ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: LAING, MAXIEL LEE JR.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La.

Died: Saturday, March 29, 2014

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LAING, MAXIEL LEE JR.
    August 4, 1940  -  March 29, 2014

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Maxiel Lee Laing, Jr, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, age 73 of 
Slidell was pronounced dead at Slidell Memorial Hospital after a heart attack, 
Saturday morning , March 29, 2014. 

He was born in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, August 4, 1940, and he had resided in 
Slidell for 30 years.

He served in the United States Coast Guard for 28 years and served one tour of 
duty in Vietnam. After his retirement from the military, he worked as a marine 
inspector with several area companies.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Herring Laing, whom he was joined in 
marriage for 51 years, and his children: his son, Max Laing, III, and daughter-
in-law, Janet Ballweber Laing of Slidell; his daughter, Kelda Laing Poynot, and 
son-in-law, Scott Poynot of Lafayette; and son, James Laing of Slidell. 
He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Ethan, Joshua, Matthew, and Mia 
Poynot of Lafayette.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lucretia Hughes Laing of Wilmont, 
Arkansas and Maxiel Lee Laing, Sr. of Mer Rouge, Louisiana.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 7, 2014, at 
Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Slidell.

His ashes will be interred at the Biloxi National Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please consider American Heart Association

United States Coast Guard 

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