Clark Lee Eldridge

Clark Lee Eldridge, 70 of Lake Charles, LA was called Home on Sunday, April 25, 2021.

Clark was the youngest child born to Ernest B. and Allie Guthrie Eldridge, he was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi on November 23, 1950.

Clark settled in Southwest Louisiana, where he graduated from LaGrange High School, class of 1969.

He joined the Insulators and Asbestos Local 112 out of Lake Charles, LA working various jobs throughout the country. Such a beauty he would meet while working in Illinois, he rolled his dirty Ford Mustang up to a church fund raiser in Portage, Indiana where his wife to-be was raising money for their church bus.

Diane fell in love with her “Knight in Shining Armor”, and through a mutual love of guns with her father, Clark received permission for her hand in marriage, exchanging vows on January 27, 1973 in Portage, Indiana. After completing many jobs on their carrier journey across the country, Clark and Diane settled in Lake Charles, LA. where they started their family.  Clark was a proud father to his two children, Chad and Dayna and a source of joy for his family, often as the life of the party.

Clark’s love of building furniture drove him and Diane to open a furniture and gift shop where he was able to live out his dream of being a business owner.  He would eventually focus his career to Law Enforcement joining the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Department with 15 years of service and retiring in 2011.  Spending time with his family brought him the most joy, but his other hobbies included hunting, fishing, and playing golf.

He was welcomed into Heaven by his parents and thirteen of his siblings.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 48 years, Diane; his children, Chad (Kyla) Eldridge and Dayna (Rob) Ardoin; his grandchildren, Corbin (fiancé Alexis Miles) Eldridge, Madigan (fiancé Drew Ardoin) Eldridge, Evan Ardoin, and Aden Ardoin; five siblings, Bernice Pigg, Odessa Rae, Harris Eldridge, Carl Eldridge, and Aubrey Eldridge; with numerous extended family.

The family will welcome friends on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Home of Moss Bluff beginning at 6pm to 8pm. Visitation will resume Wednesday, April 28 at 9am until time of service. A funeral service officiated by Pastor Rick Julian will begin at 10am with burial to follow at St. John Cemetery in Lacassine, Louisiana.