ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: ROANE, WALTER G. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La. Posted: Friday, August 17, 2012 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== ROANE Walter G. Roane, 77, of Pearl River, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Roane was born in Terrant City, Ala., raised in Argo, Ala., and went to Hewitt High School in Trussville, Ala. He was in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and attended the Federal Aviation Academy before retiring in 1979 to become an independent claims adjuster. He is survived by his wife, Verna G. Roane; two daughters, Kimberly Hawthorne and Laurigene Roane, and four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. He also is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Leo Woodall, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Mattie Roane; stepdaughter, Gerlene Robinson, and sister, Margene Smith. Graveside services will be Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. in Hickory Memorial Gardens Cemetery, D.T. Williams Funeral Home, 67525 Louisiana Highway 41, Pearl River. ===================