John Birchett Middleton, Jr.'s Obituary
John Birchett Middleton, Jr. on Wednesday, December 6, 2006.
Survived by his wife of 37 years, Dolores DeLaune Middleton, two sons, 2nd Lt. Jeffrey P. Middleton, USMC and his wife Diana of Okinawa, Japan and Cpt. Kevin S. Middleton, LA National Guard and his wife Jasmine of Slidell; his grandchildren, Jacob, Elizabeth, Nicole, Johnathan, Isabella, Devin and Darby Middleton; his mother, Nita Coker Middleton Bouquet of Baton Rouge; a sister, Lucille Middleton Hall and her husband Charles of Baker; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, John Birchett Middleton, Sr. Age
58 years, a native of Baker, LA, he has been a resident of St. Tammany Parish for the past 20 years.
He retired with the rank of Lt. Col. from the United States Marine Corp after 21 years of service. Having served during the Vietnam Era, he was the recipient of the Vietnam service medal and the Army Commendation Medal. He was a member of the Covington Rotary Club and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7286. He was currently a Commercial Real Estate Agent with Prudential Gardner Realtors. If anything has been omitted, “God knows all he needs to know about me”.
The family expresses it’s deepest gratitude to Drs. Greg Bissette, Ricardo Blanco, Max Luna, Leonardo Orejarena, the 3-East and ICU nurses, radiology, respiratory and laboratory staffs of St. Tammany Parish Hospital.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services on Monday, Dec. 11, 2006 at 1:00 PM from the chapel of E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 Visitation will be on Sunday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Monday from 11:00 AM until service time. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to St. Tammany Hospital Foundation.
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