Obituaries:  Rudy "R. C." LaRue, Sr., Sabine Parish       L-600
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 16, 1995
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Rudy "R. C." LaRue, Sr.

  Funeral services for Rudy "R. C." LaRue Sr., 59, of Many, La.,
will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 9th in Warren Meadows
Funeral Home chapel, with Rev. Ed Cooper officiating.

  Rudy died Friday, August 4th in Zwolle, as a result of an
automobile accident. He was born April 18, 1936, in Saginaw,
Michigan, to Lorraine M. Roenick LaRue and Charles R. LaRue. He
was owner and operator of Boxcar Billy's, a family operated
retail furniture business in Shreveport. For several years, Rudy
owned and operated the former Stagecoach Stop BBQ Restaurant in
Many. He served in the United States Air Force from 1953 - 1957.
Rudy was a family oriented person, who enjoyed humor, strength,
courage, and determination. He loved to be surrounded by his
children, grandchildren, family, and friends.

  He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Joe and
Virginia Escelera; his maternal grandparents, William and Mable
Roenicke; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ernest G. and
Bessie Mae McComic; and two brothers-in-law, John O. Poag, and
Gary Standish.

  He was the loving husband of Mary Alice McComic LaRue of Many,
La., dad of 6 children and their spouses; and granddad to 23
grandchildren, Londie LaRue Chavez and her husband Andy, and
their children, Jeffery Chavez, Rachel, Jason, Joshua, and Jared
Gressett, all of Kingwood, Texas; Tom LaRue Matthews and her
husband Mark N. Matthews Sr., and their children, Mark Jr.,
Craig, Cory, and Taylor, all of Baton Rouge, La.; Rudy C. LaRue
Jr. and his wife Gayla Miller LaRue, and their children, Aaron,
Zackery, and Adriann, all of Benton, La.; Michael A. LaRue and
his wife Dawn, and their children, Mandy, Michael, Kevin, Amber,
Ashley, and Emily, all of Shreveport, La.; Paul E. LaRue and his
wife Carol, and their children, Carrie Kristen, Paul, and Alice
Faye, all of Shreveport. La.; and David J. LaRue and his wife
Lisa Salinos LaRue, and their child, Madison.

  He was also survived by his father and his wife, Dr. Charles R.
and Lori LaRue of Chesaning, Michigan; and by his mother,
Lorraine M. LaRue, also of Chesaning, Michigan; a sister, Yvonne
and her husband Ray Raleigh of Adrian, Florida; several
sisters-in-law, Judy Standish of New Lothrop Michigan, Sandra
Poag of Chesaning, Michigan, Liz Alexander and her husband
Charlie of Jacksonville, Florida, and Diane and her husband Dr.
Trip Edwards of Shreveport; several aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews, cousins, and close friends.

  Rudy's sons and sons-in-law will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be held at Warren Meadows Funeral Home in Many
from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m., Tuesday.