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Richard Leon Calhoun

4 Aug 1927 – 12 Oct 2008

Birth4 Aug 1927
Death12 Oct 2008
CemeteryForest Park Cemetery West
Shreveport , Caddo Parish , Louisiana , USA
Added byEastTexan on 17 Oct 2008
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30656691

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Thanks to Jeannie for sponsoring this memorial. Chief Richard L. Calhoun S.F.D. SHREVEPORT, LA - Graveside services for Richard Leon Calhoun, 81, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Forest Park West Cemetery under the direction of Rose-Neath Southside Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. Weldon Sistrunk with a special reading by Codee Harris. Richard was born August 4, 1927 to Joseph and Cordelia Calhoun and passed away Sunday, October 12, 2008. Richard was a retired Chief for the Shreveport Fire Department . After retiring from the Fire Department, Richard worked as District Supervisor for the Louisiana State Fire Marshall's Office. Richard enjoyed singing and yodeling, performing at country music venues throughout the Ark-La-Tex, including the Ark-La-Tex Roundup, the Gladewater Saturday Night Opry, and the Hayloft Saturday Night Country Music Show in Glenwood, Texas. Most recently, Richard was a frequent performer at the country Music Hayride in Carthage, Texas where the audiences loved his "Sioux City Sue" rendition. Richard is survived by the love of his life and wife of 61 years, Dorothy Jean Attaway Calhoun; his daughters, Rita Cupp, Patricia Calhoun, Jeannie Currie and husband, Dan Currie and Kim Brown and husband Greg Brown; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, four brothers, one grandson, Christopher Myers and one granddaughter, Kathy Jo Cobb. Pallbearers will be Josh Myers, Corey Rainer, Wesley Rainer, Jason Harris, Codee Harris and Kenneth Cobb. Richards memory shall flow through the hearts and minds of his family, friends and fans. 1930 United States Federal Census about Richard Calhoon [Calhoun] Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1927 Birthplace:Louisiana Race: White Home 1930: Precinct 8, Harrison, Texas Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Father Name:Joseph M Calhoon Father Birthplace:Louisiana Mother Name: Delea Calhoon Mother Birthplace:Louisiana Household Members: Name Age Joseph M Calhoon 41 Delea Calhoon 37 LA TX TX Cordelia Edgar Calhoon 21 Annie Calhoon 17 Erven Calhoon 15 Otis Calhoon 10 twin Ernest Calhoon 10 twin Richard Calhoon 3 1940 United States Federal Census about Richard Calhoun Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1928 Gender:Male Race: White Birthplace: Louisiana Marital Status: single Relation to Head of House: son Home 1940: Harrison, Texas Street: Lorraine Farm:No Inferred Residence 1935: Harrison, Texas Residence 1935: Same House Sheet Number:13A Number of Household in Order of Visitation:202 Household Members: Name Age Joseph Calhoun 50 1890 Delia Calhoun 47 Cordelia Otis Calhoun 20 Ernest Calhoun 20 Richard Calhoun 12 Maurine Calhoun 5 US WW II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946 about Richard Leon Calhoun Birth Year: 1927 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Texas State of Residence: Texas County or City: Harrison Enlistment Date: 15 Nov 1945 Enlistment State: Texas Enlistment City: Dallas Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Attendants, filling stations and parking lots Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 00 Weight: 000

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