My dear mother Kathleen Maybelle Baughman entered the pearly gates of her heavenly home on Saturday, July 31, 2021. I had been with her at Peppi’s Hospice House in Tucson, AZ since Wednesday of that week & was holding her hand as she left this earth for her heavenly home.
The funeral will be Wednesday, August 18th at 10:30 am at East Lawn Palms Mortuary, 5801 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ. The service will also be live streamed on East Lawn Palms Facebook page for all who would like to view it but cannot attend personally.
Having reached her 94th birthday on March 31st 2021, she had been seeking the Lord to take her. He graciously answered her request. The Lord Jesus Christ was her Savior since 1951 when she came to Him in personal saving faith at Christian Tabernacle in Canton, OH. When I was a child, we were at the church every time the doors were open. Her influence was instrumental in my salvation & growth in the Lord which resulted in my service in pastoral ministry for 48 years. "Kay", as she liked to be called, was an avid “garage saler” in later life. For many years earlier in life, she was the head wig consultant for JC Penney Company in Canton, Ohio.
She was always full of life & was a personable “people person.” She is survived by her two sons: David Stertzbach, Sr. of Tucson, Robert Stertzbach of Bolivar, OH, & one sister, Mrs. Jackie Dryden of Bedford Heights, OH. Kay adored her three grandsons, David Stertzbach, II of Chandler, AZ; Rev. Jonathan Stertzbach of Monroe, GA; & Joshua Stertzbach of Bakersfield, CA, & her seven great grandchildren.
Flowers may be sent to the mortuary or donations in her name may be directed to Continental Baptist Church at PO Box 1362, Cortaro, AZ 85652.
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