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Mary McCulloch Obituary
Mary was born August 19, 1920, in Savoy, Texas to Claude E. and Price (Ray) Hicks Sr. and went into the presence of our Lord on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-WNJ in Sherman. Mary grew up in Savoy and graduated from North Texas Lab School in Denton, Texas. Mary earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics with minors in Chemistry and English from North Texas State University. She married the love of her life, Everett E. McCulloch, on March 7, 1944 in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Mrs. McCulloch taught Home Economics at Putnam, Grand Prairie, Seagoville, and Sherman High Schools, retiring in 1983. She was a member of Grayson County Retired Teachers Association and a longtime member of the Fairview Baptist Church. Mary enjoyed cooking and sewing, and loved being with her daughters and their families.
Mrs. McCulloch was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Gladys Strealy of Henrietta, Texas, and Frances Wilkerson of Devine, Texas, and a brother David Hicks of Grand Prairie, Texas.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Everett E. McCulloch, daughters, Sherry Hall and husband, Mike, Connie Mitchusson and husband, Mike, all of Sherman; grandchildren, Shannon Pasco and husband, Alex of Portland, Ore., Megan Barnhill and husband, Bryan of Allen, Texas, Casey Hall of Portland, Ore., Matthew Mitchusson of Baton Rouge, La., and Marcus Mitchusson of College Station, Texas, a great-grandchild, Parker Pasco of Portland, Ore.; two brothers, Claude E. Hicks Jr. and wife, Jean of Arlington, Texas, and James Hicks and wife, Lynn of Ector, Texas, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Serving as pallbearers will be grandsons, Matthew Mitchusson, Marcus Mitchusson, Bryan Barnhill, Casey Hall and Alex Pasco, and nephews, Gary Hicks and Wesley Hicks. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Waldo Funeral Home.
An online guest register may be signed at www.waldofuneralhome.com.
Services are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home.
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