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Established 1948    Joseph Adrian Demers 28 February 1932 - 18 January 2018 A1C US Air Force Korea  Joseph Adrian Demers, 85, of Sherman was called to be with the Lord on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center. He was born on February 28, 1932 in Massena, New York, son of Eli and Aldia Demers. He graduated from Massena Central High School in 1951. Upon graduation, he served in the United States Air Force. After his honorable discharge from the Air Force in 1855, Joseph worked for many companies, including the Niagra Falls Power Project, Hardwick Etter, Wonder Bread, and Hitchcock Industries, which later became Denison Industries, where he worked until his retirement. He loved spending time with his family and taking weekly trips to Hagerman. He was a die-hard Washington Redskins fan, loved Nascar, hockey and baseball. He also loved playing numerous sports and square dancing in his younger years. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents; infant brother, Raymond Demers; sister, Lillian Dufresne; mother of his children, Genee Carter. Joseph is survived by his daughter, Theresa Demers Trice; son Joseph Michael Demers and wife, Donna, and daughters, Melinda Demers and Danielle Demers Sutherland; grandchildren, Jennifer Trice; Michelle and Robert Montgomery; Melissa and Jason McKinney; Kerry and Liliana Shelton; Sarah Gunter and Chris Sorenson; Adrian Demers and Olivia Demers; sisters, Vivian Boley and Theresa Hannan; brothers, Robert Demers and wife, Shirley; Paul Demers and wife, Sabine; Peter Demers and wife, Kay; numerous great, great-great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Dannel Funeral Home with grandson Rev. Robert Montgomery of Harmony Assembly of God in Picton, Texas, and Rev. Ernest Martel of Texoma Cowboy Church in Colbert, Oklahoma, officiating. At the request of their family, because their father loved the Washington Redskins, please wear burgundy and gold to honor his memory at the service.  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |