Individual Details

Alvin G. Hoffpauir, 80, died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, in a local hospital. He was a native of Indian Bayou and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, and the Korean War. He was awarded the following medals: Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct, American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign and World War II Victory. He received the Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Honorable Service Lapel Button World War II and the Combat Infantry Badge. After working in the Lafayette and Lake Charles City School Systems, he retired from Cameron Parish School Board as principal of Grand Lake High School. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Mary Clanan Hoffpauir; sons, Karl and Don Hoffpauir; daughters, Bonnie Jones, Vicki Weldon, Donna Muth, Dena Hoffpauir and Anita Wofford; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister-in-law, Grace Hoffpauir. Alvin was preceded in death by his brother, Gerald Don "Jack" Hoffpauir. A memorial mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Monsignor Ronald Groth will officiate. Donations may be made to American Cancer Society. (LCAP 9 Dec 2003)

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Birth	13 Oct 1923
Marriage	24 Dec 1942	Vermilion Parish, LA - Willa Foreman
Marriage	19 Jan 1949	Jefferson County, TX - Mary Frances Clanan
Death	8 Dec 2003	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA

Spouse

Willa Foreman (1922 - )

Spouse	Mary Frances Clanan (1929 - 2018)
Child	Don Kevin Hoffpauir ( - )
Child	Bonnie Sue Hoffpauir (1950 - 2004)
Child	Alvin Karl Hoffpauir (1954 - )
Child	Vicki Lynn Hoffpauir (1956 - )
Child	Donna Gaye Hoffpauir (1960 - )
Child	Dena Faye Hoffpauir (1960 - 2020)
Child	Anita Marie Hoffpauir (1962 - )

Father	Robert George Hoffpauir (1899 - 1978)
Mother	Beulah Spell (1897 - 1945)
Sibling	Gerald Don "Jack" Hoffpauir (1928 - 1989)