EDDIE BRISTER Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

29 Dec 2004

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December 21. 2004 12:00AM

Eddie Brister

Eddie Maxine Leathers Brister, 74, a native of Bogue Chitto, Miss., former 
resident of Houma and resident of McComb Extended Care Nursing Home in McComb, 
Miss., died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004.

Funeral services were scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today at Union Primitive Baptist 
Church in Jayess, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery.

She is survived by three sons, Edward M. Brister Jr. and his wife, Elaine, of 
Denham Springs, Richard D. Brister and wife, Barbara, of Lafayette and Kyle M. 
Brister and wife, Kristy, of Scott; two daughters, Barbara B. Walker and 
husband, Rusty, of Lafayette, and Wanda B. Rachwal and husband, Zigmunt, of Rye, 
N.Y.; one brother, Nathan Everette Leathers and wife, Dollye; 11 grandchildren; 
and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Madison Brister Sr.; her 
parents, Asa Edgar Leathers and Rosie Reynolds Leathers; one sister, Irene L. 
Tullis; and one brother, Asa Edgar Leathers.

She was the executive housekeeper at Terrebonne General Hospital and South 
Louisiana Medical Center.

She was a member of Christ Gospel Church in Kenner and Union Primitive Baptist 
Church in Jayess.