Mary Cecilia Philips

1917 - 2006  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Cecilia Philips
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	23 May 1917	Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	5323 Coliseum St., New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 22, born in Arkansas; living in El Dorado, Union Co., Arkansas 5 years ago; 4 years college
  Obituary	Obituary, News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana), Jan. 19, 2006: MARY CECILIA PITARD Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Road, Monroe Funeral mass for Mrs. Mary Cecilia Pitard, 88, of El Dorado, AR, will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 21, 2006, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Rev. Sebastian Kallarackal and Rev. Gregory Pilcher will officiate. Interment will be at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at St. Vincente No. 1, New Orleans, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Mrs. Pitard went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 15, 2006. She was born May 23, 1917, in Little Rock, AR, and passed away in Monroe, LA, after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tarleton Philips, Sr.; brother, Philip Tarleton Philips, Jr. and sister, Florence Turner-McCoy. Mary Cecilia was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs. Pitard received a degree in journalism from Loyola University in New Orleans. She was employed as secretary-treasurer in the family owned business, Philips Auto Supply Co. in El Dorado, AR. She was also the secretary for the El Dorado Golf and Country Club. Mrs. Pitard was a member of The El Dorado Bridge Club, DAR, Quest Club, El Dorado Garden Club and The Spade and Trowel Garden Club. She was a devoted member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in El Dorado. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Friday, January 20, 2006, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. A vigil wake service will be at 6:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in El Dorado, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Monroe, or the charity of your choice.
  Religion	Catholic
  Died	15 Jan 2006	Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
  	died peacefully in the evening, at St. Joseph's Nursing Home.
  Buried	24 Jan 2006	St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Living
  2. Florence Philips           b. 1 Oct 1924           d. 25 Jan 2004
  Documents		Obituary for Mary Phillips Pitard (d. 2006) She died Jan. 15, 2006 in Monroe, Louisiana.
  Notes	Her family moved from Little Rock, Arkansas to El Dorado when she was 8 or 9. Attended Loyola University in New Orleans. Her parents were from El Dorado, Arkansas. She met her husband on a blind date. According to her obituary, she "received a degree in journalism from Loyola University of New Orleans. She was employed as secretary-treasurer in the family owned business, Philips Auto Supply in El Dorado, AR." She was also a member of the DAR.
  Person ID	I161	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Philip Tarleton Philips, Sr.           b. 16 Jun 1884           d. 8 Mar 1947  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Florence Lula Dunn           b. 28 Oct 1888, Wake Forest, Wake Co., North Carolina           d. 30 May 1986, El Dorado, Union Co., Arkansas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	7 Oct 1912
  Family ID	F4303	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Henry Prados Pitard, Sr.           b. 19 Jun 1916           d. 10 Mar 2006, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana  (Age 89 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1939
  	eloped!
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. (Florence) Lucie Pitard           b. 18 Apr 1942           d. 16 Dec 2013, St. Joseph’s Retirement Home, Coppell, Dallas Co., Texas  (Age 71 years) + 3. James Tarleton "Toddy" Pitard, Sr.           b. 1 Nov 1943           d. 29 Jun 2012  (Age 68 years) + 4. Living
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2003
  Family ID	F115	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 23 May 1917 - Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas  Census - 1940 - 5323 Coliseum St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 15 Jan 2006 - Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana  Buried - 24 Jan 2006 - St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Mary Cecilia Philips". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I161&tree=1sttree (accessed September 21, 2020).