Delmus Theodore Sinclair

Delmus Theodore Sinclair, born December 13, 1928 in Baskin, Louisiana to the parents of Shelby & Edna Mae Sinclair, passed away July 24, 2018. Delmus proudly served the U.S. Air Force for 27 years, from November 1951 to October 1978.

A couple of his fondest missions were when he assisted with the recovery of the Lady Be Gone aircraft that went down in 1943. The plane was thought to have gone down in the Mediterranean but was found by some oil explores in 1958 in the desert in Libya. Some Air Force and Army service men went over in 1959 to recover it. He also was part of the recovery mission of the space capsule Mercury I that landed in the ocean. He was honored to have had lunch with John Glenn. Mr. Sinclair also flew for Spooky Squadron C-47 “Puff the Magic Dragon” 1967-1968, 155 missions in Vietnam.

Delmus enjoyed serving his country all over the world, but was thankful to retire back in his home state of Louisiana so that his children could finish their schooling there. He and his wife, Liz, retired in Mangham, Louisiana and were members of the Union Presbyterian Church in Winnsboro, Louisiana.

Delmus is preceded in death by his parents, Shelby & Edna Mae Sinclair, his loving wife, Elizabeth Lord Sinclair, brothers, Russell Sinclair (Doris) and Willard Sinclair (LaVerne), sisters Bernice Sinclair Roberts (Lloyd) and Jean Sinclair Milby (Ramage), and numerous other relatives.

He is survived by his sisters, Joyce Sinclair (Chapman), Annette Sinclair Spearman; children: Priscilla Sinclair Grassle, Brenda Sinclair, Ted Sinclair (Christy) and Steve Sinclair (Carol); grandchildren, Shawn Newberry, Dylan & Dustin Sinclair, Meghan Marshall, Jacqueline Sinclair, Evan Dowden, Angela Crowder, Christopher Cole, Casey Cole, and Cali Sinclair, and 12 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 from 9-11:00 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, 3950 Front Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295. Service will begin at 11:00 with Rev. John Albright officiating.

Burial will be at Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 3270 Union Church Road, Baskin, LA 71219, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Winnsboro.