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Baxter, Rebecca Pemble Israel       4 Nov 2009    Nov 2009    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  11/4/2009

BAXTER, REBECCA PEMBLE ISRAEL
I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in
me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and he whosoever liveth and
believeth in me, shall never die. At age 92, Rebecca Pemble Israel Baxter,
on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, died following a brief bout with pneumonia, at
Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet. A native of Ponchatoula, she
was born to Josephine Roys Pemble and Thomas Willis Pemble on Dec. 24,
1916. She graduated from Ponchatoula High School and Southeastern Louisiana
College. It was at Southeastern Louisiana College that she met and later,
in 1936, married her professor, Moise J. Israel. In 1938, his career as
superintendent of city schools took them to Bogalusa, where he served for
more than 35 years. It was there that Rebecca was an active member of St.
Matthew's Episcopal Church, a founder of the Children's Coronation, and
Ingleside Women's Society. While raising her family, some of her greatest
pleasures were organizing and hosting two dinner clubs, book clubs and
bridge clubs. She was always known as a perfect "lady" and gracious
hostess. After Moise's death in 1973, she returned to her roots in Hammond,
where she enjoyed rekindled relationships with family, many friends and
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church. Visitation will be in Bogalusa on
Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Parish Hall, 208 Georgia Ave., with funeral services in the church at 
2 p.m. Burial will be at Ponemah Cemetery in Bogalusa. She is survived by
her two sons, Terry Pemble Israel and wife Doreen Ross, of Santa Monica,
Calif., Robert Craig Israel and wife Deanne, of Baton Rouge; grandchildren,
Robert Craig Israel II and wife Lottie, and Molly Rebecca Israel and
great-granddaughter, Ellison Belle Israel, all of Baton Rouge; niece,
Johnnie Rebecca Bourgeois, of Ponchatoula, and nephew, Barry Barlow, of
Oregon. She was preceded in death by husbands, Moise J. Israel and George
Baxter Sr.; her daughter, Marcelle Israel Hobgood; sisters, Hazle P.
Stafford and Ruth P. Barlow; and brother, Thomas Willis Pemble. Rebecca was
lovingly cared for by sitters, Demetrius Hall, Lakisha Lee, Lamonika
McCray, Michelle McCray and Minnie Collins. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations to your local Hospice or St. Matthew's Episcopal Church,
208 Georgia Ave., Bogalusa, LA 70427-3824. Arrangements by Poole-Ritchie
Funeral Home, Bogalusa. 
 
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