David Roscoe Pulver

Jennings

Funeral services for Mr. David R. Pulver, 98, will be held Monday, October 3, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Jennings, with Bro. Jeff Cook officiating.

Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home with full military honors by American Legion Post 19 Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held Sunday, October 2, 2016 in the funeral home chapel from 2:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Visitation will resume at First Batist Church Monday morning from 8:00 a.m. until service time.

Mr. Pulver died Friday, September 30 at 12:35 a.m. in Jennings.

Mr. Pulver was born May 17, 1918 in Jennings, La. He attended Jennings schools where he played football under Coach Jerry Simmons in 1936 and 1937. He was employed by the Jennings News from 1937 to 1941 as printer’s devil with Clint Patterson and Leo Devall.

In 1937 Mr. Pulver joined the United States Troop K-108th Horse Calvary Jennings National Guard and was discharged in 1940 as Private First Class. He joined the United States Navy on December 26, 1941; two weeks after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He spent four years in the Pacific theatre. He was at the Battle of Midway, Milne Bay, New Guinea, Guam and Saipan and was discharged in 1947 as Machinist Mate First Class.

Mr. Pulver graduated from Isaac Delgado Jr. College in 1950 as a machinist. He was employed by Avondale Ship Yard in New Orleans for four years. From September 1953 until 1980, Mr. Pulver was a machine shop instructor at the Jefferson Davis Trade School. He continued his education at USL, LSU, McNeese State and Northwestern State Colleges.

Mr. Pulver was a Boy Scout Master and Assistant Scout Master from 1955 to 1962 for Troop 65. He was a member and Deacon of The First Baptist Church of Jennings. Mr. Pulver kept very busy as a member of Baptist Young at Heart and led and assisted Nursing Home Ministeries sing-a-long playing the harmonica and singing in French.

He served as President of First Derrick Campers Club for 1975 through 1976.

He was a member of VFW Post 3686, American Legion Post 19, and the Retired Teachers Association.

Mr. Pulver is survived by his daughters, Charlene (John) Veuleman of Roanoke and Martha “P-Nut” Pulver Wood of Keller, Texas and a son David Calvin Pulver (Bonnie) of Baton Rouge; one sister, Minerva Kuttner of Missouri City, TX; eight grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchilren.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Metha Meyer Pulver; his parents Orville Roscoe Pulver and Frances Lillian Church; two sisters, Esther Pulver and Ruth Coker and two brothers, Alvin Pulver and Calvin Pulver.