Mrs. Mary Lee Gipson

GIPSON, Mary Lee Hughes, a Prattville resident, died unexpectectedly on Friday December 7, 2012 after a brief illness. A Celebration of Life service will be held Monday December 10, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Prattville First United Methodist Church with Dr. Rob Couch officiating. A visitation and reception will follow Pratt Hall. Mary Lee was born in Montgomery on May 14, 1938 and graduated from Sydney Lanier High School then later moved to Prattville after living in Mobile and Panama City. She served on the Advisory Board of the Autauga DYS Campus and the Autauga DHR Quality Assurance Team. She was a 16 year member of the Alabama Legislator’s Spouses Club, as well as the Autauga County Heritage Association. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church where she held various volunteer positions. She also volunteered for many community and civic positions. She was preceded in death by her parents; Clarence Lee Hughes and Mary Dill Watterson Hughes; two sisters, Mildred Hughes Carter and Betty Jo Hughes Gilpin, and a brother Robert Allen Hughes. She is survived by her loving husband, H. “Mac” Gipson; four children, Meg Gipson Lowry, H.M. “Hootie” (Alta) Gipson, Robert A. “Bob” (Cathee) Gipson, Jo Ella (David) McIntosh. Six grandchildren; Benjamin M. (Ashley) Lowry. Lee Grayson Lowry, Carter Ashmore Gipson, Hannah Lucille Gipson, John David McIntosh, Mac Henry Monroe McIntosh, and one great grandchild, Mary Collins Lowry. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church’s Outreach Program, 100 East 4th Street, Prattville, Al. 36067. The family would like to extend a special word of thanks to Caregiver Brooke Odom and to the doctors, nurses, and staff of Prattville Baptist Medical Center for their outstanding care and support.