Mary Lynn Cassity Mauritzen was born November 14, 1939 in Panola County, Texas, one of six children born to Oscar Olar and Grace Virginia Sharp Cassity. Mary attended school in Henderson and Carthage graduating from CHS in 1959. She married Kenneth Edmund Mauritzen April 14, 1960 and they celebrated 53 years together before he preceded her in death in 2013.
Mary was active in community and church work as a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church, where she served as Sunday School Secretary for over 40 years. She enjoyed cooking for family and community events. Mary was known for her pecan pie and her cookies at Christmas time. Mary loved the outdoors, mowing, and working in her flowerbeds. She was a talented and skilled artist in painting.
Mary is also preceded in death by her parents, sister, Virginia Bassett, brothers, John and Joe Cassity; brother-in-law's, Jack Watkins and Bro. Danny Pope; best friend, Judy Robinson.
Mary was active in community and church work as a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church, where she served as Sunday School Secretary for over 40 years. She enjoyed cooking for family and community events. Mary was known for her pecan pie and her cookies at Christmas time. Mary loved the outdoors, mowing, and working in her flowerbeds. She was a talented and skilled artist in painting.
Mary is also preceded in death by her parents, sister, Virginia Bassett, brothers, John and Joe Cassity; brother-in-law's, Jack Watkins and Bro. Danny Pope; best friend, Judy Robinson.
Mary Lynn Cassity Mauritzen was born November 14, 1939 in Panola County, Texas, one of six children born to Oscar Olar and Grace Virginia Sharp Cassity. Mary attended school in Henderson and Carthage graduating from CHS in 1959. She married Kenneth Edmund Mauritzen April 14, 1960 and they celebrated 53 years together before he preceded her in death in 2013.
Mary was active in community and church work as a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church, where she served as Sunday School Secretary for over 40 years. She enjoyed cooking for family and community events. Mary was known for her pecan pie and her cookies at Christmas time. Mary loved the outdoors, mowing, and working in her flowerbeds. She was a talented and skilled artist in painting.
Mary is also preceded in death by her parents, sister, Virginia Bassett, brothers, John and Joe Cassity; brother-in-law's, Jack Watkins and Bro. Danny Pope; best friend, Judy Robinson.
Mary was active in community and church work as a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church, where she served as Sunday School Secretary for over 40 years. She enjoyed cooking for family and community events. Mary was known for her pecan pie and her cookies at Christmas time. Mary loved the outdoors, mowing, and working in her flowerbeds. She was a talented and skilled artist in painting.
Mary is also preceded in death by her parents, sister, Virginia Bassett, brothers, John and Joe Cassity; brother-in-law's, Jack Watkins and Bro. Danny Pope; best friend, Judy Robinson.
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