Mary Heaton Britton
Mary Heaton Britton, 83, formerly of Prospect, died Monday, November 26th at Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Dalton, Ohio, where she had resided for the past four years. Mary was born on February 16th, 1924, in Springfield, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Anna (Fick) Heaton. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Clarence, Robert, Harry, Herman, and Donald Heaton, and by her sister, Doris (Heaton) Dean.
Mary graduated from Springfield High School in 1942 and was married to the late Donald Britton on November 11th, 1942, in Springfield, Ohio. Besides raising five children, Mary worked as an executive secretary, primarily in the Alumni Relations Office of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, and in the office of Abbott and Company in Prospect. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Prospect and was active in community organizations and the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by two daughters, Deborah (Wayne) Hastings of Urbana, and Barbara (Michael) Moser of Dalton; three sons, Donald Britton of Englewood, Florida, Jeffrey (Bunny) Britton of Marion, and David (Rhonda) Britton of Prospect; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 11:00 AM in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Prospect with Rev. Russell Makant officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 PM in Rose Hill Burial Park, Springfield. Friends may call from 6 to 8 PM on Friday at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Prospect and also 1 hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 200 East Water St., Prospect, Ohio 43342.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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