Sarah Hoskins Freid
Published 5:00 am Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Graveside services for Sarah “Sally” Hoskins Freid, of NewOrleans, La., formerly of Brookhaven, are 2 p.m. Friday, July 13,at Hoskins Cemetery in Brookhaven. Brookhaven Funeral Home is incharge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Freid died July 7, 2007, at Ochsner Hospital in NewOrleans. She was born on Sept. 23, 1919, to Sid J. Hoskins andFlora Jobes Hoskins.
She was a native of Brookhaven. She graduated from BrookhavenHigh School and worked locally for utility companies in secretarialand bookkeeping positions before moving to New Orleans in 1955. Shehad been active in the First Presbyterian Church as well as in clubwork.
In 1958, she married Leon Freid, formerly of Boston, Mass. Shewas administration assistant to the director of the NationalAssociation of Securities Dealers, retiring after 25 years ofservice. She was active in the Carrollton Presbyterian Church,serving as president of the Women of the Church for several years.She served as vice president of the Poydras Home Auxiliary for twoyears.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; herbrother, Sidney J. Hoskins Jr.; and her nephew, Sidney G.Hoskins.
Survivors are her nephew, William H. Hoskins, of Orinda, Calif.;Betty Hoskins, wife of the late Sidney G. Hoskins, of Centennial,Colo.; four great-nieces and nephews; four great-great-nieces andnephews; and several cousins.