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James Allen Travis

5 Nov 1916 – 11 Feb 2012

Birth5 Nov 1916
Death11 Feb 2012
CemeteryPleasant Hill Cemetery
DeRidder , Beauregard Parish , Louisiana , USA
Added byGloria Bello on 13 Feb 2012
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84851663

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James Allen Travis departed this earthly world Saturday, Feb. 11 at Westwood Manor Nursing Facility in DeRidder. Services will be held under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder on Tues. Feb.14 at 10 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Reverend Danny Wilson officiating. Visitation will be from 6 - 9, on Monday Feb 13 at Labby Funeral Home. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetary in DeRidder. Mr. Travis was born in Merryville, LA and was a resident of the Bancroft Community until entering the US Army to serve in World War II in 1941. He served with the 728th Amphibian Tractor Division in the Pacific Theater where he served with distinction receiving several medals and awards. Mr. Travis was a member of the Beauregard Parish Fair Board for many years and was selected King Beau Fair in 1988. He served on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Board for over 30 years. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and retired from the city of DeRidder as a water plant operator. He was an avid gardner and sportsman, loving fishing, hunting and trapping. Mdr. Travis was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Elsie Moses Travis and daughter-in-law, Barbara Denby Travis. He leaves behind to cherish his memory three sons, Raulin Travis and Wife Dotty of DeRidder, Charles Travis and wife Becky of DeRidder, and Bartley Travis of DeRidder; also seven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind one brother, Robert Grayson Travis and wife Becky of DeQuincy.

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