Roy Douglas Frazier

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7. Roy Douglas Frazier, a loving and devoted husband, father and PawPaw, passed away peacefully in his home at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Baton Rouge. He was 65, a native of Kentwood and a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from Ethyl Corp. Roy was a longtime member of Parkview Baptist Church, where he was an active deacon. Visitation at Parkview Baptist Church, 11795 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Dec. 17, was from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the church on Friday, Dec. 18, from 12:30 p.m. until funeral services at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Rick Edmonds, the Rev. Bob Anderson, the Rev. Ron Tyndall and the Rev. Collin Wimberly. Burial will be at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. He will be sadly missed by his wife of 41 years, Julee Sharkey Frazier; and three daughters and two sons-in-law, Bridgette and Dale Denicola, Chantel Houston, and Carmen and Kirk Evans. He was blessed and loved by his five grandchildren, Morgan Blanchard, Paige and Grant Denicola, Will Houston and Hayden Evans; and two stepgrandchildren, Daniel and Anne-Marie Evans. He is survived by his dearly loved sisters, Margo Danos and Thelma Laboyteaux; and brothers, Clifton and James Frazier. He was preceded in death by his mother, Irma Hilburn; father, Claude Frazier; sister, Emma Brewer; and two brothers, Hulon and Vernon Frazier. Pallbearers will be Harrell Sharkey, Leonard Crawford, Kenneth Bueche, Lamar Frazier, Donald Danos, Phillip Brocato, Richie Edmonds and Bobby Sharkey. Honorary pallbearers are Parkview Baptist Church deacons and his Sunday school class. He will always be remembered for his boundless love and compassion for his family and friends. A special thanks to his sitter, Janice Williams, Dr. David Rice and the staff at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, and St. Joseph Hospice.