Date of death:
September 15, 2008
A native of Hammond and a resident of Baton Rouge, she passed away on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at her home. Born Jan. 3, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. William W. Addison, she was 93. She was a homemaker and an artist who loved nature and genealogy. She was a member of the Colonial Dames and the Daughters of the American Colonists. She was active in the Baton Rouge arts community for many years, and her interest and ability to evaluate art led her to establish an art gallery in Baton Rouge. She was one of the founders of the Louisiana Art and Artist Guild, She was a member for many years of the Art Adventure Club and Baton Rouge Arts and Craft. Many years ago was a volunteer and "candy striper" at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews which include: Isabel Jewel Addison, of Baton Rouge, Barbara Jourdonnais, of San Francisco, Lelia Pellichino, of Ponchatoula, Frances Woods Curry and Dorcas Woods Brown, both of St. Francisville, Edna Woods Ferguson, and Jonathan C. Campbell, M.D., both of Natchez, James F. Caston, of Covington, James W. McKnight III, of Ponchatoula, and William Grady Addison, of San Francisco; and three wonderful caregivers, Patricia Lundy, Wanda Jenkins and Jennie Green. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Thomas Oswald Woods; her parents, Barbara Jewel Canon Addison and William Walter Addison; a sister, Dorothy McKnight; and brothers, Grady E. Addison and Harry Addison. Visitation will be at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., on Monday, Sept. 22, from 1 p.m. until funeral service at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. James Coleman. Interment will follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park.
Date of death:
September 15, 2008
A native of Hammond and a resident of Baton Rouge, she passed away on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at her home. Born Jan. 3, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. William W. Addison, she was 93. She was a homemaker and an artist who loved nature and genealogy. She was a member of the Colonial Dames and the Daughters of the American Colonists. She was active in the Baton Rouge arts community for many years, and her interest and ability to evaluate art led her to establish an art gallery in Baton Rouge. She was one of the founders of the Louisiana Art and Artist Guild, She was a member for many years of the Art Adventure Club and Baton Rouge Arts and Craft. Many years ago was a volunteer and "candy striper" at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews which include: Isabel Jewel Addison, of Baton Rouge, Barbara Jourdonnais, of San Francisco, Lelia Pellichino, of Ponchatoula, Frances Woods Curry and Dorcas Woods Brown, both of St. Francisville, Edna Woods Ferguson, and Jonathan C. Campbell, M.D., both of Natchez, James F. Caston, of Covington, James W. McKnight III, of Ponchatoula, and William Grady Addison, of San Francisco; and three wonderful caregivers, Patricia Lundy, Wanda Jenkins and Jennie Green. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Thomas Oswald Woods; her parents, Barbara Jewel Canon Addison and William Walter Addison; a sister, Dorothy McKnight; and brothers, Grady E. Addison and Harry Addison. Visitation will be at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., on Monday, Sept. 22, from 1 p.m. until funeral service at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. James Coleman. Interment will follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park.
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