She worked briefly for the North Texas Tollway Authority before being employed by U-Haul, where she has remained for the last 17 years. During her extended employment, she has been a committed, dedicated, and exemplary "Girl Friday" to a group of male coworkers. Because of her competence and compassion, she became the "hub" of the entire facility.
Pooh was married to "Happy" Flores several years and was a beloved step-mom to Daniel. She and "Happy" have remained good, personal friends, working closely together at U-Haul.
Mary Ellen became a Christian as a teen and lived for her Savior her entire adult life. She has been a faithful and devoted member of Memorial Baptist Church for the last 24 years, serving on various committees, teaching teens, and leading music; but her forte was that inborn, superb solo voice. she was always eager to sing Gospel solos as a testimony of her abiding faith in Jesus Christ.
Pooh will be remembered as being knowledgeable, honest, straightforward, and trustworthy. To know Pooh was to love her as indicated by her host of loving friends and colleagues.
Mary is survived by her devoted parents, James Erwin and Mary Sue Tedder; loving, sister Pamela Hoffman; favorite brother-in-law, John Hoffman; special nephew Colby Hoffman; charming niece,
Chloe Hoffman; doting grandmothers, Mary Elizabeth Orr and Darlene Tedder; grandfather, James M. Tedder; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, coworkers, and friends.
Pooh was preceded in death by her grandfather, Byron T. Orr.
