Rose Marie Mayeux

Rose Marie Mayeux, a longtime Baton Rouge resident, died Sunday night at Baton Rouge General's Bluebonnet campus of complications from a fall at her home. She lived in the Village Woods community since 2004 after 46 years in Pollard Estates. Rabenhorst Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A native of Corsicana, Texas, and reared in Campti, where she graduated from Campti High School, she received her degree in home economics from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. Mrs. Mayeux, 88. was a fervent LSU Tiger fan and proud mother and grandmother. The widow of Jules L. Mayeux, former general manager of WBRZ-TV, she was the mother of a son and four daughters and had nine grandchildren. As a dietitian, she managed Baton Rouge High School's lunchroom in the late 1950s and proudly served students such as LSU great Warren Rabb. She earlier served as the dietitian at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va. With her growing family, she turned to homemaking, participating in PTA, transporting her children to various activities, and cooking wonderful meals. Her Christmas tradition was to make meat pies, a Natchitoches specialty, and she was also known for her pies, cakes, pralines and turkey gumbo. With a joy in the natural world and warmth for all she encountered, "Miz Rose" freely gave smiles and hugs, even to those she just met. She knew the names of birds and trees, and loved the changing seasons, especially fall, when she saw games at Tiger Stadium until her 80s. She was known for her frequent cheer when a Tiger would break for daylight, "all the way!" A child of the Depression and World War II, she displayed the virtues of the "Greatest Generation," love of family and country, hard work, humor, and sacrifice for the greater good. She loved movies, especially "Gone With the Wind," and TV soaps and other shows. Her greatest joy was her family and their accomplishments. She was also an accomplished bridge player and loved music, especially George Strait, and enjoyed dancing throughout her life. A Saturday ritual was getting her hair done at Vanguard Institute of Cosmology, where staff members vied for the privilege of serving "Miz Rose." The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at University Methodist Church, with visitation from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Fellowship Hall. A graveside service will follow at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Baton Rouge Green, 448 N. 11th St. , Baton Rouge, La., 70802, orwww.batonrougegreen.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.batonrougegreen.com" target="_blank">www.batonrougegreen.com, Living Memorial Program. Mrs. Mayeux was preceded in death by her parents, Boyd and Winnie McMullan of Baton Rouge, and a brother, Boyd Hughes McMullan of Baton Rouge. She is survived by four daughters and two sons-in-law, Dr. Shaun McIntire and Melinda McIntire of Ruston; John Fahrmann and Melissa Fahrmann of Baton Rouge, Melanie Mayeux, of Baton Rouge, who lived with Mrs. Mayeux, and Molly Mayeux, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a son and daughter-in- law, Louis Mayeux and Dr. Anne-Marie Meehan of Atlanta; nine grandchildren, Joshua, Hannah Rose and Samuel McIntire of Ruston; Jonathan, Madelaine and Colin Fahrmann of Baton Rouge; Sara Mayeux of San Francisco, Luke Mayeux of Brooklyn and Ruth Mayeux of Nashville, Tenn.; a sister-in- law, Nell McMullan of Baton Rouge, a niece, Lisa Conner of Baton Rouge; two nephews, Jeff McMullan of Houston and John McMullan of Tupelo Bend.