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Mary Louise Key, 92, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Hext Cemetery located in Hext, TX. Services are under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home/Sherwood Way.
Mary was born on the family ranch outside of Eden on February 1, 1923. Growing up she lived in several towns including Menard where she met and married Tommie Key.
In 1955 they and their children moved to Fort Stockton where she worked in her mother’s restaurant.
A few years later Mary became a nurse’s aide, working at the Fort Stockton Hospital then in the office of Dr. Lancaster.
For the last nine years after Tommie’s death she was a resident of Baptist Memorial.
Mary enjoyed sewing and growing flowers. She loved her children and grandchildren and looked forward to seeing them.
She is survived by her son, Mike Key and wife Carol, their daughters, Marcy FaulKenberry and Kelly Anthony; daughter, Sarah Painter and husband Tom, their daughter, Terah Hogan; and thirteen great grandchildren.