Morehouse County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MCCARTHY, GWENDOLYN MERRITT March 4, 2017
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News Star Wold - March 07, 2017
GWENDOLYN MERRITT MCCARTHY

Gwendolyn Merritt McCarthy of Bastrop, LA., died March 4, 2017 after a brief 
illness at the age of 78.

Gwen was born on April 14, 1938 in Yell County Arkansas. She moved to 
Moscow, Arkansas as a child and graduated from Linwood High School. She then 
attended college at Arkansas A&M, where she met Buddy McCarthy on a blind 
date. They eventually became engaged one day over her lunch break and began 
a wonderful life together. After marriage Gwen and Buddy lived in Pine Bluff 
Arkansas, then moved to Bastrop in 1968, where they were kept busy raising 
their three children. They were also very active in community life, 
particularly the First United Methodist Church, where they were faithful 
members. She spent her life devoted to her family, which was improved 
immeasurably by her presence and enduring influence. 

Gwen is survived by her devoted husband of 57 years, Thomas (Buddy/Mac) F. 
McCarthy, Jr, her daughters, son, and children in law Lisa and Ken Stewart 
of Dallas, TX; Kathy and Patrick O'Dowd of Rancho Mirage, CA; and Thomas and 
Dana McCarthy of West Monroe, LA., as well as seven grandchildren: Quinn 
O'Dowd, Merritt Stewart Mann, Carrick O'Dowd, Payton Stewart, Avery Stewart, 
Jacob McCarthy, and Kyndall McCarthy. She is also survived by her sister 
Sandra McBryde of Nashville, TN., and numerous nieces and nephews. She was 
preceded in death by her parents, Doler and Inez Merritt.

A memorial is scheduled for Wednesday, March 8 at 1:00 PM at the First 
United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held Tuesday March 7 at Cox 
Funeral Home of Bastrop from 5:00 -7:00 PM. Those who wish to donate in her 
memory are welcome to give to the First United Methodist Church, Bastrop, 
LA., to which she was dedicated for many years of her life.

Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop, LA.

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