Thomas Gordon Mungall

"I've heard the lilting, at the yowe-milking, Lasses a-lilting before dawn o' day; But now they are moaning on ilka green loaning; The Flowers of the Forest are a' wede away." Thomas Gordon Mungall Jr. was born 1931, in Sylacauga, Ala., and died at 8 p.m. Fathers Day, Sunday, June 21, 2009, in Baton Rouge. Visitation at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 445 Marquette Ave., on Wednesday, June 24, from 9:30 a.m. until Mass at 10:30 a.m. Burial at Port Hudson National Cemetery at 2 p.m. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Searls Mungall; a son, Thomas Gordon Mungall III and wife Catherine, Baton Rouge; a daughter, Mary Louise Mungall and husband Capt. Glen Chidester (USNR), JAGC, Pensacola, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Travis Chidester and wife Janies, St. Augustine, Fla., Tiffany Sellers and husband Ory, James Mungall and wife Emily, and Ian Mungall, all of Baton Rouge. A graduate of Southern Mississippi University with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, Thomas was a resident of Baton Rouge for 53 years. He was a retired research chemist at Ethyl Corp. He was active in many civic, community and cultural organizations, including The Caledonian Society of Baton Rouge, where he was past president and longtime board member, The St. Andrew Society of Baton Rouge where he was a founding member, The Clan Campbell Society of North America, The Scottish American Military Society, R.C.I.A., the American Legion, and served as a church usher for many years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, 1949-52, and a member of Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church. Pallbearers will be Thomas Mungall III, Glen Chidester, Travis Chidester, James Mungall, Ian Mungall, Ory Sellers, Jim Borland, David Brown, Roland Glover and Larry Shepherd. Honorary pallbearers are Richard Ashby, Richard Boucher, Joe Campbell, Tom Allen, Stephen Eisenbraun, Bob Ellis, Jimmy Grimes, Dave McGehee and all members of the St. Andrew Society of Baton Rouge. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Hospice of Baton Rouge.