LaRue obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: LaRue, Myra Smallwood Darouse 24 Oct 2010 Nov 2010 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 10/24/2010 LaRUE, MYRA SMALLWOOD DAROUSE Myra Smallwood Darouse LaRue of Greensburg, LA, passed away on October 22, 2010. Following her cancer diagnosis five weeks ago, Mrs. LaRue was lovingly cared for at home by her sister, Mary Darouse Pardue and three nieces, Judy Pardue Polidori of Chandler, AZ, Barbara Pardue of Little Rock, AR, and Mary Sue Darouse of Metairie, LA. Mrs. LaRue was born in Hammond, LA, on January 19, 1922, to Frank Francis Darouse and Mary Magdalene Smallwood Darouse. She joined the WAAC in World War II, graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University and earned her Masters degree from Louisiana State University. She was a physical education teacher with the New Orleans Public Schools for more than 30 years. Mrs. LaRue was a Master Gardener and a devoted weekly volunteer at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Hammond. She was predeceased by her husband Robert E. LaRue, her parents, and her brothers, James "Jimmy," Joseph "JoeJoe," and Fritz "Tootsie" Darouse. She is survived by her sister, Mary "Libba" Darouse Pardue of Little Rock, AR, brother, Charles Edward Darouse of Houston, TX, and many nieces and nephews and their children. Mrs. LaRue requested cremation with no public service. Memorials may be made to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center of Hammond, 15728 Paul Vega MD Drive, Hammond, La., 70403. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/larue.txt