ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: LAUGHLIN, RUTH GUILLORY 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Thursday, August 6, 2015

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LAUGHLIN, RUTH GUILLORY 
October 18, 1929 - August 6, 2015

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Ruth Guillory Laughlin passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at a nursing 
facility near her home in Covington, LA. 

She was born on Friday, October 18, 1929 in Eunice, LA to Lury Rozas and O'Neal 
Guillory and in 1987 she moved from Lafayette, LA to Covington. She had a 
career in the surgery departments of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette, 
and at Highland Park and St. Tammany Hospitals in Covington. 
Over the years she was an active member of First Baptist Church in both 
Lafayette and Covington. She will be remembered for her renowned cooking and 
baking skills, and she loved to entertain, crochet, sew and paint.

The beloved wife of the late Joseph Charles "Jay" Laughlin, she is survived by 
her daughter - Rhonda Laughlin Baumgartner (Rick); one son - Michael Grant 
Laughlin (Mary); seven grandchildren - Lori Jean Laughlin-Orr (Carl), Mary 
Elizabeth Laughlin-McCloskey (Nick), Michael Joseph Charles Laughlin, R. Taylor 
Baumgartner (Adrienne), David E. Baumgartner (Jessica), Barrett T. and Leah C. 
Baumgartner; five great grandchildren - Kaylee and Zachary Orr, Laura and 
Collin Baumgartner and Piercelyn McCloskey. 

She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters - Rose LeBlue and 
Burlene Czahajda.

Services are scheduled in both Covington, LA and in Eunice, LA to allow 
attendance by all relatives and friends that loved Mrs. Laughlin and her 
family.

At E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Ave. Covington, LA 70433, a 
memorial service will be held at 3:30 PM on Sunday, August 9, 2015 followed by 
a time of visitation until 5:30 PM.

At Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 1135 Academy Rd. Eunice, LA 70535, visitation 
will be held on Monday, August 10, 2015 from 11:00 AM until Noon. Funeral 
services at the Church will begin at 12:00 Noon.

Interment at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery in Eunice will immediately follow the 
funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at 
St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

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