Mrs. Mary Jo Addington

Funeral Services will be January 26 at 2:00 pm at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home Tyler. Officiants will be Rev. Jamie Eitson and Rev. Joe Fauss.

The family will receive friends Friday, January 25th from 6:00-8:00 pm at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home.

Mary graduated from Tyler High in 1955 and retired from Carrier Air Conditioning after 20 years of service.

She was a loving mother, Granny, aunt, sister and friend. She loved people and sharing the unconditional love of Jesus with everyone she encountered.

She attended Park Heights Assembly of God Church until the death of her husband in 2012. She attended First Baptist Church in Whitehouse for the past six years where she was a member of The Open Door Class which brought her so much joy.

Preceding Mary in death were her husband William H. "Sonny" Addington, daughter Sherrell Flowers, granddaughters Tiffany Michelle Johnston and Elizabeth Grace Addington, and brothers James Caldwell and Virgil Caldwell.

She is survived by sons Dr. Danny W. (Carolyn) Addington of Atlanta; Glenn Addington of Tyler; daughter Tamzie A. (David) Nichols of Whitehouse; sisters Betty Ginn of Tyler; Charlotte (Joe) Fauss of Lindale; Phyllis (Eddie) Featherston of Chapel Hill; brothers Phil (Jo) Caldwell of Tyler and Steven (Karen) Caldwell of Miami, FL; grandchildren Travis (Mary) Addington, Luke (Kristi) Addington, Chris Addington, Windy Addington, Michael Addington, John Addington, Amanda (Justin) Jenkins, Jeremy Johnston, Zack (Jeri) Cook, Heather (Jeremy) Spencer, Andrew Head, Daniel (Erica) Head and David Nichols II. Mary is also survived by several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews that she adored.

She was a good and faithful servant to her Lord and had a smile and kind word for everyone. She will be missed by so many who were blessed to know her.

Pallbearers are David Nichols II, Jeremy Johnston, Daniel Head, Andrew Head, and Jeremy Spencer.