Obituary: Mary Ann McCraw McMillan

Mary Ann McCraw McMillan, age 93, Winter Garden, Florida, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.

Born in 1924 in Fayette County, Tennessee, she graduated from Texas State College for Women in 1946 and was a processed-food inspector for the USDA. She later shared her talent for sewing as an instructor at Westside Technical College for 35 years. She was also a volunteer for Meals On Wheels and Adult Literacy.

Mary Ann was married to Charles Wesley McMillan of Winter Garden for 56 years. She was preceded in death by her husband and by her son, Charles Wesley McMillan Jr. 

She is survived by her two daughters, Mary Beth (Bill) Asma, Winter Garden, and Janet (Charles) Alford, Vero Beach; and three beloved grandchildren, Nick (Ansley) Asma, Winter Garden, Neil (Sarah) Asma, Orlando, and Dina Asma, Charlotte.

She was a loyal member of the First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden. She was a great gardener and talented floral designer and long-standing member of the Bloom & Grow Garden Society. She was a Magic fan and was well known for her guava jelly.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at First United Methodist Church, Winter Garden.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the church or the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. Arrangements entrusted to Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden. baldwinfairchild.com.