Mary Clare Lansden Carruth

CARRUTH Mary Clare Lansden Carruth, died April 2, 2011 at age 90. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter Kent Carruth; her parents, Elizabeth Mount Walker Lansden and Houston Baylor Lansden; a brother, Capt. Humphrey Baylor Lansden; and two sisters, Martha Lansden Rawls and Elizabeth Lansden Frederick. Survived by two daughters: Mary Clare Carruth of Oxford, MS; and Roberta Kennon Carruth; Roberta's husband, Paul D. Taylor and granddaughter, Grace, of Baton Rouge, LA. A member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Clare graduated LSU in 1941. Served as a Navy Wave in World War II, renovated many houses in New Orleans. Active in historic preservation, was a Colonial Dames member and chaired Hermann-Grima House Restoration Committee. Also served on the boards of St. Anna's Residence, the Orleans Club. Was elder at St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church. Recognized as a "Beautiful Activist". Clare moved to St. James' Place, Baton Rouge in 2007. Memorial gifts to the Butterfly Garden Fund at St. James Place; Kappa Kappa Gamma or the preservation fund of the Hermann-Grima House. Memorial Service on Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at one o'clock at the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, 8470 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Private Internment in Kentwood. Rabenhorst (225) 272-9950.