Carol J St. Mary

Carol St. Mary 91, passed away Monday Sept 30, 2024 at Golden Living Center in New Madrid.

Born August 19, 1933 in Kewanee, MO to the late Charles (Charlie) and Mary (Mae) Woods Schuerenberg.

Carol worked several years for the MO State Division of Family Services, she then worked for the Bank of New Madrid, she went back to work for the Division of Family Services where she worked until her retirement. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in New Madrid where she loved to sing, she was in the church choir for over 40 years, she had the voice of an angel. She and Mr Richard (Dick) were very involved with the church. For many years they took great pride and joy working and taking care of the Grotto.

Carol helped get a girls softball league started here in New Madrid and she coached also. She was a force of nature. She loved life, she loved flowers, they filled the back yard, mostly all she had planted herself with some help from our Daddy. She had bird feeders galore and would sit outside for hours watching and listening to them -it was magical because it was as if they knew she would be ready for them when they returned in the winter (and they did)

What Carol really loved was her family, she loved being a “Mema”- she was everyone’s number one fan.

March 1, 1955 she married the love of her life Richard (Dick) St Mary Jr and they were together until he passed away June 9, 2018.

Survivors include daughter Susan Kim St Mary Hall; son Richard L St Mary III; daughter Lori (Roger) Kenedy. 2 sisters in law Norma Blankinship and Sherry St Mary.            7 grandchildren: Greg S (Rose) Hall Jr, Amanda (Terry Dale) Aters, Mindy (Jordan) French, Justin Kenedy, Zachary E. (Betsy) Krebs, Richard Luke (Sarah) St. Mary IV, Joshua A St Mary. 11 great grand children: Elijah S Hall, Meadow McClendon, Kaitlyn Mackling, Analeigh French, Nolan French, Lily Clark, Daisy Kenedy, Cotton Kenedy, Clara Krebs, Ella Krebs, Richard Luke St Mary V. 2 great-great grandchildren: Oakley Raithel and Remington Byford.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard L. (Dick) St Mary Jr, seven siblings: Agnes (Larry) Gentry, Cora (Oliver) Beckman, Melba (Earnest) King, Dixie (Cid) Dade, Farrie (Webb) Snow, Ivie (Lee) Dill, Walter (Louise) Schuerenberg, one son in law Greg Hall Sr and one great grandson Gage M Aters.

visitation will be Friday evening 10/4/2024 from 5 pm to 8 pm at Richards Funeral Home

A Funeral service will be held Saturday Oct 5th at 10:30 am at Immaculate Conception Church in New Madrid with Fr. suresh Samala officiating.

Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in New Madrid.