Clyde Elmo Korn

Clyde Elmo Korn, 90 of Crowley, a retired longshoreman in the lumber industry, died Sunday Feb. 21, 2010 in Joshua. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Protestant Chapel at Saint Francis Village in Crowley. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at Saint Francis Village prior to the service. Clyde Elmo Korn was born July 8, 1919 in Harrisonburg, Louisiana to Fred and Pennelope Hart Korn. He proudly served his country in the Navy Air Corps during WW II flying Corsair's attached to aircraft carriers. He married Helen Maxine Sampson on Feb. 20, 1945 in Corpus Christi. He was a member of the Protestant Chapel at Saint Francis Village and loved salmon fishing in the Pacific Northwest. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; and a grandson, Josh Taylor. Survivors: Wife of 65 years, Helen Korn of Crowley; son, Dale Korn and wife Mary of Booneville, Ark.; daughter, Beverly Taylor and husband Larry of Joshua; brothers, Otis Korn and wife Dot of Monroe, Louisiana, J T Korn and wife Katherine of Dry Prong, Louisiana, Richard Korn of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; sister, Audrey Johnson of Harrisonburg, Louisiana; granddaughters, Kari James and husband Larry, Jennifer King and husband Stephen, Celesta Harris and husband Blake; four great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.