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Gertrude V. <I>Forbes</I> Pickett

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Gertrude V. Forbes Pickett

Birth
Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
11 Feb 2009 (aged 92)
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Loranger, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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A loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, she passed peacefully into the arms of God on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at Sherwood Manor in Baton Rouge. She was 92 and a resident of Baton Rouge.

Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, on Friday, Feb. 13, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at Oak Grove Church of God, Loranger, on Saturday, from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., conducted by Michael Williamson, pastor. Burial at Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery, Loranger.

Survived by her daughter, Nancy Pickett Plank and husband, Ron, of Denham Springs; son, Michael Phillip Pickett, of Southgate, Mich.; sister, Clotilde Forbes, of Mandeville; grandchildren, Christopher Plank, of Walker, Gregory Plank, of Weaverville, N.C., Steven Plank, of Birmingham, Ala., Julie Plank-Coniglio, of Denham Springs, Nicole Pickett, of Lima, Ohio, Tom Pickett, of Riverview, Mich., and Sarah Pickett, of Northville, Mich.; great-grandchildren, Shaun, Madison, Brooke, Austin, Nathan, Daniel, Emma, and Michael.

Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Adair Pickett; parents, Robert James and Elma Chloe Williamson Forbes; sister, Audrey Carver; brothers, Carroll Forbes and Robert Forbes; and great-granddaughter, Lucy.

She was a member of Oak Grove Church of God, Loranger.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Oak Grove Church of God, 23174 La. 40, Loranger, LA 70446.

Published in The Advocate, February 13, 2009
A loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, she passed peacefully into the arms of God on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at Sherwood Manor in Baton Rouge. She was 92 and a resident of Baton Rouge.

Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, on Friday, Feb. 13, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at Oak Grove Church of God, Loranger, on Saturday, from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., conducted by Michael Williamson, pastor. Burial at Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery, Loranger.

Survived by her daughter, Nancy Pickett Plank and husband, Ron, of Denham Springs; son, Michael Phillip Pickett, of Southgate, Mich.; sister, Clotilde Forbes, of Mandeville; grandchildren, Christopher Plank, of Walker, Gregory Plank, of Weaverville, N.C., Steven Plank, of Birmingham, Ala., Julie Plank-Coniglio, of Denham Springs, Nicole Pickett, of Lima, Ohio, Tom Pickett, of Riverview, Mich., and Sarah Pickett, of Northville, Mich.; great-grandchildren, Shaun, Madison, Brooke, Austin, Nathan, Daniel, Emma, and Michael.

Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Adair Pickett; parents, Robert James and Elma Chloe Williamson Forbes; sister, Audrey Carver; brothers, Carroll Forbes and Robert Forbes; and great-granddaughter, Lucy.

She was a member of Oak Grove Church of God, Loranger.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Oak Grove Church of God, 23174 La. 40, Loranger, LA 70446.

Published in The Advocate, February 13, 2009


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  • Created by: Ron Manley
  • Added: Mar 24, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50146321/gertrude_v-pickett: accessed ), memorial page for Gertrude V. Forbes Pickett (23 May 1916–11 Feb 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50146321, citing Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery, Loranger, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Ron Manley (contributor 46788603).