Wilson Derouen

Male 1917 - 1991  (73 years)


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  • Name Wilson Derouen 
    Born 28 Sep 1917  Iowa, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Mar 1991  Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Mar 1991  Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4191  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2025 

    Family Eva Marie McBride,   b. 5 Aug 1917, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 2002, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
    +1. E.P. Derouen
    +2. R.L.J. Derouen
    +3. N.L. Derouen
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F1647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Sep 1917 - Iowa, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 1991 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Mar 1991 - Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Wilson Derouen
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Wilson Derouen
    Name: Wilson Derouen
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age: 23
    Birth Date: 28 Sep 1917
    Birth Place: Iowa, Louisiana
    Residence Place: Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA
    Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Registration Place: Westlake, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA
    Employer: George P. O'Rourke
    height: 5' 10"
    Weight: 138 lbs.
    Complexion: Light
    Hair Color: Brown
    Eye Color: Blue
    Next of Kin; Mrs. Eva Marie Derouen

    Headstones
    Headstone of Wilson Derouen and Eva Marie McBride Derouen
    Headstone of Wilson Derouen and Eva Marie McBride Derouen
    Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Wilson DeRouen

      Funeral services for Wilson DeRouen, 73, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 14, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Msrgr. Irving DeBlanc will officiate.

      Burial will be Highland Memory Gardens under direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today, March 13, with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Mr. DeRouen died Monday, March 11, 1991, in a Houston hospital. A charter member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, he was active in the Knights of Columbus and was an usher for 40 years. He was retired from Cities Service after 38 years of service, was a member of Carpenters Local 953 for 50 years and a delegate to the Metal Trades Council for 28 years.

      Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Eva DeRouen; two sons, Ronney DeRouen of Lufkin, Texas, and Elden DeRouen of Spring, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Daniel (Nettie) Landry of Moss Bluff; three brothers, Amos, Dewey and Ernest DeRouen, all of Lake Charles; three sisters, Lena LeBleu, Verdie LeJeune and Amy DeRouen, all of Lake Charles, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      (Published in The Lake Charles American Press on March 13, 1991)