Mary Rebecca Edgmond

Mary (Margie) Rebecca Pyatt Edgmond, daughter of Shelia D. Pyatt and Susie Elizabeth Crabtree Pyatt Brown was born December 3, 1925. She passed peacefully at the age of 90 on November 14, 2016, while surrounded by family. Mary was the oldest of twelve children.

She was united in marriage on December 18, 1945, to Edward Earnest Edgmond. They were married 52 years before he passed. They had four children.

Mary loved to sew and made clothes for her children and grandchildren, as well as making quilts. She also liked to crochet. She loved to square dance. She had a green thumb and had many beautiful plants in and surrounding her home. She and Edward always raised a big garden and shared the bounty with neighbors.

Mary was a homemaker for many years. She also worked at Angelica Uniform for several years. During World War II, she worked in a plant in Hannibal, Missouri, making and refurbishing uniforms for the military. Other than the time spent in Hannibal, she spent her life in Texas and Shannon Counties, most recently in Houston, MO.

She attended the Assembly of God Church in Hartshorn for many years. Later she attended a Baptist Church in Houston.

Mary was preceeded in death by her husband Edward, her son Sherman , her parents Shelia Pyatt and Susie Brown, two brothers: Carl Amburn and William Amburn; four sisters: Mae Maxine Pyatt Taylor, Ruthine Amburn Mesplay, Helen Amburn Kimmey, and Wilma Amburn Bast. She was also preceded by her beloved grandparents Harve and Rebecca Crabtree who raised and cared for her when she was a child.

She is survived by one daughter: Carla Stark, Hartshorn; two sons: Howard Edgmond (Patsy), Licking, and Bryan Edgmond, Houston; three sisters: Pearl Amburn Hinton, Houston, Vivian Amburn Wyldes (Don), Moline, Illinois, and Lois Amburn Layton, St. Louis; two brothers: Lloyd Amburn, Licking, and Floyd Amburn (Lois), Licking. She is also survived by six grandchildren: Tony Edgmond, Melonie deJesus (Joe), Carl Letner (Kelly), Lisa Wolfe (Jason), Evelyn Jones (Tim), and Rebecca Dugger (Greg); ten great-grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.