Mary Ann (Bender) Davies 74 of San Tan Valley, AZ previously, Port Washington and Sugarcreek, Ohio went to be with her Lord Thursday March 19, 2015 at Caissa Assisted Living in Gilbert, AZ. She was born July 1, 1940 in Port Washington, OH to the late Lloyd and Olive (Tony) Bender. She married her high school sweet heart Gary Gene Davies August 15, 1959. She I survived by her husband, one brother, James Bender of Columbus, Ohio; Two children, son Scott (Tammy) Gilbert AZ; and daughter Holly Smith (Sidney) Casselberry FL. Grandchildren Benjamin Diehl, Holly Diehl both Casselberry, FL; Meghan Davies (friend Anthony Reyes) Gilbert, AZ; and Christopher Vinyard (Kimberly) Mesa, AZ. Three Great Grandchildren Jackson Diehl , FL and Ella Davies & Connor Vinyard, AZ. Mary worked for the Belden Brick Co. Then the Seaman Corp., Millersburg and when they moved to Wooster, OH until she retired in 2003. She was a member of the First United Church of Christ, Sugarcreek, Ohio where she served on the consistory as an elder, served on the Friends of The Church committee raising funds for the rebuild of the sanctuary and was a knitter making prayer shawls and served on various other committees. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and caring for all the back yard birds.
Mary’s wish was to be cremated. Services are pending with Smith-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, OH. In place of flowers the family asks that a memorial be made in Mary’s name to: Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Arizona, 2020 N Central Ave, Suite 170, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Office: 480-606-1011 | Fax: 480-606-1012 or to the organ fund at First United Church of Christ, Sugarcreek, OH