Elodie Emelda Diodene Fleming Born January 20, 1927 in Gretna, Louisiana and passed away on September 26, 2012 She was the Devoted wife of the late Calvin A. Fleming, II, and Beloved mother of her only child, Calvin, lll.

She was the valedictorian at Gretna High School. She received a full academic scholarship to Newcomb College of Tulane University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at the age of 20. She then attended the University of Illinois where she received her Master's Degree in Chemistry at 22. She was much sought after by many suitors prior to marriage and after the death of her husband. While at Newcomb she was a member of the Newcomb dance club and Gamma Delta, a campus organization for Lutheran fellowship. In her senior year at Newcomb she was voted President of the Tulane and Newcomb math club.

While at Newcomb she simultaneously pursued her musical interest by enrolling at Loyola University of New Orleans where she studied classical piano. She minored in piano studies. She was an accomplished pianist.

When she concluded school, she went to the West Coast to work as a chemist. A few months thereafter she returned to Louisiana to marry her husband. After a honeymoon in Havana, the couple established their home in Lafitte, Louisiana on Fleming Plantation. After her son started school she briefly taught chemistry at Tulane University School of Medicine. She and her husband were also members of Timberlane Country Club. She was an excellent athlete, she swam and played an excellent game of golf. After her husband's death in 1996 she resided in their home until she moved into her son's residence on Fleming Plantation. She proudly demonstrated her witty repartee and intellect well into her eighties.