Mary Ruth Mora, 80, of Holton, died Saturday, November 9, 2019 at her home with her family around her.

She was born August 5, 1939 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of George and Mary McCallum McCullough.  She graduated from North High School in Minneapolis, MN in 1957.

Mary worked at a number of different jobs.  She was  a switchboard operator, and later a waittress for many years.  She worked as a Certified Nurses Aide with Home Health in Colorado, and for Frito Lay in Topeka and Oldham's Sausage Plant in Holton.  After retirement she enjoyed volunteering for many organizations, too many to list.

Mary was a member of the First Baptist Church in Holton and led the Senior Sunday School Class at the church. 

She married Reuben Clark.  They were divorced in 1972.  She married Chris Mora in January of 1991.  He died in 2003.

Mary was also preceded in death by her parents, a son, Michael Clark, who died in 1991, and a sister, Martha Cox.

Survivors include a son, David Clark, Valley Falls; four daughters, Theresa Clark, Cheryl Anderson, Lori Bellew and husband Craig, and Jeanne Baldwin, all of Holton; one brother, Timothy McCullough and one sister, Esther Klay and husband Jon, all of Inverness, FL; thirteen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 12th at the First Baptist Church.  Family and friends will meet from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Tuesday.  Mary will lie in state Monday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton.  Memorials are suggested to the Holton Community Hospital, and may be sent in care of the funeral home, PO Box 1034, Holton, KS  66436.  On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com