Mary Louise Noland nee Bynum, 92, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at her home in Jackson, surrounded by her loving family.

Mary was born April 15, 1931, in Fulton, Kentucky, daughter of Doyle and Margaret Aline Humphrey Bynum. Her father passed away at a young age and she was raised by her caring and loving step-father, Henry Meyer Willer. She and Leslie Noland were married September 11, 1953, in Cape Girardeau County. Their union blessed them with four children, Vicky, Christie, Nancy and Mike. Leslie preceded her in death April 27, 1986.

 Mary was a homemaker and worked in the family business with Noland’s Riding Stables and Farm. She was a lifelong member of Wesley United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was also a distinguished quilter.

Mary is survived by her loving children, Vicky (Ginger Henley) Noland, Christie N. Baldwin, and Nancy (Daryl) McNeely all of Jackson, Mike (Sharon Roth) Noland of Moscow Mills; five grandchildren, Meg (Jason) Watson, of Jackson, Spencer (Kayla) Baldwin of Oceanside, California, Leslie (Clay) Schermann of Jackson, Lyndsay (Seth) Maze of Goreville, Illinois, and Katie (Jeff) Fasching of Moscow Mills, Missouri; eleven great-grandchildren, Ainsley, Colton and Cooper Watson, Sloane and Lettie Kate Schermann, Asher and Amelia Maze, and Austin, Mckenna, Brayden, and Kaia Fasching; her in-laws, Jerry Rapp of Tomah, Wisconsin, Norma Lei Noland of Maui, Hawaii, Joan Noland of Thomaston, Connecticut and  numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, Mary was preceded in death by a special friend Ralph Stagg; step-father Henry Meyer Willer; her in-laws, Virginia and Tom Daniel, Gerald “Bud” and Noma Noland, Ruth and George Schweer, Harold Noland, James Noland, Joe Noland, and Judith Rapp. Her cousins; Ray Humphrey, Phyllis Carney, and Dorothy “Dot” Smith.

Visitation will be Wednesday, November 22, 2023, from 10-12 PM at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral service will follow at noon at the funeral home with Rev. William Minor officiating. Burial will follow in McClain Chapel Cemetery.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to McClain Chapel Cemetery Fund.

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