Mary Sue McRae-Meador

A Celebration of her life will be held on Friday, February 17, 2023 at 1:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Chapel in College Station with Reverend Jennifer Webber officiating. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home.

Mary Sue was born June 28, 1936 in Foxworth, MS. the daughter of Walter Shelby Sr. and Anna Mae (Thornbill) Pittman. She graduated from high school with special distinction in 1954, and was active in basketball, track, homecoming and the editor of the Columbia Hi-Lights newspaper. Mary Sue retired after many years in banking and real estate sales.

She was proud of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mary Sue was a loving caregiver to both of her husbands, until their deaths. She enjoyed sunrises, sunsets, gardening, sewing, traveling, boating and watching football. Family and friends will remember her for her loving concern for all of humanity, her beautiful smile, giving heart, devoted love of family and her unerring faith in God. Mary Sue was a member of First United Methodist Church in Eldorado, TX.

Mary Sue is preceded in death by her parents, Walter Shelby Sr. and Anna Mae Pittman; first husband, Will Wright McRae Jr., second husband, Edward Franklin Meador; daughter, Sabrina Louise Savant; sister, Carolyn Roberson; brother, Benjamin Larue Pittman; and grandson, William Christopher Waltrip.

She is survived by her daughters, Mary McRae-Waltrip, and Elizabeth Ann McRae; stepdaughter, Claudia Meador Stephens; stepsons, John “Rusty” Meador and Lynn Edward Meador; brothers, Walter Shelby Pittman Jr., and James Kenneth Pittman; sisters, Opha Louise Dyess and Janis Faye Mosley; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, thirteen step-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to MD Anderson Cancer Center www.mdanderson.org

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3: 5-6