Gravatt obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Gravatt, Charles           10 Dec 2005    Dec 2005    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  12/10/2005

GRAVATT, CHARLES "MARSHALL" 
Charles "Marshall" Gravatt, 57, entered peaceful rest Tuesday, Dec. 6,
2005, at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston. Marshall was an employee of
the Dow Chemical Co., La Porte, Texas, from 1984 to 1997. At the time of
his death, he was employed by Process Technical Services at Shell Chemical
in Deer Park, Texas. Marshall loved life, enjoyed fishing on the bayou and
his grandchildren were his "buddies." He never met a stranger and his wife
was his best friend and the love of his life. He was a man of great
character, strong will and determination, and always had a positive outlook
on life. When it came to looking at life, Marshall always saw "the glass is
half full." Marshall is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Kathy
Silvio Gravatt; daughters, April Smith and her husband, Allen, of
Nashville, Tenn., and Jamie Glass and her husband, Jeff, of Sterling City,
Texas; sons, Chad Gravatt of Ponchatoula and Trey Reed of Baton Rouge;
daughter-in-law, Christy Reed of Baton Rouge; six grandsons, Daniel, Andrew
and Grayson Glass, Austin Reed and Hunter and Tyler Smith; two grand-
daughters, Katie Smith and Emily Glass; and two sisters, Barbara Stafford
of Honolulu and Jean Meall of Washington, D.C. He was dearly loved by his
six brothers and sisters-in-law, Lucas and Jeanette Silvio, J.V. and Anna
Marie Silvio, Ron and Tee Rinker, R.B. and Marie Maranto, John Jr. and Faye
Silvio, and Joe and Connie Silvio; and numerous nieces and nephews and
many, many friends. He will be greatly missed by his entire family and all
who knew him. Special thanks to the doctors and nurses and staff at Shock
Trauma Hermann Hospital. God bless them all. Pallbearers will be his
nephews, Johnny Gibbs, Carlin, David and Paul Silvio, Ricky Marshall and
Paul Bordelon. Visitation was at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida
Blvd., on Friday, Dec. 9, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation Saturday at the
funeral home chapel from 10 a.m. until funeral service at noon, conducted
by the Rev. Jeff Glass. 

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