McKaskle obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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McKaskle, Charles Ray        9 May 2010    May 2010    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  5/9/2010

McKASKLE, CHARLES RAY
Charles Ray McKaskle left us Friday, May 7, 2010, at Heritage Manor Nursing 
Home in Hammond after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He is 
survived by his wife, Barbara; son, Raymond; two grandchildren, Amy Watts, 
Shreveport, and Kyle McKaskle, Lexington, Ky.; two great-granddaughters, 
Emily and Elizabeth Watts, both of Shreveport; expected great-grandson,
Charles Pearce, to be born next week; Rubye Nell Darby, Dayton, Texas; and 
numerous nieces and nephews. Charles was born in Winnsboro, Dec. 13, 1929, 
to William and Mary Sims McKaskle. He grew up in Winnsboro, served in the 
U.S. Navy and graduated from Louisiana Tech. He retired from South Central 
Bell with 30 years service in management, 1” years as vice president of 
First Bank Federal and district aide to U.S. Rep. Richard Baker. After a 
taste of politics he discovered that he rather enjoyed it and decided to 
offer himself as a candidate for the office of mayor of Hammond. He 
served as mayor from 1989 to 1995, and decided he had enough of that. He 
then spent six years at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond as 
part-time in public relations and assisted in the Alumni Association 
organization. He was past president of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, 
past president of United Givers, Membership Chairman of Tangipahoa 
Industrial Development Foundation, member of the first Bi-Racial Committee, 
Youth Services Bureau, Outstanding Citizen of the Year and member of
Tangipahoa Port Commission. He was deeply loved by his family and will be 
missed more than we can say. Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home of Hammond 
is in charge of services which will be held at Hammond First United 
Methodist Church, Tuesday, May 11, with visitation from 9 a.m. until 
service at noon. Burial in Rose Memorial Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Hammond First United Methodist Church or to the Alzheimer's
Association . An online guestbook is available at www.harrymckneely.com.

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