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R.B. Sweat Obituary
R.B. Sweat was born on August 3, 1930 at Bayou Rapides to Elza Sweat, Sr. and Samantha Cloud Sweat, grew up in Calcasieu and Pitkin areas, graduated from Kinder High School's Night School, served 2 years in the United States Army; truck driver for Billups Gas Company, Petron Gas Company, dairy and log; Fort Polk Civil Service Cook, Voter's Poll Commissioner, both he and his wife were foster parents for 11 years for numerous children. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church where he had a wonderful church family that showed their love by praying, visiting and calling. Thanks to all.
Mr. Sweat, 80, of Oakdale, entered eternal rest on Friday, April 30, 2011 in Oakdale Community Hospital. He was a wonderful husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, friend and enjoyed spending time with family and eating a sausage biscuit with a Diet Dr. Pepper.
Preceded in death by parents, Elza and Samantha Cloud Sweat, Sr.; sister, Maurice Sweat Stokes and two brothers, Raymond Sweat, Lester Sweat and great grandson, Jayce Cody Phillips.
Family left to cherish his memory are wife of 57 years, Inez Doyle Sweat of Plainview Community; three sons, Michael Sweat and wife Karen of Gonzales; Robert Byron Sweat and wife Carolyn of Boyce and Anthony Sweat and wife Stacy of Denham Springs; three daughters, Deanna Grantham and husband, James of Pineville, Eileen Maricle of Plainview and Valarie Kaye Feazel and husband, Doug of Hermantown, Minnesota; two brothers, Jerry Sweat and wife Dollie of Vidalia, Elza Sweat, Jr. and wife, Ethel of Oakdale; fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Pallbearer's to serve are grandsons, Joshua Maricle, Jason Maricle, Heath Sweat, Thomas Sweat, Marcus Sweat, Lucas Feazel, Ian Feazel and grandson-in-law, Brian Cormier.
Funeral services for R.B. Sweat will be at 2 P.M., Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in the Freedom Baptist Church of Pitkin with the Rev. Doug Mitchell and Jeff James officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Fort Polk Honor Guard. Interment will follow in the Occupy #1 Cemetery of Pitkin under the guidance of White Oaks, Oakdale.
Visitation will be held today, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 from 3 p.m. until 11 p.m. and Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 9 a.m. until time of service at the church.
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Memories and Condolences
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PAUL FLEDDERMAN
May 6, 2011
Praying for entire Sweat family. God Bless you all.
Mike and Karen Sweat
May 5, 2011
Daddy,
Just know that you will be missed by the many people whos lives that you have touched. I am proud to be able to call you my DAD, my pops. You were a man of his word, dependable, a good provider, a good teacher, strict and firm, strong willed, always working, a friend and most important of all you never met a stranger, always willing to talk to them and get to know them.
Thank you for being there for us, you lived a good long life, now you are in a better place, surrounded by more friends and loved ones.
We all love you now and forever. Mom is in good hands
May 4, 2011
My Family's condolence to the Sweat Family.
Clifford Doyle
Acton, Californa
Theresa Wall
May 3, 2011
My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time of loss. May God give you comfort in the days ahead. Theresa Wall, Past Administrator of Fair Oaks Nursing Home
Tara Sweat
May 3, 2011
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. You will never be forgotten and your memory will go on in our hearts forever! We love you pawpaw RB. My prays are with yall!
May 3, 2011
Dear R.B. Sweat’s Family,
I know that the hardest thing in the world is to tell someone you love “good-bye” for a while. But know that you were blessed for having R.B. Sweat in your life for he was a wonderful husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle & friend. Hold tight to those memories and rely on God, your family, friends & co-workers to be there for you during this time of sorrow and pain.
Revelation 21:4-And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.....
May God be with
each one of you, Anamaria-AAA Rent All, (Mike Sweat’s friend & co-worker)
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