Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....LAND, FREDDIE MAXINE PIPES December 15, 2014 ************************************************ 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 rootsgirl36@gmail.com January 2, 2015, 11:00 am News Star World - December 16, 2014 FREDDIE MAXINE PIPES LAND Celebration of life services for Freddie Maxine Pipes Land, 91, will be held Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Douglas United Methodist Church in Choudrant with the Reverend Jeremy Jones officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 17, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Douglas United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Douglas Cemetery in Choudrant under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Freddie was born in Pascagoula, MS, on June 12, 1923, and went to be with her Lord in Heaven on December 15, 2014 after a lengthy illness, with her family by her side. Freddie was a life-long resident of Choudrant and a member of the Douglas United Methodist Church. She graduated from Choudrant High School in 1940 and Louisiana Tech University with a B.S. in Education in 1960. Freddie retired from the Lincoln Parish School Board in 1984. She taught at Hillcrest Elementary, Cypress Springs Elementary, and Ruston Elementary before teaching at her alma mater, Choudrant High School, where she primarily taught fifth grade. After retiring in 1985 she continued teaching as a substitute at Choudrant High School another 15 years. Freddie and her husband, Doc, enjoyed dancing and were members of the Wheeler Dealer Square Dance Club. She loved her family deeply and enjoyed attending any activity that involved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Freddie also enjoyed cooking, sewing, crocheting, and quilting with her mother. Freddie went to her heavenly home just nine days after the death of her husband of 73 years, James "Doc" Land. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Fred F. & Georgia Cascile Warren Pipes. Freddie is survived by three daughters, Joyce Kay Smith and husband Bobby, Judy Harris and husband Roger, Mary Helen Jones and husband Billy; one son, Mike Land and wife Dana, all of Choudrant. Eight grandchildren, Robby Smith, Joey Smith, Stephanie Welch & husband Rusty, Tim Smith and wife Angie, Kristi Theodos and husband Tim, Brad Jones and wife Jody, Nikki Land, and Matt Land and wife Jamie, all of Choudrant. Eighteen great-grandchildren: Garrett Smith, Katie Smith Nicholson and husband Jordan, Dillon Smith and wife Kim, Brooke Welch, Kelby Smith, Taylor Smith, Kendall Smith, Bobbi Smith, Kade Theodos, Connor Smith, Jordan Jones, Landry Duke, Hough Smith, Braden Jones, Briley Jones, Gracie Duke, Matlan Land, and Eli Land. She is also survived by her brother, Jack Pipes and wife Barbara of Choudrant, sister-in-law, Betty Land Martin and husband Ted of Magee, Mississippi, and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Glenda Dubose, Lorraine Gibson, David Holloway and the staff of Premier Hospice, and to the staff of Angel Care of Louisiana for the loving care they provided to Granny and our family during this time. Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Douglas United Methodist Church Playground Fund, 1642 Hwy. 821, Ruston, LA 71270 or the Choudrant High School Athletic Fund, P.O. Box 220, Choudrant, LA 71227. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/l/land3465nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb