Margaret Roy Gremillion

Margaret Roy Gremillion was born on September 28, 1937, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended grade school and high school in Baton Rouge, graduating from St. Anthony High School in 1955. She attended Loyola University in New Orleans studying medical technology and finished the medical technology program at Baton Rouge General Hospital where she worked until her retirement in 1994. Margaret married her high school sweetheart, Ernest Gremillion, in 1959 and they were blessed with two children, Randall and Julie.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Raphael Waldo and Hazel Roy and her siblings, Rhett and Ray.

Margaret’s survivors include her husband; their children, Randall and wife, Kate, and Julie and her husband, Robert Collins; grandchildren, Alexandra, Isabelle, Ezekial, and Obadiah Gremillion of Costa Mesa, California and Sean Collins of Tallahassee, Florida.

She was an active artist and a member of the Baton Rouge Art League for many years. She loved to cook and to plan events with her friends and family.

The family would like to thank the nurses of Baton Rouge Hospice and all of Margaret's care givers at Ollie Steele Burden Manor for the wonderful care they provided.

Visitation will be held Monday, March 24, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy. Baton Rouge, LA 70816. The funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Baton Rouge.

Family and friends may sign the online guestbook or leave a personal note to the family at www.resthavenbatonrouge.com