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Extracted from The Hammond Daily Star (Hammond, LA)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

FERRARA, RUBY KITCHENS

Ruby Kitchens Ferrara, 74 years old of Hammond, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in North Oaks Medical Center.

She was born on Friday, August 18, 1933 in Mississippi, daughter of the late Oswald Kitchens and the late Rubyzette Bigner Kitchens Lucas.

Surviving are 2 daughters, Bonnie F. Shelton, Tammy Smith; son, Frank W. Ferrara; 8 grandchildren, Jonathan King, Jolene King, Bridgete Vicknair, Kendi Carrone, Chrystain Smith, Brittany Smith, Morghan Brookens, Branden Brookens; 6 great grandchildren; 5 sisters, Becky Powell, Nell Roberts, Margie Morgan, Alice Egan, Linda Campbell; 3 brothers, Dennis Kitchens, Grady Lucas and Billy Ray Lucas.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank J. Ferrara and son, John N. Ferrara; 2 brothers, William Kitchens, Jesse Lucas Sr.; 2 sisters, Henrietta Kelley, Helen Dugas.

Friends will be received Thursday, October 25, 2007 from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm and on Friday, October 26, 2007 from 8:00 am until the religious service begins at 10:00 am at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond.

Interment will follow in the Colonial Cemetery in Independence.

Condolences may be e-mailed to: condolence@bellsouth.net / subject line: Ferrara.