"Jane" Mary Center Obituary (1950

Mrs. Mary Jane Stewart Center, age 71, of Milton, Kentucky was born on July 16, 1950, to the late Thomas Clarence and Mary Loretta Gordon Stewart. She resided her entire life in Trimble County where she attended school. She was united in marriage to the late Elwood Center on Valentine's Day at the Trimble County Courthouse. Jane was baptized and a member at the Milton Baptist Church. She volunteered at Trimble County Schools, worked at Mom's Diner and tended bar at Drake Lounge and K & C Tack and Bar. She also worked at Joan's Quilts and Crafts and Ora's Gift Shop. She enjoyed listening to music, dancing, crafting, quilting, sewing, and crocheting. She loved collecting dolls, monkeys, and turtles. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her grandbabies, great grandbabies, nieces and nephews, brothers and sisters, and many close friends. Her favorite holidays were Christmas and Halloween. Her proudest accomplishment was raising her family, on her own, after Elwood's early passing: her younger siblings, her three children, and the neighborhood kids. Her giving heart and nurturing spirit are evident by the lives she touched. She held membership in the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion Auxiliary. Jane passed away with her loving family at her side at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 24, 2021 after her five year battle with cancer at King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Jane will be missed by her loving companion of 35 years, Don "Papaw" Bryant of Louisville, Kentucky; her loving daughter, Melissa Davis of Milton, Kentucky; her loving sons, Kevin Lee "Bubba" Center and his wife, Kristy of Bedford, Kentucky, Charles "Bubbie" Elwood Center and his wife, Isa of Madison, Indiana; her step sons, Rick Center and his wife, Lou Ann of Madison, Indiana, Robert Center and his wife, Kyleen of Madison, Indiana, Billy Center of Madison, Indiana; her grandchildren, Toby Davis and his wife, Mollie, Robert Brooks and his wife, Jess, Jessica Center-Edwards and her fiancee, Dillon, Haley Center and her fiancee, Dusty, Nick Center, Jersey Center, Christy Jones and her husband, Tim, Gina Center and her fiancee, Jeremy, Wendy Center, Maggie Garvin, Sara Fox and her husband, Jeff, Chelsea Neuman, Eli Center and his wife, Shira, and Adam Center; her 18-great grandchildren, her 4-great great grandchildren; her brother, Mike Stewart of Milton, Kentucky; her sisters, Jenny Henry of Bedford, Kentucky, Judy Cole of Madison, Indiana, Lil Aldridge and her husband, Tim of Bedford, Kentucky; many nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Clarence Stewart, her mother, Mary Loretta Gordon Stewart, her husband of 13 years, Elwood Center, died September 17, 1981, her brothers, Tony Stewart, Paul Stewart, Thomas "Snooks" Stewart, and Rodney Lynn Stewart, her sister, Pamela Stewart, her nephew, Eddie Henry, and her brother in law, Dale Center. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., by Bro. Aaron Snelling at the Calvary Baptist Church, 2632 Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Milton, Kentucky. VISITATION Friends may visit Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at Calvary Baptist Church, 2632 Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Krista Loyd Resource Center % of the U of L Brown Cancer Center. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of "Jane" Mary Center, please click here to visit our sympathy store.