Melba Ballard Kempt

Background

Kempt, Melba Ballard was born on March 17, 1925 in Opeloysas, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Albert Louis and Louivinia (Ventress) B.

Education

Degree in practical nursing, Brooker T. Washington Vocational, New Orleans, 1957; student, Charity School Nursing, New Orleans, 1967-1968; student, Southern U., 1968-1969; certified, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, 1977.

Career

Teacher, Richard Elementary School, Lemoyer, Louisiana, 1944-1950; staff nurse, Charity Hospital, 1957-1972; head nurse medical/surgical unit, Charity Hospital, 1972-1979; advisory nurse, Charity Hospital, 1979-1983; staff orthopedic nurse, Charity Hospital, 1983-1984; staff nurse one day stay, Charity Hospital, 1984-1986; retired, Charity Hospital, 1986. Chapel and finance committee, head contact committee Louisiana License Practical Nurses, Incorporated, New York Orleans, since 1986.

Achievements

• Melba Ballard Kempt has been listed as a noteworthy medical/surgical nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Assistant principal daily vacation bible school Genesis Mission Baptist Church, New Orleans, since 1963, superintendent Sunday school, since 1964, assistant treasurer, since 1964. Member Louisiana Freedom Nurses Association (finance secretary since 1967).

Interests

• Avocations: plaing piano, sewing, enbroidery, crochet, quilting.

Connections

Married John Kempt, June 7, 1947. Children: Clothilda Avonetta, Colleen Britta, John Kempt Junior.

Father:

Albert Louis B.

Mother:

Louivinia (Ventress) B.

Spouse:

John Kempt

child:

John Kempt Junior Kempt

child:

Clothilda Avonetta Kempt

child:

Colleen Britta Kempt