Mary DeSha Yarbrough

Mary DeSha Yarbrough passed away March 10, 2011, at the home she shared since 2007 in Quincy, FL, with her daughter Gail, Gail’s husband John, and John’s mother Shirley Cutrer. Mary was born in Waldo, FL, December 13, 1924, to Perry P. and Ruth Freidburg DeSha. She married William E. Yarbrough and moved to Perry, FL, in 1954, where Bill went to work at the newly founded Buckeye Cellulose Corporation. They were members of Lakeside Baptist Church until Bill’s retirement in 1980, at which time they moved back to Waldo. Mary remained in Waldo after Bill’s passing in 1998, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Waldo. Mary quickly became involved in many activities after moving to Quincy. She was a member of Santa Clara Baptist Church. She also could be found every Monday and Thursday at the Tallahassee Senior Center playing canasta, a card game she had enjoyed playing for many years. Mary was diagnosed with peritoneal ovarian cancer in January 2011. The courage and wisdom she displayed over the short two and a half months are an inspiration and a source of strength for all those around her. The outpouring of support and love she received from so many in the past few months is a testament to the number of lives she touched. Mary was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many. She is survived by two sons, Earl (Patsy) Roberts of Stone Mountain, GA, Don (Martha Haynes) Yarbrough of Wakulla, FL, her daughter Gail (John) Cutrer of Quincy, FL, her sister Perry Ann (Linton C.) Reid, and her daughter-in-law, Rebecca (Perry William) DeSha. She has five grandchildren, Christopher (Marie) Yarbrough, Nicholas Yarbrough, Daniel McCall, Heather DeSha, and Holly DeSha, and one greatgrandchild, Sebastian Blanquet, and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Bevis Funeral Home, 2710 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL. Funeral services will be held at The First Baptist Church of Waldo at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 14, 2011, with viewing one hour prior to service. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Waldo. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Big Bend Hospice of Quincy or Santa Clara Baptist Church of Quincy. The family extends a special thank you to Doctors Zorn and Lewis, the staff of TMH Cancer Ward, and Big Bend Hospice, for their loving care and attention to our mother, Mary. She was a strong and loving woman who will be greatly missed.

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Mary DeSha Yarbrough

December 13, 1924 - March 10, 2011