Kathy was born in Ruston, LA, June 11, 1946, and she passed away at her home in Ruston on December 28, 2009. She attended school in Ruston and graduated from Ruston High School and the Northwestern Louisiana State University School of Nursing in Natchitoches, LA as a registered nurse.
After having lived in Turkey for several years, Kathy returned to the United States and spent the rest of her professional life as a nurse, working at Willis Knighton Hospital in Shreveport, LA and Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston, LA (now the Northern Louisiana Medical Center).
Kathy was highly respected by those in the medical field and loved by her patients. Devoted to her beloved pets, she was always surrounded by her furry friends, who would greet visitors warmly and rarely left her lap as her health declined.
Kathy is preceded in death by her parents, Sammie and Ellen Colvin, and brother-in-law Donald Hammon.
She is survived by one sister, Maria Colvin Hammon of Ruston; one nephew, David Hammon of the The Woodlands, Texas; one niece, Katie Hammon Taylor of Ruston, LA; and great- nieces Jaye Kate Hammon, Ellen Taylor, and Andie Taylor; and great-nephew Grayson Hammon.
A memorial service for Kathy will be held on Thursday December 31 at 10:00 a.m. at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, LA, with the Reverend Jim Benbrook presiding.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, or to 4-PAWS of Ruston.
Obituary provided by Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
After having lived in Turkey for several years, Kathy returned to the United States and spent the rest of her professional life as a nurse, working at Willis Knighton Hospital in Shreveport, LA and Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston, LA (now the Northern Louisiana Medical Center).
Kathy was highly respected by those in the medical field and loved by her patients. Devoted to her beloved pets, she was always surrounded by her furry friends, who would greet visitors warmly and rarely left her lap as her health declined.
Kathy is preceded in death by her parents, Sammie and Ellen Colvin, and brother-in-law Donald Hammon.
She is survived by one sister, Maria Colvin Hammon of Ruston; one nephew, David Hammon of the The Woodlands, Texas; one niece, Katie Hammon Taylor of Ruston, LA; and great- nieces Jaye Kate Hammon, Ellen Taylor, and Andie Taylor; and great-nephew Grayson Hammon.
A memorial service for Kathy will be held on Thursday December 31 at 10:00 a.m. at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, LA, with the Reverend Jim Benbrook presiding.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, or to 4-PAWS of Ruston.
Obituary provided by Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
Kathy was born in Ruston, LA, June 11, 1946, and she passed away at her home in Ruston on December 28, 2009. She attended school in Ruston and graduated from Ruston High School and the Northwestern Louisiana State University School of Nursing in Natchitoches, LA as a registered nurse.
After having lived in Turkey for several years, Kathy returned to the United States and spent the rest of her professional life as a nurse, working at Willis Knighton Hospital in Shreveport, LA and Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston, LA (now the Northern Louisiana Medical Center).
Kathy was highly respected by those in the medical field and loved by her patients. Devoted to her beloved pets, she was always surrounded by her furry friends, who would greet visitors warmly and rarely left her lap as her health declined.
Kathy is preceded in death by her parents, Sammie and Ellen Colvin, and brother-in-law Donald Hammon.
She is survived by one sister, Maria Colvin Hammon of Ruston; one nephew, David Hammon of the The Woodlands, Texas; one niece, Katie Hammon Taylor of Ruston, LA; and great- nieces Jaye Kate Hammon, Ellen Taylor, and Andie Taylor; and great-nephew Grayson Hammon.
A memorial service for Kathy will be held on Thursday December 31 at 10:00 a.m. at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, LA, with the Reverend Jim Benbrook presiding.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, or to 4-PAWS of Ruston.
Obituary provided by Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
After having lived in Turkey for several years, Kathy returned to the United States and spent the rest of her professional life as a nurse, working at Willis Knighton Hospital in Shreveport, LA and Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston, LA (now the Northern Louisiana Medical Center).
Kathy was highly respected by those in the medical field and loved by her patients. Devoted to her beloved pets, she was always surrounded by her furry friends, who would greet visitors warmly and rarely left her lap as her health declined.
Kathy is preceded in death by her parents, Sammie and Ellen Colvin, and brother-in-law Donald Hammon.
She is survived by one sister, Maria Colvin Hammon of Ruston; one nephew, David Hammon of the The Woodlands, Texas; one niece, Katie Hammon Taylor of Ruston, LA; and great- nieces Jaye Kate Hammon, Ellen Taylor, and Andie Taylor; and great-nephew Grayson Hammon.
A memorial service for Kathy will be held on Thursday December 31 at 10:00 a.m. at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, LA, with the Reverend Jim Benbrook presiding.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, or to 4-PAWS of Ruston.
Obituary provided by Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
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