Myrna Ann McIntire

1937 - 2019

Myrna Ann Guidry McIntire, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, was born March 22, 1937, and died peacefully July 1, 2019, at her home in Columbus, Georgia, surrounded by family. She graduated from the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, in 1955 and then attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and St. Mary's Dominican College in New Orleans. She married her high school sweetheart on August 4, 1956, and lived in New Orleans for fifty years before moving to Columbus, Georgia, after Hurricane Katrina. Myrna is survived by Leon Lapleau McIntire, M.D., J.D., her husband of 62 years, and by her much-loved, five children: Timothy Lapleau McIntire, M.D., J.D., Brighid Ann McIntire, M.D., Laura Amanda McIntire Levy, M.D., Christopher Leon McIntire, M.D., Jeffrey Neal McIntire, M.D., and thirteen grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Wilmer John Guidry and Laura Belle Trahan Guidry, and brother, Rene Francis Guidry. A private memorial was held October 12, 2019, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church before burial in the McIntire Family tomb in St. John Cemetery in Lafayette, Louisiana. Father Andrew Schumacher of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist was the celebrant of the funeral Mass. Music was provided by organist Thomas Niel and soloist Karen Broussard. The flower arrangement was provided by Brady LeBlanc, Cemetery Superintendent, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Mops, as she was affectionately known by her family, was the rock of the family, is loved beyond comprehension, and is missed every moment of every day.