ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: SEVIER, MARILYN SMITH 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Died: Saturday, August 29, 2015

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SEVIER, MARILYN SMITH 
August 19, 1928 - August 29, 2015

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Marilyn Smith Sevier passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at her 
home in Covington, LA. 
She was born on Sunday, August 19, 1928 to Mary Kate Miles and James Davis 
Smith in St. Louis, MO. 

At the age of 14, her family moved to New Orleans, LA when her father was 
transferred to the local Travelers’ Insurance Office. Marilyn attended McMain 
High School, which was a girls’ school at that time. This was during WWII, 
which she remembered as an interesting time in New Orleans as young men headed 
out to war.

At LSU, Marilyn was a member of Tri Delta Sorority, and a Military Sponsor for 
Company D. She met her husband Henry Clay Sevier, Jr. at LSU, and following 
Henry’s graduation from LSU Law School, they moved to his hometown of Tallulah, 
LA, where they lived until 1997, when they retired to Covington, LA. Marilyn 
enjoyed noting that until their move to Covington, all her homes had been in 
cities on the Mississippi River.
Elegant and stylish, Marilyn was the perfect homemaker. An artist who painted 
in both oil and watercolor, created dolls and painted pottery, she used an 
artistic flair to make a beautiful home, set the perfect table, prepare 
delicious meals, and, as an exquisite seamstress, make beautiful clothes for 
herself and three daughters. Known for a complete devotion to her family, she 
was called “Mel” by those that loved her. A terrific bridge player, she was 
also active in the Tallulah Presbyterian Church, where she served as elder, and 
the Covington Presbyterian Church.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, her one brother, James D. Smith, 
Jr., and her grandson Andrew Clayton Elkins.

The beloved wife of 67 years of Henry Clay Sevier, Jr., she is survived by 
three daughters, Linda Sevier Mann (Joe), Janet Sevier Favrot (Thomas), and 
Mary Kate Sevier Elkins (Gary), and one son, Henry “Clay” Sevier, III (Tammie 
Morgan), 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and one great-great 
grandchild.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with the family at Covington 
Presbyterian Church, 222 S. Jefferson St., Covington, LA 70433, on Wednesday, 
September 2, 2015. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., followed by 
a memorial service.

Formal religious services and an interment will take place at Tallulah 
Presbyterian Church in Louisiana at a future date to be announced.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Covington Presbyterian Church 
or to the Tallulah Presbyterian Church, 301 Cleveland St., Tallulah, LA 71282, 
or to the Andrew Elkins Memorial Fund, through Isidore Newman School, 1903 
Jefferson Avenue, New Orleans, LA.

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