As a tribute to Memorial week, we are remembering the members of Wesley Chapel who have died since last Memorial Day. We remember Mary Huff. Mary Huff was the sixth of seven children, born March 25, 1925, in Crawford County, Indiana. After she graduated high school in 1944, she moved into an apartment with two of her sisters in Evansville. She was a real life "Rosie the Riveter", building P-47 Thunderbolt fighter jets that were sent into battle during World War II. On one of her days off, she went to the zoo. While viewing the monkeys, she met Novie Huff, a young sailor who was on leave. They were married in 1946. After moving to New Albany, Mary worked at the Ammunitions Plant in Charlestown supporting the troops in Korea. Novie and Mary had two children, Phil and Kathy. As a family, they would go camping and boating at state parks in Indiana and Kentucky, eventually buying a lot outside of Patoka Lake state park. Novie and Mary were married 65 years at the time of Novie’s death on Veteran’s Day, 2011. On Valentine’s Day of this year, Mary was named "Queen of Westminster". She joined Wesley Chapel in 1978 and was a member for 47 years. She died on April 19, 2025. She was 100 years and 25 days old. Mary put her faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believed that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and believed in the resurrection. Jesus promises us that he is preparing a place for each of us and that when it is time, he will come and get us and take us to the place he has prepared for us. Today we celebrate God’s promise in Jesus Christ that our loved ones continue to live in God’s presence and in our memory.

We remember Mary Huff.