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David Poindexter

David Lamar Poindexter, 89, died on July 3, 2015, a t his home in Waveland, Miss., in the company of his family. His beloved wife of 67 years, Laurie Orr Poindexter, preceded him in death on April 15, 2014. Born in Chattanooga on Sept. 7, 1925, to Lamar Stratton Poindexter and Ione Biggers Poindexter, David was a Marine who served in the South Pacific during World War II. He would earn a chemical engineering degree at the University of Michigan. He and Laurie raised 5 sons, and lived in Bay St. Louis from 1957 until 1991, weathering both Hurricane Betsey and Hurricane Camille. David retired in 1982 as a refinery manager of the Domino Sugar refinery in Chalmette, La. He and Laurie then began a 30-year retirement adventure, with Harbour Island and Bay St. Louis as their base and, later, Banner Elk, N.C., as their second home. They travelled most of the world's continents together, and David rode his Gold Wing motorcycle through most of North America, including Canada, Mexico and Alaska. While in Banner Elk, both were heavily involved as volunteers at the local community college, Lees/McRae, and with Meals on Wheels. They returned together to the Bay-Waveland area in 2012. He was one of seven children and has one surviving sister, Mary Pugh, and numerous nieces and nephews in Chattanooga and across the United States. His son, Stephen Poindexter, died in 1995. His survivors include sons Michael (Sherry) Poindexter of Golden, Colo., D. Stratton (Helen) Poindexter of Bend, Ore., Gregory (Cynthia) Poindexter of Waveland, Miss., and Bradley (Susie) Poindexter of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; as well as six grandchildren, Kathryn, Leigh, Elizabeth, David, Mary and Steven; two step-grandchildren, Jason Hebert and Scott Kirby; one great-grandchild, Max Riojas and two step-great-grandchildren, Jaidee Hebert and Sophia Hebert. David's remains will be cremated and interred with Laurie's in Bay St. Louis. Both of their names, along with son Stephen's, are entered in memory on the granite memorials of Christ Episcopal Church in Bay St. Louis. A private family service will be held. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis, Miss., is in charge of arrangements.

Published July 7, 2015

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