Mary Fowler Hearne

Mary Fowler Hearne

Shreveport, LA - Mary Fowler Hearne, 94, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, George Marion Hearne III; parents, Sanders Fowler and Mary Colquitt Fowler; and brothers, Sanders Fowler Jr., Walter Lake Fowler and William B. Fowler. She is survived by her sister, Harriet Fowler Destiche; her sons, George Marion Hearne IV (Debbie), Sanders Fowler Hearne (Suzanne), William Lake Hearne (Melanie) and James Hutchinson Hearne (Sue); grandchildren, Laney Hearne Powers, Margaret Hearne Youngers, Sanders Fowler Hearne Jr., Bethard Hearne Smith, Leigh Hearne Hillenmeyer, Ann Elizabeth Hearne, William Lake Hearne Jr., John Marion Hearne and Robert Granville Hearne; and nieces and nephews, Sanders Fowler III, Hallie Fowler Hart, Mary Destiche and James Ross Destiche.

Mary graduated from C.E. Byrd High School. She attended LSU where she was a "Darling of LSU" and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority for 75 years. She later attended Centenary College where she earned her teaching certificate. Mary taught Louisiana History and Civics at Midway Junior High School for many years, and later was a case worker at the Shreveport Mental Health Center until her retirement.

Mary was a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and most importantly, a founder and last living member of PMS (Perry Mason Society).

Mary loved iced tea and "baby" Cokes. Her patience with her four boys was extraordinary albeit exhaustible.

The family would like to express their appreciation to Dr. Richard Sipes and Dr. Theresa Rinderle who cared for her for many years, Jeff Crane and his staff at The Resource Louisiana, the staff at the Woolf Cottage ("Green Cottage") at The Glen, and a very special thanks and love to Mary's terrestrial angel, Janet M. Brooks.

Visitation will be held from 10:30 until 11:45 am, on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at Osborn Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 12:00 pm at Forest Park Cemetery with the The Reverend Dr. Wayne Carter, of St. Mark's Cathedral, officiating.

Honorary pallbearers will be Sanders Fowler III, James Ross Destiche, William Lake Hearne Jr., Sanders Fowler Hearne Jr., John Marion Hearne and Robert Granville Hearne.

Memorials may be made to St. Mark's Cathedral, 908 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA 71104, or the charity of donor's choice.