Obituary for Mrs. Louqueta B. “Lou” Kennamer A Memorial Service for Mrs. Louqueta B. “Lou” Kennamer, 79, of Jacksonville, will be at 2 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at K.L. Brown Memory Chapel in Golden Springs. Reverend Buddy Nelson will officiate and a eulogy will be delivered by Dr. Bill Meehan. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Kennamer passed away on August 19, 2018 at her home. A native of Heflin, Lou graduated from Cleburne County High School. In Jacksonville, she established and operated Lou’s Dress Shop, a very popular retail store for 33 years. She also made time to serve on the very first Calhoun County Economic Development Commission (EDC); the JSU International House Board, the Jacksonville Merchants’ Association, which she chaired; the JSU Visual Arts Society Board; and recently, the Board of Visitors for JSU’s College of Arts and Sciences. She greatly enjoyed reading and supported literacy efforts by donating to the Jacksonville Public Library. In addition to her love of gardening, Lou was an avid golfer until declining health prevented her from play. She participated in area tournaments, including winning the Sam Byrd Tournament twice. She was an accomplished pianist who loved to play for her personal enjoyment and the enjoyment of her friends. Since attending JSU as a student, Lou loved the university and show her love by contributing to various initiatives; she and her husband were recognized for their support of JSU by have a building named for them, the Bob and Lou Kennamer Hall. Mrs. Kennamer is preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Grace Johnson Blanton. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Bobby N. “Bob” Kennamer; a sister, Sue Walker and her husband, Johnny; brothers, Russell Blanton, Jr., and his wife, Gayla, and Jessie Blanton; nieces and nephews, Johnny Grant Walker and his wife, April, Kennis Johnson and her husband, Ragan, Amber Jackson and her husband, Ryan, and John Blanton and his wife, Holly; several great nieces and nephews; and special cousins, Donald Cano, Monica Gardner, Alicia McNeill, and Rachel McNeill. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Lou Kennamer Memorial Fund at the JSU Foundation, Inc., Rock House, 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mrs. Louqueta B. “Lou” Kennamer please visit our Sympathy Store. Upcoming Events Visitation © Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap Get Driving Directions AUG 23. 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM K.L. Brown Memory Chapel 620 Golden Springs Road Anniston, AL, US, 36207 Order Flowers for the Visitation Guaranteed delivery before Louqueta B. “Lou”‘s Visitation begins. Memorial Service © Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap Get Driving Directions AUG 23. 02:00 PM K.L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center 322 Nisbet St., N.W. Jacksonville, AL, US, 36265 klbrownfuneral@cableone.net www.klbrownfuneralhome.com/ Order Flowers for the Memorial Service Guaranteed delivery before Louqueta B. “Lou”‘s Memorial Service begins.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Louqueta B Lou Kennamer June 17 1939 August 19 2018.
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