Mary A Cain

Kentucky in 1926 - a poor Appalachian coal-mining town, to parents,

Daniel Logan Brown and Minnie Lou Slusher Brown. While the

Browns lived a financially poor existence (Pappy worked in the

Kentucky coal mine), they were wealthy with love and family.

It was learned fairly early on that Mary had a hearing deficit and

she was sent to a special school for a time. Unfortunately, that

hearing problem followed her all of her life.

She does tell a story about two of her brothers while playing

around with a saw, actually made a deep cut in her leg. Like most

families in that day and age, they treated it themselves and went

on with their lives. There have been times in the past years where

she sometimes had pain in that leg, she believed it came from the

antics of her brothers.

Mary moved to Dayton, Ohio, in the late forties with her

Mother, as did her sisters, Mae and Betty. Her oldest brother, Bill,

had located there earlier while her older sister, Goldie was located

down the road in Cincinnati. It was in Dayton that she met the

love of her life, Sam Cain. After a brief courtship, they went to

Kentucky and got married in April of 1949 with sister, Goldie and

her husband as their witnesses. After Sam's retirement from NCR,

they subsequently moved to Florida, taking Ma with them. She

loved going fishing with Sam. Sisters Mae and Betty also

relocated there in 1973.

Like all sisters, they loved each other dearly ... but would also

have their share of spats. Mae and Betty often accused Mary

of having a Jekyll and Hyde personality. But in the end, they

were always there for each other.

Having no children of her own, Mary embraced all of her

nieces and nephews, as well as many of the residents of Buena

Vista Mobile Home Park. Her best friend, Georgie preceded her

in death by four short months. Other close friends included

Terry and Terry Mae (her Angel), Chuck and Bobbie, Bob,

Henry, Rick, Bella and Nancy. Also Nancy, Darlene and Pat.

And I have to believe there are several restaurant owners

and a waitresses in Holiday who will miss their Java Lady and her

jokes.

A special thank you to family, friends and all those who

touched her heart. We are eternally grateful!