Drusilla Mendoza^[1]

1935 - 2023  (87 years)

• Name	Drusilla Mendoza
  Nickname	Dru
  Birth	29 Aug 1935	Bayou Chene, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Aug 2023	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana   [2]
  	Drusilla McQuiston Obituary Aloving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Dru, passed peacefully Saturday, August 12, 2023 with family by her bedside. She was born August 29, 1935 to Dennis and Bertha Mendoza in Bayou Chene, LA, raised in Plaquemine, and upon marriage to the love of her life, James Allen McQuiston, moved and resided in Baton Rouge. Together they proudly raised two sons, Ron (Lenel), of Greenwell Springs and Ritchie, of Baton Rouge. Additionally, they were blessed with three grandchildren, Lauren McQuiston Martinez (Christopher), Ryan, and Brennan and two great grandchildren, Shelby and Davis Martinez. Also, very precious in Dru's life was the relationship she shared with her dear brother, Jerome and his wife, Laura Mendoza. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, with a blessed fifty-nine years, and her parents. Visitation will be held from 9:00am - 10:00am on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 with a funeral service to begin at 10:00am at Greenoaks Funeral Home. 9595 Florida Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70815.
  Person ID	I8005	Family
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Dennis Mendoza
  Mother	Bertha Case
  Family ID	F16718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Allen McQuiston,   b. 21 Apr 1931, Plaquemine, Louisiana d. 27 Apr 2012, Baron Rouge, Louisiana (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1954
  Children	1. Ronnie McQuiston   2. Ritchie McQuiston
  Family ID	F2625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

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  Drusilla Mendoza (1935 - 2023)

  
  

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  [S3045] The Advocate, James McQuiston; obituary; 28 April 2012; 5 May 2012. James McQuiston James "J.A." Allen McQuiston, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Plaquemine, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the age of 81. He worked many years and retired from Dolese Concrete Company. James enjoyed LSU baseball, hunting, fishing and gardening; but more importantly was a family man who "hung in there" for the birth of his first great-grandchild. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will be missed dearly by all who knew him. James is survived by his wife of 58 years, Drusilla "Dru" Mendoza McQuiston; his two sons, Ronnie McQuiston and wife Lenel, and Ritchie Mc- Quiston; three sisters, Hythen Hodges and husband Kenneth, Effie Mae Mixon, and Laura Roshto; one brother, Frank McQuiston and wife Eula Mae; sister-in-law, Mary Lou Mc- Quiston; brother-in-law Jerome Mendoza and wife Laura; three grandchildren, Lauren Martinez and husband Christopher, Ryan McQuiston, and Brennan McQuiston; and one great-grandchild, Shelby Martinez. He is preceded in death by his parents, Nelson and Lottie McQuiston; and brother, Roy McQuiston. Visitation will be held at Greenoaks Funeral Home on Monday April 30, 2012 from 9 a.m. until service at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Please visit www.greenoaksfunerals. com to leave condolences for the family. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Cancer Services of Baton Rouge, 550 Lobdell Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70806, in James' memory. Published in The Advocate from April 29 to April 30, 2012 [S2669] Legacy Website, online; 17 August 2023; Drusilla Mendoza "Dru" McQuiston obituary 2023.