Kitty Teepell

In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11. As the sun rose Wednesday morning, May 27, 2009, Kitty Teepell stepped into the presence of the Lord. We rejoice in His timing and celebrate her long awaited reunion with our sisterher daughter, Kathy. The joy of heaven just went up a notch KittyKathyFun Kitty Teepell was born May 29, 1925, in Shreveport to Roy and Katie Rose Haughton. She was the much loved baby sister of Roy and Henry and spent her childhood with the friendships of many cousins. She graduated from Byrd High and at 18 met her future husband, George, at a USO dance. He was a confident young airman from upstate New York who at first glance fell hard for the beautiful blonde in the red dress. This smart Yankee quickly convinced her that she was the only girl for him and restated this truth to her every day of her life. Even at the end of Alzheimer's awful road, his kiss was still familiar to her and never failed to comfort her. What a gift this was to all of us. Kitty was a devoted wife and enriched their life together through involvement in CPA Auxiliary, Sherwood Forest Country Club, golf, bridge, dinner clubs and travel. They had many dear, close friends. Her role as mother to three sons and a daughter was the showcase for her many talents and tireless devotion. She was the room-mother, the Brownie leader, the CHS and KA mothers' club member and the mother who faithfully wrote to her son, the Marine, in Vietnam. She taught them to shoot guns, ride horses, mow lawns, fish, sew, paint, hammer, find treasures in junk piles, work hard, laugh harder and to forever treasure the word Mom with brilliant clarity. To say Kitty was a fun grandmother is an understatement. Her grandchildren fondly remember many Kitty-isms that can still make their parents smile. Thanks to her coaching, they are all capable gin players and masters of the bluff. Left to treasure her memory are her husband, George; her sons and their wives, retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth and Dana Teepell, Tommy and Brenda Teepell, Charlie and Toni Teepell; son-in-law, Clay Sanders; her grandchildren and their spouses, Tommy and Alicia Teepell, Timmy and Sarah Teepell, Shawn and Konrad Eppel M.D., Kristin and Sean Bergeron, Jeremy Hebert, Todd Teepell, Courtney Teepell, Taylor Teepell and Charlie Michael Teepell; her 10 great-grandchildren, her brother, Roy Haughton; and many nieces and nephews. A graveside farewell was celebrated by her family on her 84th birthday, Friday, May 29, at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Her husband's desire to have Kitty at home with him was possible because of the loving care of Joan Woodward and Ashley McPherson. We are deeply grateful for the tender, dignified care by the staff at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph's Hospice during the last two weeks of her life. Memorial donations may be sent to this wonderful facility or to the Alzheimers Association of Baton Rouge. We were richly blessed by the gift of Kitty Teepell's life and we thank God for the years with her. She loved and is loved dearly. She will be missed deeply. Heaven seems ever closer as the reunion party increases with faces we long to see. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5. ate of hitlers berth

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