Mr. Thomas Frederick Dupree Jr.

Shreveport, LA- Funeral services celebrating the life of Thomas Frederick Dupree, Jr., 92, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2014 in the chapel of Centuries Memorial Funeral Home. Officiating will be Father Thomas John. Interment will follow in Centuries Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until service time on Thursday at Centuries.

Mr. Dupree was born on October 7, 1922 in Shreveport, LA and passed away on November 17, 2014. Thomas was a dedicated and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather. He loved NASCAR racing, football and baseball. Mr. Dupree was a member of St. John Berchmans Cathedral.

Mr. Dupree was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Judith Dupree and two sisters, Bea Wilder and Mildred Harvey.

Left to cherish beautiful memories of Thomas are his wife of 38 years, Erlene Dupree; children, Thomas Frederick Dupree, III and wife Nancy, Reginald Dupree and wife Norma, Donna Leff and husband Steve, John Dupree and wife Sherry, Mark Steven Dupree and wife Jeri, Danny Dean Dupree, Dawn Dejnak and husband Scott and Darin “Bubba” Dupree; one sister, Annette Tanner; 14 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Honoring Mr. Dupree as pallbearers will be: Thomas Frederick Dupree, III, John Dupree, Reginald Dupree, Mark Dupree, Chris Bridwell and Kevin Chandler.

The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Dr. Eric Smith as well as the first responders from Fire Station #13 for all the care shown to Mr. Dupree.

Arrangements under the direction of Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport, LA.