1. | Gradon Louis McQuiston was born on 19 Aug 1929 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York (son of Louis Kirkpatrick McQuiston and Nellie Grace Vanderzell); died on 22 Jun 2023 in Monroe, Ouachita County, Louisiana; was buried on 26 Jun 2023 in Logtown, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. Notes:
Gradon wrote, "My grandfather, John Alexander, had a brother--Tom, who was believed dead. He left his home is Pennsylvania at an early age, and was not heard from for about fifty years. John Alexander found his brother in Plaquemine, Louisiana, in the late 1920's--
Tom is now dead, but he left a large family in Plaquemine, Louisiana.
Died:
Gradon McQuiston Obituary
Funeral service for Mr. Gradon Louis McQuiston, 93, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 9:00 A.M. Monday, June 26, 2023, at New Light Baptist Church with Rev. Lindle Stewart officiating. Interment will follow in New Light Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the funeral home.
Mr. McQuiston was born on August 19, 1929, in Rochester, NY, and passed away on June 22, 2023, in Monroe. He was a Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean War. Mr. McQuiston was a member of New Light Baptist Church but had been attending Lea Joyner Memorial Methodist Church for the past several years. He retired as the Director of Mail Processing for the US Postal Service. After retirement he enjoyed lots of golf, hunting, fishing, and growing orchids. Mr. McQuiston was preceded in death by his wife, Jean McQuiston; son, Paul Arthur McQuiston; and his parents, Louis and Nellie McQuiston.
Survivors include his son, Gradon Michael McQuiston; daughter, Ellen Pitt (Randy), grandson, Kirk McQuiston; granddaughters, Erin McQuiston (Matt Schroyer), Megan Wills (Randy), Grace Traweek (Zack), and Madeline Pitt (Jack Cockrum); siblings, Richard McQuiston (Kathy), Fred McQuiston (Carole), and Van McQuiston (Judy); as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family members.
Pallbearers will be John Crockett, Marshall English, Kenny Killian, Trent Temples, Trey Temples, and Jason Wilson.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the nursing staff at Azalea Estates for their love and compassionate care of Mr. McQuiston.
Memorials may be made to New Light Baptist Church or to Lea Joyner Memorial Methodist Church.
Gradon married Celia Jean Humphries on 30 Jun 1953 in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. Celia (daughter of O. B. Humphries and Celia) was born on 9 Dec 1934 in Kelly, Caldwell County, Louisiana; died on 12 Nov 2022 in Monroe, Ouachita County, Louisiana; was buried on 15 Nov 2022 in Monroe, Ouachita County, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Gradon Michael McQuiston
- Paul Arthur McQuiston
- Sarah Ellen McQuiston
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