Mary Edith Bean

September 21, 1940 - October 12, 2007

Mary Edith Bean, age 67,

of Picayune died Friday, October 12, 2007

at NorthShore Regional Medical Center, Slidell, LA.

Funeral services:

Monday, October 15th at 11:00 AM

at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bob Heausteus officiating.

Visitation:

Monday, October 15th from 10:00 AM until time to service

at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial:

Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Picayune

Mary, a resident of Picayune since 1998, was a homemaker and a Baptist.

She was involved in Toys for Tots and enjoyed working with crafts and flowers.

She is survived by:

her husband, William Bean of Picayune;

one son, David Daniel Rushing, Jr. of Baton Rouge, LA

six daughters, Mary Patch of Picayune,

Judy Woodard of Picayune,

Bobbie Abbott of Alton, IL,

Debbie Bennett of Slidell, LA,

Tonya Burke of Bay St. Louis,

Judy Bean of Alton, IL

one brother, Wilbur Joseph Thomas of Slidell, LA

two sisters, JoAnn Pilcher of Slidell, LA

Marguerite Strain of Slidell, LA;

ten grandchildren, Kelly Mackey, Christopher Bennett,

Steven Hendrix, Jack Pratt, Nicole Pratt, Heather Burke,

Billy Hendrix, Chad Bennett, Chase Bennett and Bryan Abbott

five great-grandchildren, Joshua, Justin, Kaley, Natalie and Tyler.