Extracted from the Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)
Winifred Culpepper Braswell
Mrs. Winifred Culpepper Braswell passed away at Willis-Knighton Medical Center on Thursday, January 13, 2005 after a brief illness. Visitation will be held at Osborn Funeral Home on Saturday, January 15th from 12 noon until service time. Graveside services will begin at 1 p.m. at Forest Park Cemetery. Officiating will The Rev. Canon Jane W. B. Alexander, Canon Pastor of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral.
Mrs. Braswell was born July 19, 1911 in Monroe, LA and had been a resident of Shreveport since 1950. She lived at the Waterford for over 5 years and loved her family, yard and flowers.
Mrs. Braswell was preceded in death by her husband, Morton Reed Braswell, and brother, Dr. Walter Culpepper. She is survived by her three daughters, Gainor Braswell Daricek, Ann Braswell Fellers and husband, Chuck, and Carol Braswell Lang; grandchildren, Ashley Harris of Dallas, TX, Clayton Daricek of Chicago, IL, Caroline Jenkins of Baton Rouge, LA, Dr. Charles West, Jr. of Shreveport, Craig N. Lang, Jr. of Menlo Park, CA, Sally Weir of Shreveport, and Shannon DeFatta of Shreveport; and five great-grandchildren.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Grace Home, 1035 Margaret Place, Shreveport, LA 71101 or the Humane Society Northwest LA, P.O. Box 52442, Shreveport, LA 71135.
The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to her companion, Jeannie Thornton, SICU and ICU at Willis-Knighton Medical Center.Osborn Funeral Home
Saturday, January 15, 2005