Mary Ann went to be with her Lord on March 25, 2022 (98 yrs.). She was the widow of Thomas Winthrop Frazier who died in 1993. Mary Ann was born on October 22, 1923, to Clarence and Mary Hamer Banning, who both predeceased her. She graduated from Central High School and Southwestern College (now Rhodes) in Memphis, TN where she was “Miss Southwestern”, the first woman president of the student body and president of Chi Omega Sorority. She met the love of her life “Tommy”, and they were married in 1946 when he graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis. She was a member of First Evangelical Church since 1953 where she loved teaching the Bible in Sunday school for many years in the primary department, and to high school girls, and she especially enjoyed Vacation Bible School. She taught Good News Clubs for many years throughout the city with Child Evangelism. She was instrumental in bringing Bible Study Fellowship to Memphis and taught it for twenty years. She enjoyed her years in “Our Home and Garden Club” and loved being with the Shepherd’s Flock of Single Moms as well as the He Cares Ministry to the home bound at her church. Mary Ann often asked to be remembered as one who loved the Lord Jesus Christ and every member of her family with all her heart.
She leaves five sons and daughters-in-law: Thomas, Jr. (Sandra), Timothy (Debbie), Daniel (Lee Ann), Jonathan (Jayne), David (Vicki) and 14 grandchildren: Jennifer, Alice (Garrett), David, Tim, Jr. (Valerie), Will (Kristin), Mary Claire (Benjamin), Daniel, Katherine (C.J.), Abigail (Taylor), Mary Ann, Lauren, Sarah, Elizabeth, Emily, and 11 great grandchildren. She truly loved her Lord Jesus, and from the time she first knew He was coming back, she has looked for Him every day! Her life was a testimony of Philippians 1:21 –
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
There will be a memorial service on April 24, 3:00 PM, at First Evangelical Church, 735 Ridge Lake Blvd., Memphis, TN 38120. Visitation will follow the service. A private burial will take place with the family at an earlier date at the gravesite. Memorials can be given to the charity of your choice.
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