Root obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Root, Gladys Travis       7 Oct 2004    Oct 2004    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  10/7/2004

ROOT, GLADYS TRAVIS 
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 4:20 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at
Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. She was 92, born in Kentwood
and a former longtime resident of Bogalusa. Visiting at Poole-Ritchie
Funeral Home, Bogalusa, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. until
service at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Bob Adams. Entombment in
Sanctuary of Peace Mausoleum at Ponemah Cemetery. Survived by two sons,
William Barrett Root, Slidell, and Arthur Gibson Root III, Baton Rouge;
seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her
husband, Arthur Gibson Root Jr.; sister, Lena Wilmuth Yarborough Travis;
and grandson, Andrew Glassford Root. She was a member of the First Baptist
Church, Bogalusa. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to
Fairhaven Children's Home, P.O. Box 1207, Covington, LA 70434.

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