Tommie Sue Sartor Hubenthal

Tommie Sue Sartor Hubenthal, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and accomplished artist, passed away peacefully at her home in Monroe, LA. She was born on August 11, 1930, the second child of Mary Belle Simonton Eaves and Earnest Emery Eaves.

Known for her radiant beauty and vivacious charm, Tommie Sue grew up in West Monroe, Louisiana, and graduated from Neville High School before beginning her college journey at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. During the summer semesters, she studied at the University of Colorado in Boulder and the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Tommie Sue later attended LSU at Baton Rouge where she earned her BA in Fine Arts in 1951 and was a member of Chi Omega sorority. 

After returning home to Monroe, Tommie Sue met and married Fred Williams Sartor, a young surgeon and Navy veteran from Alto, Louisiana. Shortly after their marriage in 1952, Fred was recalled into service, and the couple spent 18 months at Quonset Point Naval Air Station on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island before returning to Monroe. They shared over three decades of marriage and together had five children: Susan, Polly, Margaret, Will, and Emily. “Dr. Fred” as he was fondly known, died after a short illness in 1984. 

Following Fred’s passing, Tommie Sue found love again and married her longtime friend, Harry Kane Hubenthal, in 1997. She and Harry shared a wonderful life filled with travel and adventure. Harry passed away in 2017.

Tommie Sue was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, her sister, Margaret Ola (Moe) Carter, and brother-in-law, Robert Dalton Carter. She is survived by her five children: Susan Graham (Roy), Polly Shteamer (Scott Yeargain), Margaret Sartor (Alex Harris), Will Sartor (Sandy), and Emily Sartor (Jim Wright). She is also survived by her stepchildren: Harry Eugene Hubenthal, Kelly Hubenthal (Joie), and Ginger Hubenthal Padgett (Cole).

Along with her five children, Tommie Sue’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought her endless joy. Her grandchildren include Kelley Graham Prendergast, Polly Graham Fohn (Stephen), Casey Shteamer Patak (Michael), Will Shteamer (Ino), Will Harris (Vivian Haesloop), Eliza Harris, Morgan Sartor Ginn (Tyler), Ben Sartor, Trey Sartor, Jackson Wright, and Hank Wright. Her eleven great-grandchildren include Will, Ben, and Anna Fohn; Holden, Whitney, and Poppy Patak; Lyle and Susanna Harris; and George, Sartor, and Will Ginn.

A gifted, versatile and dedicated artist, Tommie Sue created memorable works in a variety of mediums. As a young mother, she focused on portraiture, working in oil and pastel. Many homes in Monroe proudly display her cherished portraits of their family members. Later in life, she turned her attention to still-lifes and landscapes. Ever curious and always adventurous in life and in art, she worked in acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels, pen and ink, collage, clay, papier-mâché, and even, for a time, created whimsical mobiles crafted from coat hangers, fishing line, and cardboard cutouts.

Tommie Sue lived a life richly filled with an abundance of creativity, love, friends and family. Her warmth, good humor, artistry, and contagiously delightful spirit will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

A celebration of Tommie Sue’s life will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM at First Methodist Church, 3900 Loop Rd, Monroe, Louisiana with Pastor Brian Mercer officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Saturday at the Church. 

Serving as Honorary Pallbearers are Tommie Sue’s grandsons.

The family would like to extend a special thank-you to her wonderful caregivers: Diane Givens, Delores Coleman, Mildred Lewis, and Rosalyn Carr. Also a special thank-you to those caring individuals with Elara Home Health and Elara Caring Hospice who brought comfort and peace to Tommie Sue, and to us, in a difficult time. 

Memorials can be sent to First Methodist Church; SOS Pets of Ouachita, P.O. Box 2991, West Monroe, Louisiana 71294-2991; or to the charity of your choice.

For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. Romans 14:8