ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: GOLDEN, MARY PRIETO 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Died: Tuesday, June 28th 2016

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GOLDEN, MARY PRIETO 
May 4, 1939 - June 28, 2016

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Mary Elisabeth Prieto Golden, long time Mandeville resident and businesswoman, 
died Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at her home on bayou Castine. She was seventy-six 
years old.

The daughter of John Clay and Elisabeth Molloy Prieto, Mary had an indelible 
personality, possessing a very quick and sly smile. She was always prepared for 
pleasant conversation and, only very possibly, a Johnnie Walker Red. Kind, 
bold, and pleasantly fastidious, Mary loved fine foods, fine dining, and 
sometimes, not-so-fine wine. She had an unwavering knack for bringing out the 
best in people and was truly at her finest when entertaining, or in the company 
of the people she loved.

After graduating from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in 
Journalism, she moved to Houston and began working for the Houston Post, but 
her desire for adventure led her elsewhere. In 1962 she moved to Europe and 
began working for the U.S. Army Special Services division, living and working 
in Chignon, France. There she met and married Tommy Lauren Golden, of Santa 
Barbara, California. After Larry retired from the U.S. Army, they returned to 
Louisiana to raise their two sons.

Mary was a person of action and through the years had carefully crafted herself 
into a humanitarian heart; she provided care and support to those in need, 
assisting numerous friends and loved ones on their journeys. Through her 
guidance and exceptional influence she drastically changed people’s lives for 
the better, providing them with the wings to fly through life with 
determination. She was an unparalleled and irreplaceable friend, wife, and 
mother who will be dearly, dearly missed.

She is survived by her two sons, Molloy Caldwell Golden of Southern Pines, 
North Carolina, Lauren Browning Golden of Abita Springs, her grandson, Jackson 
Henry Golden, her sister Joan Clay Prieto Doolittle, her nephews Clay and 
Ernest Prieto, her niece, Malise Prieto, and numerous family members from the 
Schoen and Prieto families. 

She was predeceased by her husband, her parents, and her brother John Ernest 
Prieto.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the memorial services at E.J. 
Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 on Saturday, 
July 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM with visitation on Saturday beginning at 12:30 PM.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Mrs. Golden to 
be made to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (http://sowfgift.org/) and 
donate in honor of a loved one to the Covenant House (www.covenanthouse.org ).

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