Gibson Joseph Cormier, Sr.

1925 - 2005  (79 years)

• Name	Gibson Joseph Cormier
  Suffix	Sr.
  Nickname	Blackie
  Born	17 Dec 1925	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Feb 2005	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	26 Feb 2005	Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I16126	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Clara Joyce McBride,   b. 29 Aug 1930, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Oct 2015, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1948	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F7086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Dec 1925 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 25 Dec 1948 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 23 Feb 2005 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 26 Feb 2005 - Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  U.S. World War II Draft Card - Gibson Joseph Cormier, Sr. Name: Gibson Joseph Cormier Race: White Age: 18 Birth Date: 17 Dec 1925 Birth Place: Manchester, Louisiana Residence Place: Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 17 Dec 1943 Registration Place: Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA Employer: City Service Height: 6' 2" Weight: 182 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Mrs. Alcie Cormier

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Gibson Joseph "Blackie" Cormier, Sr. Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Gibson J. Cormier Sr. Gibson "Blackie" Cormier Sr., 79, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, in a local hospital. He was a lifetime resident of Lake Charles. He was a veteran of World War II, serving the Navy aboard the USS Gregory and the USS Wadleigh. He served in the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. He retired with the Lake Charles Fire Department after 27 years of service. He had a true passion for hunting and fish-ing and for 35 years was a duck-hunting guide for Savanne Nouvelle Hunting Club, Oak Grove Hunting Club and a number of other clubs. For fun, he prided himself in making home-made sausage and gardening fruits and vegetables. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Letha Gaspard Cormier of Lake Charles; six sons, Randy Cormier and wife Kathy of Lake Charles, Kermit Cormier and wife Yvonne of Lafayette, Gibson., Texas, Gordon Cormier and wife Lucille and Neal Cormier and wife Lena, all of Lake Charles, and Chris Cormier and wife Karen of Kopperl, Texas; 10 grand-children; and one great-granddaughter. His parents, Alsa Cormier and Eula Derouen Cormier; brother, Cleveland Cormier; and grandson, Jason Cormier, preceded him in death. His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. today, Feb. 26, from Christ the King Catholic Church. The Rev. Wayne LeBleu will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the funeral home. Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at www. johnsonfuneralhome.net. (Published in The Lake Charles American Press on February 26, 2005)