Detroit Pidgeon Sr. Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Detroit Pidgeon Sr. (Gramercy, Louisiana), born in Saint Gabriel, Louisiana, who passed away on February 14, 2023 at the age of 95. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Detroit Pidgeon Sr. to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Anderson Pidgeon and Telvina Felton Pidgeon; his sons, Michael and Reginald; his wife Edith Keller Pidgeon; his children, Donald Pidgeon and Gloria P. Desselle; his brother Robert Pidgeon, Sr.; his parents-in-law, Anatole and Leona Keller; his siblings-in-law, Lillie Pidgeon, Dorothy Keller, Myrtle Valentine, Mildred Taylor, Olivia Keller, Evola Keller, Althea Keller, Ferdinand Valentine, Raymond, Roy, Robert Keller and Ernest Taylor, Jr.; his sons-in-law, Jerome Taylor, Lee Duhe, Gregory Clark, Sr. and Percy Desselle; his aunt Mary Ellis; his uncle James Artberry; his cousin Isaac Redditt Sr.; his nieces and nephews, Rosemary Hardy, Joyce Johnson, Robert Jr., Kevin and Nathaniel Pidgeon; and his friends, Percy Zeno Sr. and Vernon Ellis.

He is survived by : his children, Detroit Jr. Pidgeon (Veronica), Dolores McCoy (L. J.), Brenda P. Duhe, Ronald Pidgeon (Charlotte) and Deborah Nelson (Raymond); his brother Wilman Pidgeon (Dianne); his nieces and nephews, Mary Ann Branch, Barbara Bynum, Roger Johnson and Roy Pidgeon; and his siblings-in-law, Ronnie Keller (Lorenza Roberts), Hattie Creecy, Patricia Pidgeon, Rev. Eric Keller and Joseph Bobo. He is also survived by his grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.