More detail on this person: Funeral services
for David Lewis Breed, 43, of Abbeville, La., were
set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at Croley
Chapel. Dr. Jerry L. Daniel, Sr. was to
officiate, with burial to be at Sunset Memorial
Park.
Mr. Breed died April 23 in a helicopter crash off
the coast of Louisiana.
Born Dec. 3, 1947 in Atalla, Ala., he lived in
Diana and attended public schools there, later
transferring to Gilmer High School where he
graduated in 1966. He was a helicopter pilot, and
was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Abbeville, La. He was a retired member of the
U.S. Marine Corps.
He is survived by three sons, Clint Breed of
Greenville, N.C., Todd Breed of Havelock, N.C.,
and Josh Breed of Baton Rouge, La.; two brothers,
Kermit Breed of Mt. Juliet, Tenn. and Dr. Jerry
Daniel of Oronoco, Mo., and a sister, Carolyn
Hilburn of Longview.
Named honorary pallbearers were Jimmy Young,
Royce L. Hugdins III, Barry More, Charlie Green,
Mike Tuttle, and Pat Howard.
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