Mary Hannah George Baxter Stites Obituary (1929

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Mary Hannah George Baxter Stites Mrs. Mary Hannah George Baxter Stites, age 85, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on November 11, 1929 in Switzerland County, Indiana near Vevay. She was the loving daughter of the late John W. and Luizia Copeland George. She was a graduate of Madison High School and in 1954 she completed studies at the Glamour Girl Beauty School in Marion, Indiana to become a beautician. She married Paul "Bud" Baxter on December 31, 1945 and was blessed with a daughter and a son. She went back to school at IVY Tech College for a nursing degree in 1970 and worked twenty years at various hospitals and health care facilities in Southern Indiana. She married Charles "Chap" Stites on May 28, 1983 at the Wirt Baptist Church and enjoyed twelve years until his death. She worked as a beautician for twenty-five years at the Petite Beauty Shop in Versailles, Indiana. She also owned and operated Mary's Country Curl making a total of forty years as a beautician, retiring in 1994. She lived all of her life in Jefferson County except for twenty-five years in Ripley County. She was a member of the Wirt Baptist Church. Mary died on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 5:22 p.m. at the Hanover Health & Rehab Center in Hanover, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Mary will be missed by her son in law, Terry W. Hall of Madison, Indiana; her step-daughters, Barbara Burnett and her husband, Mike of Madison, Indiana, Kathy Holder of Madison, Indiana; her step-son, Gary Stites and his wife Shari of Madison, Indiana; her step-son in law, Bob Brooks of Madison, Indiana; her sister, Patricia Gonzalez of North Carolina; her brothers, Cecil George of Columbus, Indiana, Leland George of Arkansas; her grandchildren, Marty, Randy, Johnny, Susie and Scotty; 10-step grandchildren and several step great grandchildren; 4-great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, John W. and Luizia Copeland George, her first husband, Paul "Bud" Baxter, died April 25, 1981, her second husband, Charles W. "Chap" Stites, died December 15, 1995, her son, James E. Baxter, her daughter, Mary L. Hall, her step-daughter, Cindy Brooks, her daughter-in-law, Rebecca J. Baxter, her brothers, James E. and Everett George, her sister, Lou George, her step grandsons, Keith Brooks, Brian Stites and Trent Holder. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 7, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Troy Hedges at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 near Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Wirt Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments