Obituaries:  Larry Douglas "Snapper" Peacock, Sabine Parish       P-220
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 19, 1990
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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SSG (Retired) Larry Douglas "Snapper" Peacock

  Services for SSG (Retired) Larry Douglas "Snapper" Peacock, 57,
of Pleasant Hill, were held at 10 a.m., Monday, September 17, at
the First Baptist Church of Pleasant Hill, with the Rev. Edwin
Fenton, and the Rev. Stephen Pyle officiating. Burial with full
military honors was at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, under the
direction of Rose-Neath's Mansfield Chapel

  SSG Peacock died Saturday, September 15, at the Willis-Knighton
Medical Center in Shreveport. He was born in DeSoto Parish, and
was retired from military service in the U.S. Army after 20 years
and 15 days. He served in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, where
he received the Good Conduct Medal, the Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal (Korea), the National Defense Service Medal,
the Vietnam Service Medal, and Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal.

  SSG Peacock was a member of the Rodrigues Shaver Thornton VFW
Post #4586 of Mansfield, the American Legion Post #300 of
Pleasant Hill, a honorary charter member of the Louisiana
Sheriff's Assoc., and was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Pleasant Hill.

  He was preceded in death by his father, William Henry Peacock;
his wife, Nell Peacock; a brother, Paul Ray Peacock.

  He is survived by his mother, Bessie Durr Peacock of Pelican;
one son, Douglas Ray Peacock of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; two
daughters, Petra Renee Schick of Arlington Heights, Illinois,
Debbie Peacock of Sioux Falls; one step daughter, Kathy Sistrunk;
and one step son, Ken Dilliard, both of Mansfield; six sisters,
Louise Birdwell of Marthaville, Barbara Frisk of LaJunta
Colorado, Glenda Haire of Shreveport, Patricia Bridges of
Mountain View, Arkansas, Elizabeth Peacock of Houston, Texas,
Wanda Rambin of Pelican; three brothers, Bill Peacock of Pelican,
Cliff Peacock, and Jerry Peacock, both of Houston; seven
grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and
friends.

  Pallbearers were Hugh Hardee, Ray Hardee, Bill Johnson, Roy Bush
Bridges, Ralph Robbins, Robert Boone.