Mary Brooks Booth

Mary Brooks Booth Ms. Mary Brooks Booth, 52, died peacefully surrounded by her family, on July 30, 2010. Mary was born in Durham, graduating from Jordan High School in 1976. In 1977 she was an AFS exchange student in Paris, France, returning to attend Davidson College where she graduated in 1981 with honors. For 18 years, she was employed with Whole Foods Market, the last 9 years at the headquarters in Austin, TX, as a Business Systems Analyst. For the past 4 years, Mary fought a bold and selfless battle with cancer. Her humor and positive attitude were an inspiration to many and helped to sustain her through the many challenges over the course of her illness. Mary kept a blog about her illness, which can be read at caringbridge.org/ visit/marybooth. She is survived by her parents, E. Spurgeon Booth, Jr., and Mary S. "Brooks" Booth of Durham; sister, Carol J. Booth of Charlotte, NC; brothers, Ernest S. "Tripp" Booth III of Danville, VA and David D. Booth and his wife, Anna of Cary, NC; nephews, Brad and Grant, George and Sam; an uncle, aunts, and several cousins; a devoted caretaker, Rosemary; and many loving friends. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Watts Street Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Mel T. Williams and Rev. Diane Hill. A celebration of life will be held in Austin, TX at later date TBD. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Patient Services, MD Anderson, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77030 or to the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society 8300 Health Park, Suite 10 Raleigh, NC 27615. The Booth family is under the care of Howerton & Bryan Funeral Home.