Mary Ann Huffines

A Celebration of Life Service for Mary Ann Huffines, age 80, of Cookeville, will be at 1 p.m. Monday October 15 at Cookeville First United Methodist Church. Rev. Drew Shelley and Rev. Rob Wheeler will officiate. Interment will follow in the John L Clark Memorial Cemetery in Jackson County. The family will receive friends Sunday from 4 - 8 p.m. at the church and again Monday from 12 p.m. until service time at the church. Mary Ann passed away Thursday October 11, 2018 at West Meade Place in Nashville, TN. She was born Wednesday October 5, 1938 in Gainesboro, TN to the late Bill and Ruth Bain Wooten. She graduated from Jackson County High School and later married her high school sweetheart, Drue Huffines. They celebrated 61 years of marriage on October 26, 2017. They worked together in the radio station business, which they were co-owners of in Livingston and Cookeville. Mary Ann had a deep love for the Lord and her faith was witnessed daily. She was a church member and diligent worker in the Methodist churches she served in Gainesboro and Livingston, and most recently in Cookeville First United Methodist Church. She will be remembered for the love and care she bestowed on those around her. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, outstanding grandmother, and loyal friend. She enjoyed playing bridge for over 50 years with a special group of ladies she cherished. Mary Ann is survived by her husband, Drue Huffines; her daughter, Lucretia (Gary) Maxwell, two grandsons, Davis (Elisabeth) Maxwell, and Lee (Lindsay) Maxwell, all of Cookeville; brother, Billy (Jane Ellen) Wooten, Jr. of Gallatin, TN; uncle, Frank Bain of Baxter; and two nieces, Susan Wooten Ford of Collierville, TN, and Brooke Wooten of Atlanta, GA. Pallbearers will be Charles Langford, Dan Huffines, Bob Gallaher, Jim Thompson, Mike Phipps, Dr. Steve Flatt, Billy Wooten, Jim Hawkins, Joe Hawkins, and Ed Halfacre. Honorary Pallbearers will be Carol Langford, Joan Upchurch, Shelia Nelson, Matilda Speck, Alberta Dale, Carol Coleman, Sue Reynolds, Ginny and Garvin Smith, Patricia Leonard, Joel Upton, Frank Bain, Betty Berry, and members of the Backslider's Sunday School Class. Special thanks to Dr. Steve Flatt, Dr. Ruth Lamar, Marie Molnar, and Dianne Naff. Memorial contributions may be made to the music ministry or the food pantry of Cookeville First United Methodist Church, 165 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 or the charity of your choice.