Mary Stenhouse Myers

Mrs. Mary S. Myers age 75 of Conyers, died Sunday, November 25, 2012. Mary was born December 9, 1936 in Greenville, SC to William Arnot Stenhouse, Jr. and Frances Earle Pickens. She graduated from Greenville High School and from Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Mary earned a Master’s degree in Education from Georgia State University. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, the Rev. Dr. Albert A. Myers Jr., Conyers; son and daughter-in-law, Albert A. Myers III and Dana Myers, and granddaughters Emily and Sarah, Conyers; son, Daniel H. Myers, Athens; son and daughter-in-law, James H. Myers and Lisabeth Myers, and granddaughters Ellen and Jane, Marietta; sister, Louise S. Peabody, Greer, SC; sister, Margaret S. Smith and brother, Robert M. Stenhouse, Greenville, SC. After graduating from Queens, she worked as a copy editor for the Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church USA, Richmond, VA. Mary taught preschool for four years at Conyers Presbyterian Church prior to teaching sixth grade at Conyers Middle School for twenty years. She was a member of the Conyers Civic League for almost forty years, serving as president for two terms. Also, she served on the board of the Conyers-Rockdale Library and was a member of the Georgia Council of the Blind. Mary was a member of Conyers Presbyterian Church for 43 years and served in many capacities as a minister’s wife and in the area of Christian education and in the women’s work. Mary was honored as a lifetime member by The Presbyterian Women. She loved her family, was devoted to her sons and granddaughters, and spent many happy hours with them. She excelled at cooking and caring for her family and enjoyed a lifelong love of poetry and literature. A Service of Our Witness to the Resurrection of the Dead and of Thanksgiving for the Life of Mary Myers will be held Saturday, December 1st, at 2 o’clock PM, at Conyers Presbyterian Church with Pastor Tom Sparks and the Rev. Louly Hay officiating. Prior to the 2 P.M. funeral service, a private Service of Committal will be held at Green Meadow Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends from 6 PM to 8:30 PM on Friday, November 30th at Scot Ward’s Green Meadow Chapel. In lieu of flowers, those desiring to do so may make gifts to Conyers Presbyterian Church or The Conyers-Rockdale Library. Scot Ward Funeral Services, 699 American Legion Rd., Conyers, GA 30012, 770-483-7216.

Mary Stenhouse Myers

December 9, 1936 - November 25, 2012