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George Henry Cassity

Male 1878 - 1967  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  George Henry Cassity was born on 4 Feb 1878 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 15 Jan 1967 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: physician
    • Census: 1920, Union, Monroe County, Missouri
    • Census: 1930, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
    • Census: 1940, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

    Notes:

    MHR note: Went to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1909 or earlier.


    Dr. Cassity Succumbs in Alexandria
    Dr. George H. Cassity, a practicing physician here since 1910 until his retirement a few years ago due to poor health, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday in an Alexandria nursing home after a lengthy illness.
    Funeral arrangements are pending at Osborn Funeral Home.
    A local resident for 56 years, Dr. Cassity was a native of Purdin, Mo.
    He received his M.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1903. Two years later he was married to Miss Jessie Johnson and three children were born to them, Maurice H. and William H., both deceased, and Alma Cecile.
    Dr. Cassity’s professional experience brought him into prominence. He was a member of the staff of the Shreveport Charity Hospital about 40 years and for a number of years he was a visiting staff member of three hospitals, then known as North Louisiana, Tri-State and Schumpert.
    As a member of the Shreveport Medical Society he served the organization three times as secretary and one term as vice president. He also was affiliated with the Louisiana State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
    He was a member of Shreveport Masonic Lodge No.115 and of Kings Highway Christian Church, and was a supporter of sever local civic organizations including the YMCA and Boy Scouts.
    Dr. Cassity’s family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. N.B. Carstarphen, 4607 Orchid St.
    Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Richard Brunazzi of Texarkana, Tex.; two granddaughters, Mrs. Walter Nichols of Shreveport, and MRs. William Charleville of Baton Rouge; one grandson, George Cassity of Baytown, Tex.; 10 grandchildren, and several nephews and nieces including Mrs. Carstarphen.
    The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana. Saturday, 28 January 1967.


    Dr. G.H. Cassity Funeral Today
    Funeral services for Dr. George H. Cassity, 88, who died at an Alexandria nursing home at 1:30 p.m. Friday, will be at the chapel of the Osborn Funeral Home at 2;30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Gilbert Davis, Pastor of the Kings Highway Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park.
    Dr. Cassity, a prominent physician, had practiced here since 1910 until his retirement a few years ago.
    Pallbearers will be Jack Fontaine, William Charleville, James A. Alexander, William D. Omohundro, Jack Poss and Roosevelt Roy.
    The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana. Saturday, 29 January 1967.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252451632/george-henry-cassity

    George married Jessie Johnson in 1905 in Centralia, Missouri. Jessie was born about 1880 in Centralia, Missouri; died on 22 Jul 1956 in Caddo County, Louisiana; was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Maurice Wayne Cassity  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1906 in Missouri; died on 10 Apr 1962 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
    2. 3. William Howard Cassity  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909 in Missouri; died on 24 Dec 1934 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
    3. 4. Alma Cecile Cassity  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1919 in Louisiana; died on 8 Feb 1970 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Maurice Wayne Cassity Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 8 Jun 1906 in Missouri; died on 10 Apr 1962 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; Maurice & wife Hazel are in the household of his parents.
    • Census: 1940, DeSoto, Louisiana

    Notes:

    Maurice Cassity Dies at Age 55; Services Thursday
    Funeral services for Maurice W. Cassity, 55, of 853 Daizell St., former federal civil service employee, who died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Confederate Memorial Hospital after a brief illness, will beheld at 4 p.m. Thursday in Osborn Chapel.
    Conducting the rites will be the Rev. Joe lacy, associate pastor of Kings Highway Christian Church. Burial will be in Forest Park.
    Mr. Cassity was a member of the Central Christian Church.
    Survivors include one son, George G. Cassity, Beeville, Tex.; one daughter, Mrs. Patsy Ann Nichols, Shreveport; father, Dr. G.H. Cassity, Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Richard Brunazzi, Texarkana, Tex., and one grandchild.
    Pallbearers will be Jack Harris, R. Roy, Walter Nichols, Nesid Nader and N.B. Carstarphen.
    The Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, Louisiana. Wednesday, 11 April 1962.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252452709/maurice-wayne-cassity

    Maurice married Hazel Eugenia Garrett on 3 Feb 1929 in Harris County, Texas. Hazel was born about 1909 in Louisiana; died in Dec 1959. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Patricia Ann Cassity  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Apr 1930 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; died in Jan 1988.
    2. 6. George Garrett Cassity  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Oct 1944 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; died on 10 Mar 1977 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Mar 1977 in Earthman Memory Gardens, Baytown, Harris County, Texas.

  2. 3.  William Howard Cassity Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1909 in Missouri; died on 24 Dec 1934 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252452833/william-howard-cassity

    William married Mary Cecila Oliphant on 22 Sep 1933 in Washington County, Arkansas. Mary was born about 1916 in Louisiana; died on 11 Jan 1947 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Lousiana; was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Alma Cecile Cassity Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 6 Mar 1919 in Louisiana; died on 8 Feb 1970 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Richard Brunazzi
    Mrs. Richard R. Brunazzi, 50, of Texarkana, Tex., a former Shreveporter, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Baton Rouge General Hospital following a sudden illness.
    A native of Shreveport, Mrs. Brunazzi was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. G.H. Cassity and the widow of Dr. Richard Brunazzi of Texarkana.
    Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Thomas A. Grant II of Monroe, Mrs. Emon Mahony of Washington, D.C., and Miss Cici Brunazzi of Chapel Hill, N.C., and two grandchildren.
    The Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, Louisiana. Monday, 9 February 1970.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51284781/cecile-cassity-brunazzi

    Family/Spouse: Richard Rouse Brunazzi. Richard was born on 27 Nov 1917 in Heavener, Le Flore County, Oklahoma; died on 24 Feb 1969 in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Suzanne Cecile Brunazzi  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1941 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; died on 17 Sep 2019 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; was buried on 23 Sep 2019 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Patricia Ann Cassity Descendancy chart to this point (2.Maurice2, 1.George1) was born on 9 Apr 1930 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; died in Jan 1988.

  2. 6.  George Garrett Cassity Descendancy chart to this point (2.Maurice2, 1.George1) was born on 7 Oct 1944 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; died on 10 Mar 1977 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Mar 1977 in Earthman Memory Gardens, Baytown, Harris County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83510099/george-garrett-cassity


  3. 7.  Suzanne Cecile Brunazzi Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alma2, 1.George1) was born on 22 Jan 1941 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; died on 17 Sep 2019 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; was buried on 23 Sep 2019 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Suzanne Cecile Brunazzi Paxton
    Monroe – Suzanne Paxton departed this life on September 17, 2019, at Christus St. Joseph’s hospital in Monroe, Louisiana, where she had recently been in hospice care for the grave illness that too quickly ended her days among us.
    Born in Dallas, Texas, January 22nd, 1941 to Dr. Richard Brunazzi and Cecile Cassity Brunazzi, Suzanne grew up in Texarkana where she attended Highland Park elementary school, Texas Junior High School, and Texas High School. She graduated in 1958 with classmates who would remain lifelong friends.
    While growing up in Texarkana she discovered her enduring love of horses and riding. She was a member of Texarkana Saddle Pals from her junior high years when she participated in competitive equestrian quadrille, flag race, and barrel race at the rodeo. She enjoyed gathering with her friends and Lee’s Drive-In, and was among the first to hear the musi of Elvis Presley on tour at the Texarkana Municipal Auditorium.
    She also then began her fervent commitment to her Christian faith and vocation, attending meetings and revivals with her friends while still in high school. She also especially enjoyed summer camps on Lake Ouachita and on the gulf shore in Gulfport, Mississippi.
    Following graduation from high school she attended Newcomb College/Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she was active in the sorority Pi Beta Phi. She received her B.A. with a major in Psychology in 1962.
    During her first marriage to Thomas Arthur Grant, III, of Monroe, Louisiana, Suzanne gave birth to three children, Cecile, Thomas and Richard. As a young wife and mother, she was an active member of, among other organizations, the Monroe Junior League, Monroe Garden Club, and Grace Episcopal Church. She was on the original Monroe Junior League committee which produced the bestselling cookbook Cotton County Collection.
    With her marriage to Albert Paxton, Sr., she moved to the Paxton farm and cutting horse ranch in Tallulah, Louisiana, where she continued to be active in Trinity Episcopal church where she was on the Vestry, the Tallulah Academy where she taught for a number of years, and the Madison Parish Council on Aging where she served as a board member. She was also active in her bridge cub, and numerous other projects and events where Suzanne was noted for the generous contribution she made of her skills in decorating, floral and garden design. She also continued to exercise her love of horses and riding which she shared with her husband Albert and their family. Suzanne and Albert also shared a love of history, especially of the American War Between the States and the American West. Suzanne often served as a knowledgeable guide to visitors through the Vicksburg battlefield.
    Suzanne is survived by her children, Cecile Grant Draper of Monroe, Thomas Arthur Grant IV of Monroe, Richard Grant of Westchester, New York, her grandson Jon Draper of Tallulah, her granddaughters Freya Pierson and Gloria Cecile Grant, of New York, her great-grandchildren Henry and Emily Draper, of Tallulah and her sisters, Elizabeth Brunazzi-Weyhe, of Taos, New Mexico, and Cecile Deaglio-Brunazzi, of San Francisco, California.
    In lieu of flowers, tributes, donations and contributions requested to go to Trinity Episcopal Church in Tallulah.
    Services:
    Texarkana, Texas, Saturday September 21st, Hillcrest Cemetery, 10:00 am.
    Memorial, Tallulah, Louisiana, Monday, September 23rd, Trinity Episcopal Church, 11:00 am.
    The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana. Friday, 20 September 2019.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203144271/suzanne-cecile-paxton



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