Lita Savoie Cornett

Lita was born in Carencro, LA July 2, 1920. She graduated from Sunset High and pursued a career in Bookkeeping. Most of her life, however, was spent as a homemaker and mother. She was a parishioner and member of the Ladies Altar Society at St. Gerard Majella Catholic Church for 50 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband August Edward Cornett, mother Elia Cormier Savoie and father Charles T. Savoie.

She is survived by her son, Charles Edward Cornett and wife Lynn Falcon Cornett and daughter, Charlene Cornett Diaz. Five grandchildren: Kevin Cornett and wife Heather, Dustin Cornett and wife Michelle, Jessica Cornett Montague and husband Treuil, John Diaz and wife Michelle, and Marlene Diaz Willis. Ten great-grandchildren: Harrison Cornett, Chailyn, Connor and Claire Cornett, Treuil Jr. and Turner Montague, Trevor and Chandler Diaz, Owen and Evan Willis.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, Sept 19, beginning at 9am until the Funeral Mass at 11am at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 15615 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge 70817. Interment will follow at Greenoaks Memorial Park.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Old Jefferson Community Center, especially Jackie Jordan, Hospice Nurse, for the love and support provided.

Condolences for the family may be offered online at www.greenoaksfunerals.com.

Charles shared: When I was about 8 years old. I was in cub scouts and I had a brand new cub scout knife. I was whittling on some wood outside and needless to say,I cut my self. It was on the top of my first finger at the knuckle, and I could see white down below the blood coming out. Well as any good child would do I went to my mother to fix it. When I showed her the cut, she passed out. Thank God she was by the bed. I guess that is when I started learning to be a survivor.

Charles shared: I brought mama to see Kevin and Heather's house in Pensacola, FL. Our first night there Kevin and Heather took us out on the boardwalk for supper. We passed by a club with tons of people in it and loud music. Lo and behold, she wanted to go in, so we go in and mill around a bit . All of a sudden I noticed mom was gone. After a bit of looking around, we found her at the front by the bandstand dancing and swaying with the rest of the crowd. She was about 85 at the time.

Jessica shared: The best coffee milk! When we'd go to visit, all the adults would have afternoon coffee and she would make us (kids) coffee milk so we weren't left out.

Jessica shared: I also remember being fascinated with her Coo-Coo Clock. (Dad had given it to her in his Army days when he was in Okinawa, Japan) I remember her letting us reset it by pulling the weights which were pine cones, over and over again so it would Coo-Coo.

Dustin shared: Her Pineapple upside down cakes in a brown paper bag and sweet tea in Mason Jars!

Kevin shared:

•Coffee Milk early on drop off mornings.

•The sweetest tea east of TX and south of NC

•Lots of plastic wrap and rubber bands on lots of different things. They probably could have written a book on 1001 uses…

•Paw Paw always could spot an animal when no one else ever saw it and would just sit and watch a squirrel.

•The mysterious red eyed frog which would appear and disappear all the time.

•Harrison always like visiting Maw Maw, especially once she moved to the nursing home.

•And lastly…the fact she always thought I was gaining weight for the last 20 consecutive years.