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Mary Lou loved her dogs, growing flowers, sewing, making quilts and doing puzzles. She spent the last 18 years going to Branson every fall with her girlfriends and making memories. She was blessed with 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren who she adored spending time with. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Nevada, MO.
Mary Lou is survived by her two daughters, Cindy Ast (Mike) and Cathy Kavalesky (Michael), all of Nevada; grandchildren, Mandi Butler (Blake), Derek Gash (Megan), Andrea Gullett (Adam), Blake Ast (Olivia), Jessica Ewert (Paul) and Jordan Kavalesky (Ashley); 14 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and a very special great-Aunt, Wanda Jean, Bolivar, MO. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil; parents, Ray and Thadrel; her sister, Dixie Shuler (Bill); brother, Billy Joe (Bernice); and two infant great-grandsons, Corbin Gash and Oliver Ewert.
The family will receive friends on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Ferry Funeral Home, followed by graveside services at Moore Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. with Roger Beach officiating. Mary Lou's grandsons and grandsons-in-law will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be her great-grandsons, Conner Ewert, Cohen Gash, Ryland Ewert, Bo Butler, Reid Kavalesky, and Hudson Ast.
Memorials are suggested to Vernon County Cancer Relief in c/o Ferry Funeral Home.
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