Saturday Afternoon

Virginia Levatino Rispone
(July 15, 1922 – December 26, 2009)

Died at 6:19 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Belle Maison Nursing Home in Hammond. She was a resident of Amite. Age 87 years. She was a member of St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite. She is survived by her 2 daughters, Frances Rispone Jones and husband, Johnny Jones, Amite and Theresa Rispone Forrest and husband, Ricky Forrest; 4 grandchildren, Jeff Jones and wife, Tammy Jones, Amite, Mark Jones, Amite, Kim Harper Parent and husband, David Parent, Hammond, and Gwen Harper Pedelahore and husband, Kenny Pedelahore, Livingston; 8 great-grandchildren, J.J. Jones, Christine and Mikki Jones, Kaden, Keegan and Kamden Pedelahore and Amanda and Rebecca Parent; 4 step-grandchildren, Casy, Jamie, Blake and Ryan Forrest; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Rispone; parents, Tony and Theresa Levatino; 2 brothers, John and Sam Levatino; sister, Josephine Taylor; 2 nephews, James and Tommy Taylor. Visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 12 Noon Monday. Services conducted by Fr. Joe Camilleri . Interment Mulberry Street Cemetery, Amite. Pallbearers will be Tony and Tommy Taylor, Samuel, Joseph and Jerry Rispone and Jack Liuzza.