Individual Details

Jason Calvin Demeritt

(30 Mar 1927 - 23 Jan 2002)

SULPHUR — Funeral services for Jason C. Demeritt, 74, of DeRidder, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, in Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. The Rev. Vernon King will officiate. Burial will be in Royer Cemetery under the direction of Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation is noon-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Demeritt died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in the Sulphur hospital. He lived in Sulphur for 47 years before moving to DeRidder six years ago. He was a Navy veteran. He retired as a sales representative for Home Builders in Sulphur after 27 years. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Dowers Demeritt of DeRidder; two sons, Blane Demeritt of Sulphur and Danny Demeritt of DeRidder; one daughter, Marsha LaVergne of Sugartown; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. (Lake Charles American Press, 25 Jan 2002)

Events

Birth30 Mar 1927Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, LA
Marriage14 Jun 1947Calcasieu Parish, LA - Irma Jo Ferris
Marriage11 Jan 1950Pauline Dowers
Death23 Jan 2002Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, LA
Burial26 Jan 2002Royer Cemetery, Calcasieu Parish, LA

Families

SpouseIrma Jo Ferris (1931 - )
SpousePauline Dowers ( - )
ChildBlane Demeritt ( - )
ChildDanny Demeritt ( - )
ChildMarsha Demeritt ( - )
FatherJohn Oran Demeritt (1901 - )
MotherGrace Morgan (1904 - )
SiblingJasper James Demeritt (1924 - 1988)

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