Funeral Card of Louise Lasiter, Fort Smith, AR - Privately held by Ginger R. Smith, September 2009. |
This is the Funeral Card of my Great-Grandmother Louise Benson Lasiter. The card reads as follows:
In Memory of
Louise Lasiter
Louise Lasiter
Born
January 1, 1912
Avant, Oklahoma
January 1, 1912
Avant, Oklahoma
Departed this life
December 27, 1996
Fort Smith, Arkansas
December 27, 1996
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Services
Fentress Mortuary Chapel
Tuesday, December 31, 1996
10:00 A.M.
Fentress Mortuary Chapel
Tuesday, December 31, 1996
10:00 A.M.
Officiating
The Reverend Andy Allen
The Reverend Andy Allen
Interment
Forest Park Cemetery
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Forest Park Cemetery
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fentress Mortuary
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas
As you can see, my Great-Grandmother, Louise Lasiter, died shortly after Christmas. I wasn’t able to visit with the family that Christmas, but my Mother had made the trip. I do not remember if Louise had been hospitalized during the Christmas holiday or not, but I believe so. My Mother got to spend some time with her before she passed, which was good because they were close. Unfortunately, Louise passed away as my Mother was making the 15 hour drive back home to Atlanta. Needless to say, she had to turn around and go back. This time I think she flew. I didn’t go to the funeral either. I had never been to a funeral and I still wasn’t ready to go to one either. The last visit I had with Louise was about 5 years earlier in 1992.
I’ve written about my Great-Grandparents in previous posts. Here is a post from Wordless Wednesday with pictures of them shortly after they were married and about 40 years later. And my favorite is a 5-generation picture taken when I was born of me, my Mother, my Grandmother, Great-Grandmother Louise, and her Mother, Grandma Benson (Eva Dennis Benson).
This post is part of a Monthly First Friday blogging theme called Funeral Card Friday suggested by Dee Akard Welborn. Dee encourages geneabloggers to highlight our funeral card collections on the first Friday of each month. You can join the fun on Facebook here as well!
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