Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....GONZALES, AUDREY FLORINE MCREE GONZALES December 9, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 December 12, 2008, 1:25 pm News Star World - December 12, 2008 AUDREY FLORINE MCREE GONZALES Brown-Holley Funeral Home Rayville, LA Funeral services celebrating the life of Audrey Florine McRee Gonzales, 93, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, December 12, 2008 at Woodlawn Baptist Church, Rayville, Louisiana. Officiating will be Bro. Don Doughty and Bro. Roger Johnson. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Woodlawn Baptist Church, Rayville, Louisiana. Florine was born to Martha Ann Elizabeth Carmichael McRee and Joseph Neville McRee January 20, 1915 in Quitman, Mississippi. She entered her heavenly home Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Florine was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church, Rayville, Louisiana. She was a member of the Ladies 111 Sunday School Class, a member of LLL Seniors Group, and the Girard Homemaker's Club. She was a member of Al-Anon. Florine was a former employee of Buccaneer Manufacturing, Monroe, Louisiana, and with her husband, John Gonzales, co-owner of Rayville Shoe Shop for many years. A true steel magnolia, Florine savored the good times with her family and extended family and with the Lord's help brought her special grace to all family celebrations and occasions. She, like many southern women of her era, enjoyed cooking, sewing, and especially working with her flowers and gardens. Something good was always cooking at her house and something beautiful blooming. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mattie McRee, her husband, John T. Gonzales, her brother, Neville McRee and wife, Bronis, brother-in-law, Virgil Musick, her grandson, Steven Richardson, and her daughter-in-law, Nelmarie Gonzales. She is survived by her daughter, Jonnie Richardson and husband, Roy, son, Ronald Gonzales, son, Ramon Gonzales and wife, Donna. Grandchildren, Roy Richardson, Jr. and wife, Rhonda, Randy Richardson, Terry Richardson and wife, Anita, Brenda Gomez and husband, Jose, Carmen Gonzales, John C. Gonzales, Toni Stubbs and husband, Garrick, Tonya Harrison, Heather Strickland and husband, Seth, 14-great grandchildren, sister, Doris Musick, her many nieces, nephews and other close friends. Honoring her, as pallbearers are Terry Richardson, Jose' Gomez, Garrick Stubbs, Seth Strickland, Lance Richardson, and Larry Milby. Honorary pallbearers Randy Richardson and Donald Musick. The family requests any memorials to be made to Jennifer and Osmany Hernandez Mission Fund, c/o Woodlawn Baptist Church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/g/gonzales2372gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb