Maribess Temple Stokes' Obituary
Maribess Temple Stokes passed away on Feb. 17, 2010. She was born in Minden, LA on June 7, 1922. Parents were Felix and Becky Temple. She was a graduate of Hallsville, TX High School and attended Centenary College in Shreveport and Texas State College for Women in Denton, TX. During World War II she married Everette L. Stokes on Feb 7, 1943, at University Baptist Church in Baltimore, MD. While he was overseas in the Navy she worked as a secretary for the Office of Naval Intelligence and also at MGM Film Studios. After the war they resided in San Francisco until he concluded naval service, when they returned to Louisiana. In Shreveport while Everette worked for United Gas (later Pennzoil) she provided a loving home for him and their two daughters, Beverly and Susan. They also resided in Jackson, MS, Pensacola, FL, and Houston, TX. In 1986 she and Everette moved to Mandeville to be near Susan and her husband, Dr. B. Steele Rolston and 5 grandchildren: Carrie Kathleen Rolston, Laney Brice Rolston, Lauren Rolston Jacob, Brice Steele Rolston, and Blake Stokes Rolston. Beverly Dawson lives in College Station, TX with her husband Professor Joseph G. Dawson and grandchildren Ashley Dawson Oliphant and Joseph Everette Dawson. Maribess enjoyed visiting with friends and family, reading novels, and was a devoted member of Covington's First Baptist Church. By her example she confirmed: "the most important thing is to be grounded in your Christian faith."
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church of Covington, 16333 Hwy 1085, Covington, LA.
Gathering AT THE CHURCH will begin at 10:00 AM.
Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Covington, LA.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations in memory of Maribess to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4613 Fairfield St., Metairie, LA 70006.
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