Obit of LeBeau, Marie - Carter County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 19 Jul 2009 Return to Carter County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/carter/carter.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Greenhill Cemetery--Lindsay OK *Duncan Banner 12 Mar 2003 Marie LeBeau LINDSAY - On March 10, 2003, just four days before her 92nd birthday, Marie LeBeau, affectionately known by many as "Mama Rae," passed away at Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Service was to be at 2:30 p.m. today in the Calvary Baptist Church in Lindsay. Burial was to be in Greenhill Cemetery in Lindsay under the direction of B.G. Boydston Funeral Home. She was born in Fox, the first child of Elijah Buchannan Cross and Rosa Isabelle Fletcher Cross, on March 14, 1911. As a 20-year-old bride, Marie married Rayford LeBeau on May 16, 1931. She attended college at East Central University and then became an elementary school teacher. She taught at Fox for 16 years; at Gatlin for four year; and Marlow for 11 years. Known as "Aunt Re" to her nieces and nephews, she modified that name to "Mama Rae" when she became a grandmother. It was by this name that people in Lindsay recognized the little lady who delivered loaves of homemade bread and faithfully visited the sick and elderly during the last 12 years she lived in this community. She moved to Lindsay from Marlow, where she and Rayford lived for 31 years. Until just a few months ago, she was always willing to drive friends to doctor's appointments in Norman and Oklahoma City. She loved to travel and had seen much of the United States during her lifetime. Marie also loved to cook and entertain family and friends. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and Retired Teachers Association. Marie is survived by her children, Donna Moody of Lindsay, Vance LeBeau and wife, Sue, of Paoli, and Nell Head and husband, Bill, of Oklahoma City; her grandchildren, Dennis Moody of Bixby, Alan Moody of Norman, Janis Davis of Lindsay, Anita Charlson of Norman, Lara Fritz of Lindsay, Kim Panter of Houston, Texas, Curtis LeBeau of Mustang, Jill LeBeau of Paoli, Dean Head of Switzerland, and Ben Head and Audra Beasly, both of Oklahoma City; and 15 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband; both parents; and a brother, Hershel R. Cross. Bearers will be Dennis Moody, Alan Moody, Curtis LeBeau, Dan Panter, Ted Davis and Eddie Carlson. Marie's passion was to meet the practical needs of others. She put her faith into practice by meeting those needs in whatever way God allowed. To honor her memory, a memorial may be made to the Oklahoma Baptist Homes for children or the library fund or building fund of Calvary Baptist Church.