Mary Daves

Mary Moseley Daves, a resident of Baton Rouge for 60 years passed away peacefully at the age of 89 surrounded by her family in Austin Texas. She was born December 5, 1935 in Opelousas, Louisiana. Mary attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, Louisiana and graduated from Louisiana State University where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree and met her husband, Harold Gene Daves, while he was attending Law School at LSU. The couple married on December 27, 1957 and raised their family of four children in Baton Rouge.

Mary was a member of the Baton Rouge Junior League, and Morning Callers and hosted numerous events and parties at her home on Perkins Road. She was a talented homemaker who spent her life devoted to her family and four children. Her love of gardening and cultivating her yard and rose garden brought her great pleasure. Mary was an accomplished cook who enjoyed sharing her culinary skills with her family as well as hosting dinner parties for friends and was always at home in the kitchen.

Mary had a generous heart, a warm and welcoming demeanor, a beautiful smile, and a personality that reflected her Southern charm. Those who knew Mary were also well aware of her comedic life observations and her candid remarks which provided great entertainment to her family and friends.

Mary and Harold moved to Austin in 2012 to be with their four children and eleven grandchildren where she remained for the rest of her life. She was a member of the Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church in Austin. She often remarked at the end of her life, “I am ready to go home.” Although cognitively she was slowing down, she often called upon her Catholic roots, and continued to flawlessly recite the Apostle’s Creed, among other prayers of her faith.

She was lovingly revered by her children and grandchildren as the Matriarch, a title she quietly cultivated throughout her lifetime of selfless devotion to her family.

She is pre-deceased by her parents Josephine Dubuisson Moseley and Henry Vincent Moseley, as well as her brother Henry Vincent Moseley, Jr. She is survived by her children, John Daves and his wife Lori; Scott Daves and his wife Lynne; Charlotte Daves Benson and her husband Craig; and Mary Margaret Daves Carrigee, all of Austin Texas, along with eleven grandchildren and one great-grandson. She is also survived by her sisters Margaret Bradley of New Orleans, and Josephine Brown of Wilson, North Carolina, as well as her brother Madison Moseley of Avery Island, Louisiana.

A graveside service will take place on Saturday November 8th, at 11:00 am at St. Charles Cemetery, Grand Coteau, Louisiana. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Beyond Batten Disease Foundation at P.O. Box 50221 Austin Texas 78763 or at www.beyondbatten.org