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Louzetta Kellam Obituary

Louzetta K. Kellam BELLE HAVEN - Louzetta Kilmon Kellam, 80, wife of Edward O. Kellam and a resident of Belle Haven, passed away May 13, 2009, in Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lewis Kilmon and Bessie Trader Kilmon and stepdaughter of the late Viola Kilmon Kelley. She was a retired X-ray technician for Shore Memorial Hospital and a volunteer for the Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of Belle Haven United Methodist Church. Mrs. Kellam was a homemaker and a loving Nanny to everyone. Other than her husband, she is survived by three children, Pat K. Boyer and her husband Dr. Stephen Boyer of Franktown, Va., Tom Kellam and his wife Vee of Exmore, Va., Eddie O. Kellam Jr. and his wife Patricia of Chesterfield, Va.; a sister, Ruth Mae Charnock and her husband Bill of Virginia Beach; nine grandchildren, Laura Altenhofen of Portland, Ore., Tenneil Peckens of Virginia Beach, Stacy Kellam Maurice of Belle Haven, Scott Kellam of Powhatan, Va., Greg Kellam of Chesterfield, Todd Kellam of Virginia Beach, Matthew Boyer of Virginia Beach, Phil Boyer of Hampton, Va., Peter Boyer of Silver Spring, Md.; and eight great-grandchildren, Kaylyn Louzetta, Nicholas, Max, Alex, Addison, Lewis, Ethan, Josh. A funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in Belle Haven United Methodist Church with Pastor Judy Worthington officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Haven Cemetery. Family will join friends in Doughty Funeral Home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Shore Christian Academy, 11624 Occohannock Road, Exmore, VA 23350. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on May 15, 2009.

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