Harry Sumrall

A retired Maintenance supervisor for Allied Chemical with 32 years of service, he passed away Monday May 6, 2013 at the Carpenter House. A native of Baton Rouge and a resident of Baker, he was 89. Harry served his country with pride during WWII as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corp. as a member of the 505th Bomb Squadron. He was stationed at Tinian Island as an aircraft fueler. He helped refuel the B29 Enola Gay for its mission of dropping the first atomic bomb over Japan. Visiting 6:008:00 on Tuesday May 7, 2013 at Baker Funeral Home and 9:0011:00 on Wednesday May 8, with religious services at 11:00 am in the Baker Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. Dennis Allen. He is survived by one son and daughterinlaw, Kenneth and Beth Sumrall of Katy, TX and two daughters and sonsinlaw, Shirley and Anthony Catanzaro of Port Allen and Vickie and Byron Broussard also of Katy. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Austin Sumrall, Michelle P. Gervais and husband Paul, Natalie Poole and husband Buddy Glover, Melissa P. Mullis and husband Mark, Julie B Kilcrease and husband Wes, and Haley Broussard, two step grandchildren, Ashley Catanzaro Quaregna and husband Jared and Kelli Catanzaro and 10 greatgrandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife of 58 12 years, LaWanna Strickland Sumrall, four sisters, Cathleen Zammitt, Mae Otter Owen, Wilma Dink Thompson, twinsister Helen Morphis and one brother, Reese Sumrall. Serving as pallbearers will be John M. Thompson, Tommy Thompson, Donald Farris, Wes Kilcrease, Paul Gervais and Keith Strickland. Harry was a proud member of the Baton Rouge Post 38 American Legion and member of the Baker V.F.W. Post 4224. A special thanks to the staff of the TNCC unit of Our Lady of The Lake and to the staff of the Carpenter House. In lieu of flowers, memorial donatons may be made to St. Joseph Hospice Foundation, 17732 Highland Rd., Suite G., Box 241, Baton Rouge, La. 70810. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Baker.

Visitation

Baker Funeral Home
6401 Groom Rd.
Baker, LA  70714
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
68pm

Service

Chapel Service

Baker Funeral Home Chapel
6401 Groom Rd.
Baker, LA  70714
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
11am visiting 9am

Cemetery

Greenoaks Memorial Park
9595 Florida Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA  70815

Memorial Contributions

17732 Highland Road, Suite G
Baton Rouge, LA  70810