Mary Dalton, 90, of Afton died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at her home in rural Afton.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Powers Funeral Home, 612 N. Dodge St., in Afton. The Rev. Joel Sutton will officiate. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Afton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Afton Community Center.
Mary Jean Landers, daughter of Edna R. (Haynes) Landers and Perry H. Landers, was born Oct. 11, 1925, in rural Madison County. She attended rural schools in Madison and Union County and attended high school in Murray.
On June 9, 1942, Mary married Albert Junior Dalton in Grant City, Missouri. They farmed in Jones Township, where Mary managed the family dairy cow operation. Moving to Creston in 1960, Mary worked at Tober’s Dress Shop and First National Bank. They later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where Mary managed a department within Block’s Department Store. Moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they lived until retirement, Mary worked in a tea room. They moved back to Creston in 1977, where she worked as a night clerk in Berning’s Motor Inn. Mary retired in 1990 and returned to the Afton area after the death of her husband. Mary was a volunteer at the Afton Care Center.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; husband; great-grandson Mark James Chastain; daughter-in-law Kay Dalton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth (Leona) Landers, Howard Landers and Jack (Mardena) Landers; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth (Dale) Davis, Doris (Nolan) Huntsman and Faye (Raymond) Wolfe; brother-in-law Harold (Cleofa) Dalton; sisters-in law, Geneva (Fred) Frey and Cecil (Elvin) King and nieces, Donna (Huntsman) Donner and Carol (Huntsman) Wise.
Contributor: Robin Stuva
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Powers Funeral Home, 612 N. Dodge St., in Afton. The Rev. Joel Sutton will officiate. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Afton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Afton Community Center.
Mary Jean Landers, daughter of Edna R. (Haynes) Landers and Perry H. Landers, was born Oct. 11, 1925, in rural Madison County. She attended rural schools in Madison and Union County and attended high school in Murray.
On June 9, 1942, Mary married Albert Junior Dalton in Grant City, Missouri. They farmed in Jones Township, where Mary managed the family dairy cow operation. Moving to Creston in 1960, Mary worked at Tober’s Dress Shop and First National Bank. They later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where Mary managed a department within Block’s Department Store. Moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they lived until retirement, Mary worked in a tea room. They moved back to Creston in 1977, where she worked as a night clerk in Berning’s Motor Inn. Mary retired in 1990 and returned to the Afton area after the death of her husband. Mary was a volunteer at the Afton Care Center.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; husband; great-grandson Mark James Chastain; daughter-in-law Kay Dalton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth (Leona) Landers, Howard Landers and Jack (Mardena) Landers; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth (Dale) Davis, Doris (Nolan) Huntsman and Faye (Raymond) Wolfe; brother-in-law Harold (Cleofa) Dalton; sisters-in law, Geneva (Fred) Frey and Cecil (Elvin) King and nieces, Donna (Huntsman) Donner and Carol (Huntsman) Wise.
Contributor: Robin Stuva
Mary Dalton, 90, of Afton died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at her home in rural Afton.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Powers Funeral Home, 612 N. Dodge St., in Afton. The Rev. Joel Sutton will officiate. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Afton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Afton Community Center.
Mary Jean Landers, daughter of Edna R. (Haynes) Landers and Perry H. Landers, was born Oct. 11, 1925, in rural Madison County. She attended rural schools in Madison and Union County and attended high school in Murray.
On June 9, 1942, Mary married Albert Junior Dalton in Grant City, Missouri. They farmed in Jones Township, where Mary managed the family dairy cow operation. Moving to Creston in 1960, Mary worked at Tober’s Dress Shop and First National Bank. They later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where Mary managed a department within Block’s Department Store. Moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they lived until retirement, Mary worked in a tea room. They moved back to Creston in 1977, where she worked as a night clerk in Berning’s Motor Inn. Mary retired in 1990 and returned to the Afton area after the death of her husband. Mary was a volunteer at the Afton Care Center.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; husband; great-grandson Mark James Chastain; daughter-in-law Kay Dalton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth (Leona) Landers, Howard Landers and Jack (Mardena) Landers; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth (Dale) Davis, Doris (Nolan) Huntsman and Faye (Raymond) Wolfe; brother-in-law Harold (Cleofa) Dalton; sisters-in law, Geneva (Fred) Frey and Cecil (Elvin) King and nieces, Donna (Huntsman) Donner and Carol (Huntsman) Wise.
Contributor: Robin Stuva
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Powers Funeral Home, 612 N. Dodge St., in Afton. The Rev. Joel Sutton will officiate. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Afton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Afton Community Center.
Mary Jean Landers, daughter of Edna R. (Haynes) Landers and Perry H. Landers, was born Oct. 11, 1925, in rural Madison County. She attended rural schools in Madison and Union County and attended high school in Murray.
On June 9, 1942, Mary married Albert Junior Dalton in Grant City, Missouri. They farmed in Jones Township, where Mary managed the family dairy cow operation. Moving to Creston in 1960, Mary worked at Tober’s Dress Shop and First National Bank. They later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where Mary managed a department within Block’s Department Store. Moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they lived until retirement, Mary worked in a tea room. They moved back to Creston in 1977, where she worked as a night clerk in Berning’s Motor Inn. Mary retired in 1990 and returned to the Afton area after the death of her husband. Mary was a volunteer at the Afton Care Center.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; husband; great-grandson Mark James Chastain; daughter-in-law Kay Dalton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth (Leona) Landers, Howard Landers and Jack (Mardena) Landers; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth (Dale) Davis, Doris (Nolan) Huntsman and Faye (Raymond) Wolfe; brother-in-law Harold (Cleofa) Dalton; sisters-in law, Geneva (Fred) Frey and Cecil (Elvin) King and nieces, Donna (Huntsman) Donner and Carol (Huntsman) Wise.
Contributor: Robin Stuva
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