Mary McGrew Lancaster Pippen

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Mary McGrew Lancaster Pippen - Madison Parish, Louisiana
Cox Funeral Home Delhi, LA April 7, 2024

Mary McGrew Lancaster Pippen passed away peacefully at home in Delhi, LA on Friday, April 5, 2024.

Mrs. Mary graduated from high school in Tallulah, LA She met her latehusband, Emmett Lancaster in Tallulah and they were married for more than fifty years. Later she married Mr. Harvey Pippen and they remained married until his death fifteen years later.

Mrs. Pippen was employed as a telephone operator during the time callers had to have the operator connect each call. Because Mary loved people, she enjoyed her years with Southern Bell and her later work in banking and insurance.

After retirement, Mary contributed to various civic projects in the town of Tallullah, for which she received a plaque of appreciation from the mayor.

She was a member of the Tallulah Methodist Church where she was active in the UMW.

Mary had an adventurous spirit and was more than glad to drop everything for a last minute trip with friends or family.

She was preceded in death by her father Thomas Erwin McGrew, her mother Launa Cortez Borders, and three brothers Tommy McGrew, J. C. “Kag” McGrew, and W. R. Borders.

She is survived by her daughter Launa Martin and husband Steve of Delhi, granddaughter Lyndsey Martin, and great granddaughter Harper Elizabeth Davidson of Metairie. Other survivors include siblings Laura Geese (Freddie) from Tyler, TX, Tamara Trahan (Daniel) of Lafayette, LA, and Tully Borders (Joy) of Kilgore, TX, as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

Mary was truly accepted and loved by the family of her second husband Harvey Pippen. She was pre-deceased by stepsons Harvey Jr. and Wes Pippen, and step-grandson David Brownstein. Surviving her are step-daughter Jean Pippen Nesbit (Lamar) of Jackson, MS, step-son Charlie Pippen (Lynne) of Ruston and several great and great-great grandchildren.

The family wishes to thank Crossroads Hospice for their comforting care during Mary’s illness. They also want to acknowledge the ladies who were sitters but became like family: Pam Henderson, Maudie Neathery, Faye Carter, and Glenda Leggins.

There will be a graveside service at 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Masonic Cemetery of Delhi led by Rev. Marshall Sevier and under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi. All friends and family are welcome.