Nov. 5, 1937 – July 29, 2016

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Graveside services for Marie Ann Perry Leidner, 78, of Baton Rouge, who died Friday, July 29, 2016, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla. 

Burial will follow under the direction of Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel in Pensacola.

Mrs. Leidner was born Nov. 5, 1937, in Laurel and grew up in Natchez.

She received her bachelor’s degree in foreign languages from Louisiana State University and worked as a stewardess for Pan American Airlines.

Mrs. Leidner was preceded in death by her husband, Ernst “Jay” Leidner Jr.

Survivors include three daughters, Ashley Lastrapes and husband, Henry, and their children, Jay, Brent and Camille; Camille Heap and husband, Tom, and their children, Brandon and Olivia; and Anne-Marie Leedy Wiswesser and husband, Patrick, and their children, Elise and Gram.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Notre Dame Hospice, 16270 Airline Highway, Suite C, Prairieville, LA 70769 or The Cat Haven of Baton Rouge, 70816.

Online condolences may be sent to harpermorrismemorialchapel.com.