Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, www.act.alz.org.
Mary was born May 1, 1950, in Hamburg, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her mother, Hattie Ardoin.
Survivors: Her loving husband of 16 years, David James; daughters, Vicki McDowell and husband, Gaylen, Mischa Hayes and husband, Clayton, and Dana Gallagher and her husband, Robert; stepsons, Chad James and wife, Christy, and Dyer James and wife, Michaela; 17 grandchildren; two great-grandsons; father, Dewayne Kelley and wife, Julie; stepfather, Joseph Ardoin; sisters, Patsy Calhoun, Martha Crowder, Sheila Elmore, Susan Pounders and Diane Richey; brother, DeWayne Kelley; and many nieces and nephews.
