V
alerie Lawrence Pullman (Reverend-Retired) 76
, died Monday January 9, 2017 at the Jeff Davis Living Center in Jennings, Louisiana after a brief bout of Cancer
. He was born on January 24, 1940 to
Arthur Lee and Ezora Pullman.
He was preceded in death by his father
,
Arthur Pullman and Sister
,
Anne Jolene Pullman Moore.
He is survived by six siblings, Lana Briscoe of Jennings; Charles C. (Soon) Pullman of Brandon, Florida; Marie Mable (Robert) Gilley of
T
ampa, Florida; Linda Pullman, of Jennings; V
era Roberts of Dallas,
T
exas; and Sandra (Anthony) Jones of Lake Charles, a host of nieces, nephews¸ great nieces and
nephews and great-great nieces and nephews and cousins.
He began his ministry as a Catholic Priest in 1965 and served at
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Lake
Arthur, LA; St. Joseph Catholic Church, Elton, LA; Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Lafayette, LA; St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church and Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Lake Charles, LA before leaving active ministry in 1985. He served as V
icar for Black Catholics (Diocese
of Lafayette) and on the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus.
Mr
. Pullman was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Jennings, LA.
Services will be at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Jennings, LA., on Saturday
, January 14, 2017 with visitation beginning at 12:00pm followed by a Rosary and the Ma
ss of Christian Burial at 1:00 pm with the Reverend Charles Mc
Millin of
ficiating.
Burial will be in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery in Jennings, LA., under the direction of Semien-Lewis Mortuary
.
The family wishes to thank the staff of the
American Legion Hospital, Dr
. Broussard and Oncology staff at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, staf
f of Jef
f Davis Living Center and Hospice.