SGT Eugene Gilbert "Bud" Roe, Sr.

ROE SR., EUGENE GILBERT "BUD"

A retired construction contractor and a resident of Denham Springs, he died
at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at his home. He was 76 and a native
of Bayou Chene. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served in the European Theater during World War II, participating in the D-Day invasion of Normandy as a paratrooper and medic in the "E" Company, 101st Airborne Division. He also served with allied forces defending Bastogne, Belgium, in the Battle of the Bulge. He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and the Medal of Valor for his services to our country. Visiting was at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel, 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Doug DeGraffenried. Eulogy read by Louis Redden Jr. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Baton Rouge. He is survived by wife, Myrtle H. Roe, Denham Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Maxine Roe and Al Tircuit and Marlene Roe and David Langlois, all of Baton Rouge; a son and daughter-in-law, Eugene G. Jr. and Betty Roe, Baton Rouge; two stepdaughters and husbands, Margaret and Robert Wendt, Denham Springs, and Melvina and Ron Timberlake, Tennessee; a stepson and wife, Danny and Phyllis Williams, Clinton; a brother, Charles H. Roe, Morgan City; six grandchildren, Kyle and Derek Tircuit, Christopher and Ryan Langlois and Greg and Michelle Roe; seven stepgrandchildren, Jay, Jodi and Jan Williams, Jill and Michael Edwards and William and Daniel Wendt; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Ashley and Logan Buckner; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by father, Ed Roe; mother, Maud Verret Roe Green; a brother, John E. Roe; and two sisters, Winnie Smallman and Minnie Green. He was of the Methodist faith. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Baton Rouge, 8322 One Calais Ave., Suite A, Baton Rouge LA 70809-3412.

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