John Theodore "Ted" DeLorme

John Theodore "Ted" DeLorme John Theodore "Ted" DeLorme, owner/operator of two East Texas nursing homes, died Tuesday at his home in Diana. He was 65. Visitation will be held Thursday October 14 from 9 -11 a.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. at the DeLorme home. Following a private interment, a memorial service to honor Mr. DeLorme will be held Friday, October 15 at 4 p.m. at Longview Christian Fellowship Church, 2101 West Marshall Ave. in Longview. Mr. DeLorme was born June 24, 1945 in Ft. Worth to William Courtenay DeLorme, Jr. and Claire Youngblood DeLorme, formerly of Birmingham, AL and Charleston, SC. Ted attended Arlington Heights High School in Ft. Worth and graduated from San Marcos Military Academy. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from East Texas Baptist in Marshall and became a successful business owner. On August 20, 1965 he began what would become 45 years of marriage to his love, Jan Williamson, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Ft. Worth. Responding to a call from God to minister to people who need nursing care, in 1985 he became a Licensed Nursing Facility Administrator and moved his family to Longview to become the Administrator for Highland Pines Nursing Home. He served at Highland Pines until 1994 when he became owner/administrator of Windsor place in Daingerfield, Tx. In 1998 he acquired The Springs Nursing Center in Hughes Springs, Tx. His love for his staff and residents, and his ability to truly take care of people, made him a successful care giver and administrator. He also invested himself in his church, Longview Christian Fellowship, and served on the Longview Christian School Board. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandson, Jesse Randolf Hesley. He is survived by his wife Jan; daughter Courtenay Bradshaw Bailey; son David "Buck" DeLorme Edie; daughters Mary Madeline "Maidee" and Kate Thornton Tim; and son Charlie DeLorme Lily all of Diana; brother W C DeLorme, sister Katheryn DeLorme-Arronovici, and brother Charles DeLorme; fifteen grandchildren: David and Laura Claire Hesley, John, Catie Grace and Charlotte Anne Bradshaw; Rachel, Samuel and Gracie DeLorme; Molly Hall; Ethan, Emily, Abby and Hannah Beth Thornton; and Aidan and Ryan DeLorme. Memorials may be made to Longview Christian Fellowship Church ministries, 2101 W. Marshall Ave., Longview, TX 75604.

John Theodore "Ted" DeLorme

June 24, 1945 - October 12, 2010