ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: STONE, MATHILDE THOMAS Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La. Died: Friday, August 1, 2014 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= STONE, MATHILDE THOMAS March 14, 1921 - August 1, 2014 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2014/st1408.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== On August the first, Mathilde Thomas Stone age 93 passed away peacefully at her Covington home, Woodside. At her bedside, she was surrounded by her immediate family who adored her and respected all for which she stood. She was a graduate of Fairfax Hall, Virginia. As a realtor in the early 1950Ős, she was a pioneer in developing Uptown New Orleans homes. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Mathilde Baldwin Thomas and G. Henry A. Thomas; her siblings, Gloria and G. Henry A. Thomas, Jr.; as well as one grandson, Christopher. She is survived by her children, Mathilde Stone Leary and Michael Tollemache Stone; as well her grandchildren, Prieur, Mathilde, and Ashley Leary, Michael, Andrew, and Barton Stone. . Her great grandchildren are Alexandra, Cecilia, Chloe and Lucas Leary. Relatives and friends are welcome to attend the funeral mass at 2:00 PM on Monday, August 4, 2014 from the church at St. Joseph Abbey, 75376 River Rd., St. Benedict, LA 70457. Burial at the Abbey Cemetery will immediately follow mass. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Joseph s Abbey. ===================