Maggie Marie St. John

October 26, 1920 - April 23, 2007

Maggie Marie St. John, 86, of Cynthiana, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2007, at her home. Born on October 26, 1920 in Corbin, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Oma Price Hughes. She married William Ross St. John on December 22, 1956, and her dear husband preceded her in death in 1973. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal Church of God in Paris, Kentucky. She was an amazing seamstress. She loved to fish and to cook for family and friends. Many of her family and friends fondly remember gatherings at "Mamaw's" home. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Tommy Cummins in 1948; her brothers: Floyd Hughes, Lloyd Hughes, and John Wesley Hughes; and her sisters: Irene Mattox, Minnie Patrick, and Ethel Hughes. She is survived by her three daughters: Norma Jean McKee of Berry, Rebecca Ruth Shepperd of Cynthiana, and Emma Sue Rarden of Rockford, Illinois; 11 grandchildren: Della Shepperd, Jeff Shepperd, Timmy Shepperd, Tina Wilson, Jerry Shepperd, Allen Shepperd, Roxanna Crump, Vernon Turner, Jr., Shannon Turner, Sarah Jo Barnes, and Tyler Ross Carson; 18 great grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren; her brother Cecil Hughes of Port Charlotte, Florida; her sister, Louise Barker of Berry; and a host of extended family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2007, at the Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry, with Chaplain James Demaray officiating. The pallbearers will be Nathan Craycraft, Matthew Thomas, Anthony Turner, Vernon Turner, Jr., Shannon Turner, Ronnie Blackburn, and Rick Barton. Honorary pallbearers will be David Philpot and Wayne Callahan. The visitation will be from 12-2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will take place in the Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.