ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: NEWSHAM, PATRICIA GILL Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: St. Tammany News (Covington, LA) Published Sunday, January 15, 2012 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== NEWSHAM Our beloved mother, Patricia Gill Newsham, of Slidell, passed away Dec. 27, 2011, in her sleep. She was born on March 16, 1929, one of eight children, to Herman and Gladys Himel of Hammond. The beloved wife of the late “Coach” Audis C. Gill, she is survived by two brothers, Ray Himel of New Iberia, and Jamie Himel of Morgan City; eight children, John (Alba) Gill, Kathy (Carrol) Hoover, Sally (Steve) Ott, Pat (Mary) Gill, Carol (George) Cureau, Mike (Yadira) Gill, Tim (Aida) Gill and Colleen (Kenneth) Granger; 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her cooking, (especially her sweets!), her garden, her love for life and family, and her smile and quick humor will be missed. Private graveside services were held at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Slidell, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. “I am Home in Heaven, Dear Ones, Oh so Happy and so Bright”. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell. ===================