex., on April
25, 1996, after a lengthy illness.

  He was a graduate of Many High School, attended L.S.U., and the
University of Houston, and also served honorably in the U.S. Air
Force.

  He was preceded in death by his parents, Sheriff D. J. Derrick
and Mrs. Derrick; one sister, Alma Jean Derrick Costello; four
brothers, D. J. Derrick Jr., Roy Derrick, Huey, and Harold
Derrick.

  Survivors include one sister, Rita Bell Derrick Fuller of
Groves, Tex.; and two brothers, George of Buna, Tex., and Billy
Derrick of Ft. Worth, Tex. There are a number of other relatives
from Sabine parish.

  Pallbearers were Danny Derrick, Bobby Derrick, Carl A. Derrick,
Richard Moore, Todd Moore, and Raiford.

  Arrangements were conducted by Warren Meadows Funeral Home in
Many.