Willard O. Lape's Obituary
Willard O. Lape passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the age of 95.
Husband of the late Elizabeth Summers Lape. Father of Will Lape, Jr., Mandeville, LA and Ellen Lape Delker, Winter Park, FL. Grandfather of Charles Lape, Willard “Trey” Lape, III, Alison Delker McDonald and Sally Delker Vecchiarelli.
Mr. Lape was a native of Little Rock, AR, a former resident of Owensboro, KY and a resident of Covington, LA for the past 13 years. He was a graduate of the University of Illinois and a member of the First Baptist Church of Covington, LA and Owensboro, KY where he was a deacon and teacher of a men’s Sunday School Class for 40 years. He was a member of the Rotary Club. He retired from Texas Gas Transmission Corp. in Owensboro, KY.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the memorial service from E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 11:00 AM. Visitation from 10:00 AM until service time.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to First Baptist Church of Covington, LA Mission Fund.
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