Saturday, July 23, 2016

Mary Audrey Calhoun


Mary Audrey Calhoun 1919 to 2010

Mary A. McClaine, 91, of Berlin, and formerly of Delmar, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born April 27, 1919, in Delmar, a daughter of the late Clarence James Calhoun and Lillie Mae Adams Calhoun.
Following graduation from Delmar Maryland High School, Mary trained in Salisbury and worked for many years as a beautician, first in Cape Charles, then in Delmar.
She was a longtime, faithful member of First Baptist Church of Delmar. In addition, she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, New Century Club and the Delmar Fire Department Auxiliary. As a cancer survivor, she felt committed to volunteer for the American Cancer Society and later was president of the organization in Wicomico County.
She is survived by a son, James E. McClaine of Seattle; a daughter, Audrey M. McClaine of Laurel; two granddaughters, Sarah McClaine Willgress of Seattle and Margaret McClaine Block of Hailey, Idaho, two great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Edward McClaine III, who passed on Nov. 9, 1991; a son, Richard Lloyd McClaine; and a sister, Mildred Calhoun Cooper.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Delmar, where family and friends may call from 10-11 a.m. Interment will follow in St. Stephen's Cemetery in Delmar.
Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to First Baptist Church of Delmar, PO Box 200, Delmar, Del. 19940.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com . Arrangements are in the care of Short Funeral Home in Delmar.

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