ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: WELLMAN, WILLIAM “BILLIE” WOODROE 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Posted: Saturday, February 23, 2013 

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WELLMAN

William “Billie” Woodroe Wellman, 81, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Carmela Wellman; children and their 
spouse, Leslie and Brian Larsen and Kristine and Michael Bercot; grandchildren, 
Sarah Polk, Laura, Julia, Gage and Cayleigh Larsen, Andrew, Brendan, Carson and 
Vanessa Bercot; close family friend, Trece Larsen, and other relatives and 
friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Taylor and Luttie Wellman; 
daughter, Leslie; brothers, Ralph, Luke and Donald Wellman, and sisters, Mary 
Belle Midkiff and Myrtie Bromley.

The native of Louisa, Ky., had been a Slidell resident for the past 32 years. 
He served in the U.S. Navy as a seabee and was a veteran of the Korean War. He 
received a mechanical engineering degree from Indiana Institute of Technology, 
Ft. Wayne, Ind., and a master’s degree at Western New England College in 
Springfield, Mass.

He worked in the space industry and retired from Lockheed Martin. He was a 
member of the American Legion Post 374, Joppa Shrine Temple, Biloxi, Ms., 
Pierre Georges’ Rousseau Chapter Louisiana Society, Sons of the American 
Revolution, and served on the Slidell Board of Zoning Adjustments. He also was 
an active member of First United Methodist Church.

The memorial service will be March 2 at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist 
Church, 433 Erlanger St., Slidell.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First United 
Methodist Church building fund.

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