Mary Nell McCorquodale DeFriece

It is hard to believe it was a year ago. I still have her email address. An AOL hold over. She was a lovely person and good friend. I still remember her voice. Mark found a winner. Ken Head and Peggy Stein

A wonderful lady that will be truly missed. Her infectious giggle and laugh would always make one smile. I feel blessed to have known her. My heart is saddened and my eyes are full of tears. Rest in peace Mary Nell.

I worked in IBM Birmingham as a salesman in the banking territory. When IBM introduced their first ATM, the 3614, Mary Nell and I went to San Jose, CA for a school on the device. The First National Bank of Birmingham (now AmSouth) was the first to install the ATM's in Birmingham and my client, The First National Bank of Tuskaloosa (yes that is how they insisted on spelling Tuscaloosa) was next, Mary Nell assisted in both installations. She was a wonderful person to work with, and when the...

In 1980 banking ATMs were a novelty and only installed in large banks with the staff to support them. IBM opened a small Finance Industry group in Boca Raton, Fl to support the small community banks. The intent was to provide a means for these small banks to install ATMs and teller terminals. In this context I met Mary Nell. She had a small bank customer in Alabama. I worked on controller code that would support the ATMs and teller terminals and allow them to communicate with the customer´s...

Deepest Sympathy. What a remarkable woman! Well done. Lynda Bolen Chastain

The dearly loved classmate & friend of the 1967 Jackson High School graduating class. You always looked so cute! I will never forget that you had to teach our geometry class because the teacher was just not gifted with that ability. We all loved you dearly. I am just so sorry.