Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
Elise was born on December 8, 1922 in Greensburg, Louisiana and died on September 12, 2011 at 3:45 a.m. in her “apartment” at Ollie Steele Burden Manor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from complications after multiple strokes. Elise saw much in her almost 89 years. She was a Baptist and her last church membership was Emmanuel Baptist Church of Denham Springs where she was known as the “flower lady.” She grew beautiful roses and was quite accomplished at arranging them. Every Sunday she would provide a beautiful arrangement for the pulpit. She and her husband, Maxwell, Sr, raised their children in Baton Rouge, “retired” in Denham Springs, and before moving to Ollie Steele she lived 7 years at Lake Sherwood Village. During her Denham Springs years, she and dad grew a huge garden. Some of the grandchildren helped her with harvesting and the blueberries were the favorite crop! That acreage is now the site of a small subdivision named after her. She and my Dad eloped in 1938. S