Waters obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Waters, Ruth L            22 Jun 2005    Jun 2005    Jerry Nelson
Waters, Thad Howard       20 Nov 2004    Nov 2004    Jerry Nelson  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  6/22/2005

WATERS, RUTH L.
Ruth L. Waters, 90, married for 69 years to the late T.H. "Muddy" Waters,
died Wednesday, June 15, 2005. Born in Homer in 1915, she was the daughter
of James and Minnie Lupo. She and "Muddy" lived in Hammond, where they
worked for the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. They moved to
Athens, Ga., in 1995. She is survived by her children, Jim Waters of
Athens, Thad Waters of St. Joseph, Carl Waters of Lawrenceville, Ga., Roy
Waters of Ruston and Jeanie Bunce of Norwalk, Conn. She had 11 grand-
children and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held
Saturday, June 18, at 3 p.m. in the chapel at Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home East, Athens. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  11/20/2004

WATERS, THAD HOWARD "MUDDY" 
Thad Howard "Muddy" Waters, 92, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at his home
in Athens, Ga. He was born June 1, 1912, in Hamburg, Ark., a son of the
late Jackson Dee and Dorothy Waters. His is survived by his wife of 69?
years, Ruth Lupo Waters; four sons and a daughter and their spouses, James
and Sidney Anne, Athens, Thad Jr. and Gail, St. Joseph, Carl,
Lawrenceville, Ga., Roy and wife Marlen, Ruston, and Jeannie and John
Bunce, Norwalk, Conn.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Muddy
grew up in Tioga and attended Louisiana Tech University and LSU. He and his
wife were longtime residents of Hammond, where he was a teacher of
agriculture at Hammond High School and later the school's principal. In
1953, he was selected as the first commissioner of the newly formed
Louisiana High School Athletic Association where he remained until his
retirement in 1971. Muddy was also in charge of the Louisiana High School
Coaches Association, the Louisiana High School Officials Association and
served on the NCAA baseball rules committee. He was inducted into the
Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame and the Louisiana High School Coaches
Hall of Fame. One of Muddy's most notable accomplishments was leading the
nation in changing women's basketball from 6 to 5 players. A memorial
service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church, Hammond, at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 4. Family visitation in the parish hall adjoining the church
from 2 p.m. until service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the
Muddy Waters Scholarship Fund in care of the Louisiana Tech Foundation,
P.O. Box 3183, Ruston LA 71273. 

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