Connie KENT DIXON

Connie Kent Dixon Lafayette, 65, of St. Amant, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was a native and longtime former resident of Baton Rouge. She was born Sept. 15, 1939, and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and Christian example. She was a retired loan officer for American Bank with 30 years of service and attended LSU for three years. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Paul V. Lafayette Sr.; a son and daughter-in-law, Vernon and Donna Lafayette; a daughter and son-in-law, Suzi and Joe Hutchinson; a brother, Richard E. Dixon; five grandchildren, Victoria Lafayette, Miles Hutchinson, Morgan Hutchinson, Amy Childers and Amanda Creel; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas J. Dixon and Rosalie Dyer Dixon; and her biological father, Stanley Eugene Kent. Visiting was at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, conducted by the Rev. Tommy Middleton of Woodlawn Baptist Church. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Pallbearers will be Ricky DeVille, Ronny DeVille, A.J. Kent Jr., Mitch Bueto, Miles Hutchinson, Pete Arceneaux, Tommy Arceneaux and Richie Sibley. Honorary pallbearers are Jim Lafayette, A.J. Kent Sr., Billy Bueto and Darrel LeBlanc. The family would like to extend a special thanks to special friends and caregivers, Mary Patterson, Sandy Harrell and Tami Tate. Memorial donations may be made to the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, P.O. Box 4196, Monroe, LA 71211-4196 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-0050. Published in The Advocate from 1/30/2005 - 1/31/2005.