Mary Jean Lafferty Denhart,61, of Winnie, Texas, formerly of Bangs, Texas passed away on September 3, 2004 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas.
Mary was born on June 13, 1943 in Crane, Texas to L.D. and Ione Lafferty. She graduated from Bangs High School in 1960 and over the course of her life she received her real estate license and graduated from Central Texas Community College in Brownwood, Texas.
After her high school graduation Mary worked for several years at the Brownwood Community Hospital until marrying and moving to Abilene, Texas where she worked for Hester Real Estate Agency for many years.
Mary moved back to Bangs after her two children were grown, where she became active in the Bangs American Legion and the First United Methodist Church. She worked as the executive secretary for the Veterans Administration in Brownwood.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents. She leaves behind 2 children, daughter Pamela Gail Johnson of Coppell, Texas; son Michael D. Johnson of Arlington, Texas; 2 sisters, Linda Moore and husband Troy of Hamshire, Texas, Barbara Faye Bates and husband Eric of Iola, Texas; 6 nieces and nephews, Bobby Moore and wife Cheryl, Lisa Walton and husband Will, Brandon Moore and wife Amy, Terry Weatherman and wife Elli, Jay Lafferty and Levi Weatherman, along with 10 great nieces and nephews.
The family will be receiving visitors from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, September 5, 2004 at Broussard’s Mortuary, 134 W. Buccaneer, Winnie, Texas.
Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in Bangs Cemetery in Bangs, Texas, under the direction of Davis-Morris Funeral Home in Brownwood. A gathering of family and friends will be 5:00-8:00p.m.Monday evening at Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
