Individual Details

Willard Wayne "Sambo" Foreman

(21 Dec 1914 - 16 Apr 1990)


Obituary: WILLARD WAYNE "SAMBO" FOREMAN SR., 75, died at 1:43 a.m. Monday at Lafayette General Medical Center. Funeral serviceswere held at a 2 p m mass Tuesday in the Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers. The Rev. Luiz Duta, Catholic Deaf Center, officiated. Interment was in Indian Bayou Cemetery. He was a native of Ridge, son of the late Adam Thomas Foreman and the former Ella Mae Spell. He was a watch repairman, having worked in Baton Rouge at Gordon's Jewelry and Rider's jewelry Stores from 1947 until 1959 when he moved to Lafayette. In Lafayette he worked for Gordon's Jewelry and Clark's Jewelry until 1969 when he became self employed. He was a member of the National Fraternity For The Deaf, Catholic Deaf Center International Catholic Deaf Association, the Louisiana Association For the Deaf, having served as president. Survivors include his wife, the former Anna Primeaux, Lafayette; three daughters, Mrs Paul (Linda) Ducote, Houston, Mrs Wally (Ella Mae) Anderson, New Orleans and Mrs. Charles (Mary) Adams, Maurice; one son, Willard Wayne Foreman Jr., Delcambre; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Mayo, Mike and J.Y. Foreman and three sisters, Inez Rabalis Annie Belle Labbe, and Addie Foreman.

Events

Birth21 Dec 1914Ridge, Lafayette Parish, LA
MarriageAft 1930Anna Primeaux
Death16 Apr 1990Lafayette General Hospital, Lafayette, LA
Burial17 Apr 1990Indian Bayou Methodist Church Cemetery, Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, LA
Soc Sec No439-18-3950
SS Issued byLA

Families

SpouseAnna Primeaux (1915 - 2007)
ChildLinda Ann Foreman ( - )
ChildWillard Foreman Jr. ( - )
ChildMary Catherine Foreman ( - )
ChildElla May Foreman (1930 - )
FatherAdam Thomas "Add" Foreman (1877 - 1946)
MotherElla Spell (1882 - 1957)
SiblingMayo Foreman (1902 - 1975)
SiblingMike Morris "Jack" Foreman (1905 - 1980)
SiblingInez Foreman (1909 - 1983)
SiblingAnnie Bell Foreman (1913 - 1989)
SiblingJ.Y. Foreman (1916 - 1979)
SiblingAddie Mae Foreman (1922 - 1925)

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