James Corwyn Aldredge

Funeral services for James Corwyn Aldredge will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Keith Dickens officiating. Interment will follow at American Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on January 9, 2015 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. Corwyn, 72 years of age, passed away January 7, 2015, at his home in Montgomery, LA. He was born November 29, 1942 St. Francisville, LA. He was a man that was known as Corwyn, Big “C”, Snake, or Red by his friends, dad, daddy, or papa to his kids and grandkids, and hubby by his wife. Corwyn’s love of sports began at St. Francisville High where he graduated as the self-proclaimed valedictorian. After graduation, he played football for Northwestern State University from 1962 through 1964 and was a three year letterman during this period. In 1964, he earned All American status as a defensive end. Corwyn was drafted as a 6th round by the Cleveland Browns. He was inducted to the Northwestern State University Hall of Fame in 1991. In 2007, he was recognized as one of the top 100 football players in Northwestern’s history. Not only was he an accomplished athlete, but he was also a successful businessman. After his career in football, he went on to tackle a new profession in sales. He started this new endeavor selling insurance until his dad got him a job at Scott Manufacturing selling men’s pants and leisure suits. This is where he met some of his lifelong friends. He then decided to open A and A Western Store in 1976. His finest moments that he enjoyed the most was his time in Southwest Texas. He enjoyed looking forward to October each year in which he would reside for three months at his ranch in Uvalde. His day would begin with getting up in the mornings and thinking about who he could play a prank on sometime that day, followed by “wine-thirty” and a good meal with family and friends. The only thing that could tear him away from Black Hill Ranch during this time was coming home for his yearly family Christmas with his two sisters whom he loved dearly. After the family Christmas, it was back to Texas again until the first few weeks of January. Then, it was back to Montgomery to load up his dogs, his kids, and grandkids to take after the squirrels. Through it all, thick or thin, hot or cold, you never saw him without his loving wife of thirty-three and a half years, Tamela (aka: Nanny). When a thought crossed his mind, whether it was landscaping or developing land, before anyone else knew it, his plans were in action to fulfill his vision for his next project. From landscaping to taking care of a land deal, his attention to detail and action was like no other. His personality was larger than life and his voice was deeper than the ocean. He will be desperately missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hoyt Aldredge and Floria Baker Aldredge. He is survived by his loving wife, Tamela Clemons Aldredge of Montgomery, LA; his three sons, Corwyn Aldrede, Jr and his wife Missy of Natchitoches, LA, Jason Aldredge of Natchitoches, LA, and Trevor Aldredge and his wife Heather of Alexandria, LA; seven grandchildren, Justin “Bubba” Aldredge, Ashley Aldredge, Austin Aldredge, Tucker Aldredge, Paige Aldredge, Katie Aldredge, and Drake “Buckshot” Aldredge; his great grandson, Tate LaCour; two sisters, Mildred Loewer and her husband Bill of Woodworth, LA and Mary Alexander and her husband Ward of Pineville, LA; and a host of nieces and nephews. The family requests that donations be made in his memory to The American Heart Association and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/donation.do?cID=14262&pID=24671