Wroten obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Wroten, Marshall Wiley              12 Jun 2008   Jun 2008   Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  6/12/2008

WROTEN, MARSHALL WILEY
A longtime resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away early Tuesday morning,
June 10, 2008, at his home surrounded by his family. He was 86 years young,
born Jan. 16, 1922, in Shongaloo. He grew up in Haynesville, where he
played football for the Haynesville Tornadoes, and attended Louisiana Tech
University for 3” years. After serving his country for four years in the
U.S. Army in World War II, he completed his education at LSU School of Law
in 1949. He began his career in private practice and later worked as an
attorney for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development,
where he retired as assistant general counsel of the legal department in
1984. He was a former president of the Exchange Club and longtime member of
the American Legion. He was a founding member and continued to serve on the
board of The Mary Williamson Robertson Marx Scholarship Fund which grants
educational scholarships to direct descendants of U.S. veterans of World
Wars I and II. He was an avid golfer and an active member of the Fairwood
Country Club for 50 years; his favorite pastime other than golfing was
watching LSU Tiger football. He was a wonderful and loving husband, father,
grandfather and friend, and he will be greatly missed. He is survived by
his wife of 60 years, Ruth McDaniel Wroten; three daughters, Ann Wroten
Duffel, Nancy Wroten Kelly and husband Eddie, and Carol Wroten Dupuy and
husband Roy Jr.; five grandchildren, Leigh Duffel Brooks, Val Duffel IV,
Allyson Dedon and Justin and Claire Dupuy; three great-grandchildren, Ian,
Rhys and Kerian Brooks; sister, Lorene White Price, of Baton Rouge;
brother, Emmett C. Wroten and his wife, Gloria, of New Orleans;
sisters-in-law, Mary F. Wroten, of Beeville, Texas, and Shirley H.
McDaniel, of Hammond; two special nieces and nephew, Terry M. Varnado,
Rebecca M. McDaniel and Ralph L. McDaniel; as well as other nieces and
nephews whom he could not see as often, but loved dearly. Preceded in death
by his parents, Ada Watters and George Marshall Wroten; and three siblings,
Aline Goodwin, Joseph Garnold Wroten and Thomas Watters Wroten. Pallbearers
will be Eddie Kelly, Roy Jr. and Justin Dupuy, Ralph McDaniel, Gary
Ethridge and Val Duffel IV. Honorary pallbearers are George Winders, Donald
Farrelly, Fred LeBlanc and Charlie Weigel. Visitation at Rabenhorst Funeral
Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Thursday, June 12, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Visitation resumes at the funeral home on Friday from 9 a.m. until
religious service at 10 a.m. Interment in Azalea Rest Cemetery, Zachary. In
lieu of flowers, make a donation to your favorite charity or Blackwater
United Methodist Church. 
 
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