Maurin obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Maurin, Mary Margaret Jeter    19 Jul 2007    Jul 2007    Jerry Nelson
Maurin, William Elmer          22 Jan 2003    Jan 2003    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  7/19/2007

MAURIN, MARY MARGARET JETER
Mrs. Mary Margaret Jeter Maurin passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at
her home at the age of 87. She was born on Nov. 3, 1919, in Greenfield,
Tenn., and was a resident of Hammond for most of her adult life. She adored
her four daughters, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was a
creative and talented homemaker who loved to paint, needlepoint, garden and
play bridge. In her later years, she was an active volunteer for Habitat
for Humanity, Hospice and Holy Ghost Church Bereavement Committee. She was
preceded in death by her loving husband, Paul Gerard Maurin; sister, Annie
Brock; and brother, Robert Jeter. She is survived by four daughters, Nancy
Bean, Baton Rouge, and Margaret Amar and her husband, Darrell Amar,
Paulette Felder and Mary Ellen Scherer, all of Hammond; and 11 grand-
children, Shondra Whittington Broussard, Shelly Whittington Jenks, Michael
Whittington, Darrell Amar, Robyn Amar Davis, Brandon Amar, Margaret Felder
Mollega, Rob Felder, Andrew Felder, Jamie Scherer and Lindsey Scherer. She
was also blessed to have 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation at Holy Ghost
Catholic Church, Hammond, on Friday, July 20, from 9 a.m. until funeral
Mass at 11 a.m. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Hammond. In lieu of flowers,
the family requests that any donations be made to Holy Ghost Catholic
School, 507 N. Magnolia St., Hammond, LA 70401, Habitat for Humanity
Shoppe, 302 N. Cate St., Hammond, LA 70401 or Richard Murphy Hospice, 10613
Halbert Lane, Ponchatoula, LA 70454. Her daughters extend their
appreciation for the kind, compassionate and attentive care given to her by
the hospice organization, her seven angelic sitters and Dr. Edmund Spiller,
her friend and doctor. Condolences may be e-mailed to: condolences@i-55.com
- Subject line Maurin. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  1/22/2003

MAURIN, WILLIAM ELMER      
A resident and native of Hammond, he died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at North
Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was 83. Visiting at Holy Ghost Catholic
Church, Hammond, from 10 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
conducted by a Dominican priest. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived
by his wife, Gurley McGehee Maurin, Hammond; children, Aurora Maurin
Trufant and Buckley William McGehee Maurin; two grandchildren, Michael Cade
Trufant Jr. and Christopher William Trufant; and a sister, Marie Maurin
Carlisle, Alabama. Preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Caroline
Tofano Maurin; and two brothers, Robert and Paul Maurin. He was a 
lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, having served in World War II. He was
owner of Maurin Wood Preserving Co., former owner of the Travel Shoppe,
former owner of the Massey Ferguson dealership in Hammond, and co-owner of
Maurin Motor Co. in Hammond. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of
Hammond, Holy Ghost Catholic Church and the Tangipahoa Chapter of
Southeastern Louisiana University Alumni. Harry McKneely & Son Funeral
Home, Hammond, in charge of arrangements.  

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