Obituary of Kathryn Ellen Lemon

Kathryn Ellen Lemon, 65, of Baton Rouge passed away on June 8th at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas following an extended illness. She was born in Bastrop, LA, on November 1, 1948, to Arthur Harold Lemon and Kathryn Agerton Lemon. She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother. Kate worked for the Louisiana House of Representatives as a research librarian for thirty-three years in the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. She leaves behind several cousins, an aunt, devoted friends in Baton Rouge and many other cities, her beloved "boys", Buck and T.C., her prized Maine Coon cats, and special friends Su King, Anne Legett, Peggy Duerr, and Gina Sentielles. In lieu of flowers please send memorials to: Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, 5546 Choctaw Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70805; Project Purr, P.O. Box 82733, Baton Rouge, LA 70884; St. Jude Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105; a local library or other charity of your choice. Memorials should be acknowledged to Donna Baxter, 10 Twin Oaks Lane, Batesville, AR 72501. A memorial graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Christ Church Cemetery in Bastrop.