Mrs. Mary Louise (Stone) Travis, 92, of Calvert City, passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at the Calvert City Convalescent Center in Calvert City.
Born Sunday, Sept. 13, 1925, in Dycusburg, she was the daughter of the late James Collin Stone, Sr. and the late Mary Inez (Bailey) Stone.
She was a Sunday school teacher and taught the GA’s at First Baptist Church of Calvert City for many years. She was a Kindergarten teacher and owner from 1961 until 1976 at Mrs. Travis’ Kindergarten in Calvert City. She was instrumental in the organization of the American Legion Post 236 Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church in Draffenville.
Surviving are her sons, Barry Travis, wife Kay, of Calvert City and William Greg Travis, wife Pam, of Benton; two granddaughters, Alison Prince, husband Mark, and Andrea Powell, husband Chad, all of Calvert City. Also surviving
are two great-grandchildren, Connor Prince and Emma Powell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 44 years, William Freeman Travis; four brothers, Alan Junior Stone, James Collin “J.C” Stone and two infant brothers; and one sister, Hazel Juanita Perryman.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Collier Funeral Home in Benton. Rev. Richie Clendenen and Rev. Dr. Charles Frazier will officiate. Interment will follow the service in the Marshall Co. Memory Gardens in Benton.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at Collier Funeral Home, 211 West 5th, Benton, KY.
The family has requested that memorial contributions be made in memory of Mrs. Mary Louise Travis to the Calvert City Convalescent Center, P.O. Box 7, Calvert City, KY 42029.