Mary Kathryn Yeager

August 19, 1946 - May 7, 2020

On Thursday, May 7th, 2020, Mary Kathryn Yeager, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away at the age of 73. Mary was born on August 19, 1946 in Wichita, KS to Charles F. and Verde Faye Donham. On November 29, 1963 she married Robert L. Yeager and after eloping they were married in a formal wedding ceremony at the Baptist church in Leon, KS on June 13, 1964.  Together they raised two sons, Brian and Eric and a daughter, Theresa.

Mary looked at life as an adventure and she and Bob used every opportunity to move to another state as a new journey of discovery.  In 1964 Mary and Bob moved to Huntsville, Alabama to work at NASA in development of the Saturn V rocket used to land the Apollo module on the moon.  Mary was a meticulous typist and she was tasked with typing the procedures and lists for the astronauts on light metal sheets for the lunar landing.

Mary loved to sing, play guitar, draw and write poetry. She loved to go on long walks to talk and observe nature and she loved road trips and exploring obscure areas to see what hidden mysteries might be discovered. She enjoyed mysteries, both in books and television shows, often determining the culprit long before they were revealed. Mary was a very spiritual woman and had a deeply grounded faith, which she shared with and encouraged in her husband and her children. She was known for her kind and encouraging spirit as well as her quick wit that she used to keep Bob and the kids on the straight and narrow.

Mary was preceded in death by her father Charlie, her mother Faye, her brother David and her grand-daughter Jessica.  She is survived by her husband Bob, her three children, Theresa, Brian and Eric and his wife Gena, Mary's brother Chuck and her grandchildren, Brandon, Jason, Ashley, Ezekiel and Abigail.