Funeral services for Charles Lamar DeLand, 87 of Monroe, LA will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, December 22, 2017 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Interment will follow at Kilpatrick Serenity Gardens in West Monroe.Charles was born November 11, 1930 in Monroe, LA and passed December 15, 2017. He retired from Cities Service as a Research Director and was a past Potentate of the Barak Shrine Temple and past President of the South Central Shrine Association.Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Cloteal Jones DeLand, Parents Charles and Dee DeLand, Grand-daughter Ashley Nicole Elee and sister in law Aquilla Jones Holzer.Charles was a beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, loved traveling the world, was an avid golfer and duck hunter. He is survived by his sons; Wally DeLand and wife Barbara of Benton, KY, Phillip DeLand and wife Cynthia of Pleasanton, CA; daughters Deborah Kirkland of Baton Rouge, LA, Mary Beth Martin and husband Archie of Benton, KY; Brother-in-law Larry Holzer Sr; niece Patty Newman; Nephew Larry Holzer Jr; 6 grandchildren; Lisa, Chris, Phillip, Ben, Haley and Keith; and 3 great-grandchildren; Kelsey, Cody and BriAnna.Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Thursday December 21, 2017 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.Memorials may be made to the Shriner Hospital for Children.Online condolences may be sent to family at www. kilpatrickfuneralhomeWest Monroe, LA