Mary Louise Brown Rhoden, 80, of Batson, passed away Friday March 21, 2014. She was born on August 15, 1933 in Groesbeck, Texas, to parents, Syble Myers Brown and Thomas Green Brown.
She is preceded in death by her husband William 'PeeWee' Rhoden; great grandson, Christopher Zolan; mother, Syble Brown; father, Thomas Brown; beloved mother-in-law, Syble Sanders Rhoden; sisters, Ima Brown, Irene Foreman, Beulah Foreman Leatherman, and Iva Lea Shelton Layne; brothers, Vernon Brown, Herman Brown, Howard Brown, Jack Brown, Raymond Brown, Wilbur Foreman and Alton Foreman.
Mary is survived by daughters, Carolyn Lawson, Darla Gautreaux and husband Bill; sons, Kirby Rhoden and wife Cindy, Alton Rhoden and Stephanie; her grandchildren, Stephen and Amber Lawson, Brian and Dawn Lawson, Lee Ann Rhoden and Megan Post, Natasha Coe, Crystal and Joel Butler, Erika and Kenneth Thompson, Bill and Amber Gautreaux II, Brandy Parker and Jeff Parker; great-grandchildren, Shannon, Mason, Sydney, Miles, Ella, Ryland, Trey, Kylee, Kaylee, Mariah, Harold, Zachary, Tyler, Ashlynn, Sheila, Evan, Jackson, and Jameson; great-great grandchildren, Maddison and Mallarie.
Her family will receive friends at Faith and Family Funeral Services Saturday March 22, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. A service of remembrance is scheduled for Sunday March 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Batson Prairie Baptist Church, officiated by Bill Gautreaux II. Interment will follow at Guedry Cemetery in Batson.
Serving as pallbearers will be Kirby Rhoden, Alton Rhoden, Stephen Lawson, Brian Lawson, Bill Gautreaux and Bill Gautreaux II.