ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: CLAUDE, GERALD EUGENE 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La.

Published on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 

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A beautiful and useful life came to a close Wednesday evening, Dec. 14, 2011, 
when union was formed with that innumerable caravan of ancestors that have gone 
on before and are able, with the host of heaven, to welcome one more new 
member.

Gerald Eugene Claude was born Feb. 5, 1955, to the union of the late Norvel and 
Ellarose Claude. Gerald was the middle child of seven children. Gerald was 
educated in the St. Tammany Parish school system. He met and married Andrea 
Page Dec. 21, 1985. From this union one child was born, Jason Antoine Claude.

Gerald was a spiritual person and attended church as often as it was humanly 
possible. He loved his church. He joined Hartzell Mt. Zion United Methodist 
Church at an early age. He remained an active member at this church until his 
death.

Gerald was also a father and grandfather figure to Shane Hall and Vanessa 
Wasser and their daughters Amerianna (Pinky), Makayla (Mickey), and Shaniyah 
(Niya). He was also a grandfather figure to Kaiden Carter.

He was godfather to four children, Tyra Claude, Glen Williams, Jr.(Pukka), 
Robert Butler, Jr. (Q), and Da’Shaun Taylor. Gerald was preceded in death by 
father and mother Norvel and Ellarose Claude, Sr.; brother; Norvel Claude, Jr.; 
two sisters; Joyce Claude Jones and Gwendolyn L. Claude, and son, Jarrod 
Claude.

Cherishing fond and loving memories are two sisters, Nadine Claude and Carla 
Williams of Slidell; one brother, Raymond (Gwen) Claude of Slidell; one loving 
and devoted son, Jason Claude of Slidell; special friends, Benjamin Ducre , 
Robert Butler, Sr. and Damien Rue and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, 
cousins and other relatives and friends.

Friends and relatives are invited to the funeral service at 11 a.m. tomorrow at 
Hartzell Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 41040 U.S. Highway 190 E., Slidell, 
with the Rev. Ernest Scott. Visitation will be from 9 – 11 a.m. Interment will 
be in the Square, Harrison and Jackson Cemetery.

Doyle’s Funeral Home of Slidell is in charge of arrangements.

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