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Troha, George William             6 Jun 2011    Jun 2011    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  6/6/2011

TROHA, GEORGE WILLIAM
Sgt. Maj. George William Troha (U.S. Army, retired), the husband of Earline 
Ratcliff Miller George, a resident of Livingston and native of the state of 
Georgia, went to be with our Lord on Friday, June 3, 2011, at the age of 
88. He was born Dec. 14, 1922, to Frank Troha Sr. and Flora Hansel Sharpe. 
He graduated from Bradwell High School in Hinesville, Ga., and joined the 
U.S. Army at the age of 17. George served his country for 32 years around 
the world serving in World War II, the Korean War and two tours in Vietnam. 
He was a loving, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He met 
and married Anne Lafferty (deceased), who was from Cookstown, Northern 
Ireland, with whom he had three daughters. In 1989, he married Earline R. 
Miller, in which he gained three more daughters and a son. Visitation will 
be at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, on Monday, June 6, from 5 p.m. to 
9 p.m. Visitation will resume at Pine Grove Baptist Church, Bayou Barbary, 
on Tuesday, June 7, from 10 a.m. until funeral services at 11 a.m., 
conducted by the Rev. Paul Taylor. VFW Post 1017, Denham Springs, will 
render military honors. Interment will be in Allenhurst Presbyterian Church 
Cemetery, Allenhurst, Ga., with full military honors. He is survived by his 
wife, Earline R. Miller; three daughters, Helen Troha, of Stone Mountain, 
Ga., Barbara Troha and her husband, Richard Skelton, of Albuquerque, N.M., 
and Joanne Troha and her husband, Philip Richardson, of North Port, Fla.; 
six grandsons, Rick and his wife, Michelle Skelton, of Bristow, Va., Robert 
Skelton and his fiancˇe, Kellee Larison, and Jeremy Skelton, of Albuquerque, 
and Philip, Daniel and Sean Richardson, of North Port; two great-
grandchildren, Theodore and Ellianna Skelton, of Bristow; sister and her 
husband, Joan and Bill Sandmier, of Allenhurst; four brothers, Herman and 
his wife, Mary, of Dothan, Ala., John Ed, Lawrence, Robert and his wife, 
Jeweline, all of Allenhurst; four sisters-in-law, Jan, Dot, Aline and 
Phyllis Troha; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his 
stepdaughters, Marva Burns, of Livingston, Terri Miller Lewis and her 
husband, Alton Lewis, of Hammond, and Karla Miller and her husband, Billy 
White, of Livingston; stepson, Rodney Miller, of Livingston; grandchildren, 
Chris White and his wife, Delia, Brandon Rayborn and his wife, Jennifer, 
Coby Rayborn, Katie Burns and her husband, Phillip Davidson, Amie White 
and her husband, Garrett Ware, Whitney Lowry and her husband, Jordan 
Pedeaux, Cimberly Burns and her husband, Dustin Dubois, Carman Burns and 
her husband, Cameron Hutchinson, Ashley White, Meghan Lowry and fiancˇ 
Trevor Bergeron, Micah Burns, Erin Lawry, Jordan Lewis and his wife, Mary, 
and Katie Lewis; and great-grandchildren, Phillip, Anna and Emily Davidson, 
Trent and Makayla Rayborn, Joelie Stewart, Journey Rayborn, Makenzie, Jace 
and Colten Ware, John Michael and Andrew Hutchinson, Chevy Dubois, Samuel 
and Luke Pedeaux and Brindan Lewis. He was preceded in death by his parents, 
Frank and Flora Hansel Troha; wife, Anne Troha; father-in-law, Jackson W. 
Ratcliff; brothers, Frank Jr. and his wife, Margaret, Phillip, Ludy, Daniel 
and Alfred. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to Sue 
Granger and Sandra Floss for their assistance to the family and to all the 
staff of Ochsner Hospital and LTAC of Hammond. In lieu of flowers, the 
family requests memorial donations be made to Pine Grove Baptist Church, 
Bayou Barbary. Services under the direction of Seale Funeral Home, 
Livingston. Please visit www.sealefuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.


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