Kennison obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Kennison, Dora L. 25 Dec 2010 Dec 2010 Jerry Nelson Kennison, Keith C., Jr 4 Oct 2008 Oct 2008 Jerry Nelson Kennison, Keith C., Sr. 11 Mar 2010 Mar 2010 Jerry Nelson Kennison, Viola F. 30 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 12/25/2010 KENNISON, DORA L. "DEE-DEE" "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7. "I expect to pass this way but once, Any good therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, Let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, on Sunday, Dec. 26, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home Monday, Dec. 27, from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Gerald Wheeler. Burial in Tangipahoa Cemetery. Dora was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at age 86. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Keith C. Kennison Sr.; parents, Bertha Newsom and Roy Lyon Sr.; sister, Billie Wilkinson; brothers, Wallace Lyon and Roy Lyon Jr.; sons, Keith "Bo" Kennison Jr. and Larry Kennison; and daughter, Jacqueline Ann Kennison. She is survived by daughters, Linda Kennison Jones and Iris Sterrit; son, Marshall Kennison and wife Kristy; daughters-in-law, Susie and Reba Kennison; six grand- children and numerous great-grandchildren. Dora was a member of Florida Boulevard Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. We wish to express our thanks for their continued support. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 10/4/2008 KENNISON, KEITH C., JR. "BO" Keith C. "Bo" Kennison Jr., 64, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at his home in Walker. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and was called by God into the ministry in 1966. He attended Louisiana Baptist College in Alexandria and recently pastored Bethel Bible Baptist Church in Mansfield from 1999 until his death. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son and brother and will be missed by all who knew him. Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation will resume Sunday, Oct. 5, from noon until service at 2 p.m., officiated by Elder Jerry Dodson. Burial will be in Tangipahoa Cemetery in Tangipahoa. He is survived by his wife, Caroline "Susie" Cox Kennison; two sons, Keith C. Kennison III and Kenneth R. Allen; two grandchildren, Kaylee Ray Allen and Whitney Nichole Wilburn, and their mother, Dawn; parents, Keith C. Kennison Sr. and Dora Lyon Kennison; two sisters and brothers-in- law, Linda and J.P. Jones and Iris and Daniel Sterritt; brother and two sisters-in-law, Marshall and Kristy Kennison and Reba Kennison; and his former brother-in-law of 35 years and longtime friend, Jimmy Magee. He was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Kennison; and an infant sister, Jacqueline Ann Kennison. The pallbearers will be Kenneth Allen, Keith Kennison III, Daniel Sterritt, Lucien LeSage, Keith Laurence and Marshall Kennison. Donations may be made to Generations Hospice, 32948 La. 16, Denham Springs, LA 70706. ************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 3/11/2010 KENNISON, KEITH C., SR. "I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. He was 89 and a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge and Denham Springs. He was a veteran of World War II who served his country in the U.S. Army. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, on Saturday, March 13, from 10 a.m. until service in the chapel at noon. Burial will take place at Tangipahoa Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Dora L. Kennison; daughters, Iris Sterritt and Linda Kennison Jones; son, Marshall Kennison and wife Kristy; daughter-in-law, Susie Kennison; brothers, Charles, Conley and Donald Kennison; six grandchildren and numerous great- and great-great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. Kennison and Lena E. Hyde; sons, Larry Kennison and Keith "Bo" Kennison Jr.; daughter, Jacqueline Ann Kennison; and brothers, Bobby Kennison and W.H. "Dub" Kennison. He was a member of Florida Boulevard Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society . ************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 10/30/2011 KENNISON, VIOLA F. Viola F. Kennison, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. She was a resident of Denham Springs, a native of Baton Rouge and retired from the East Baton Rouge Parish school system. She loved spending time with her family more than anything. She is survived by a son, Jerry W. Kennison; three grandchildren, Dawn Kennison Bourgeois, Clay Kennison and Carly Kennison; nine great- grandchildren, Loren, Tara, Brandy, William "Andrew," Blaire, Cruiz, Austin, McKenzie and Rylee; and daughter-in-law, Barbara Fenimore Kennison. She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaiah and Olivia Farris; husband, William Hyde Kennison; son, William Glynn "Billy" Kennison; and brothers: Percy, Lawrence, Isaiah and Warren Farris. Visitation will be held at Northside Baptist Church, Denham Springs, on Monday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Merlin McCon. Burial in Hyde Cemetery, Chesbrough, at 3 p.m. Pallbearers will be family and friends of the family. ************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/kennison.txt