Walling

Mary L. Walling, 79, widow of Benton Walling, died Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Born on Sept. 9, 1940, in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Conway and Pearl Carroll Williams. She was the owner and operator of Mary L’s Grocery. Survivors include five children, Rena (Charles) Kay Walling Traugott, Peggy (Charley) Tipton, Connie (Mark) Moore, Ben (Linda) Walling and Danny Walling, all of Versailles; 11 grandchildren, Rebecca (Danny) Owens, Amanda Traugott, Chrissy (Josh) Hunter, Amy Tipton, Thomas (Sara) Tipton, Trisha Ratcliff, Melody (Michael) Traugott, Mikaela Walling, Donna McKeena, Jonathan Moore and Andrew Moore; and 13 great-grandchildren, Danny (Bethany) Wayne, Cameron, Alex and Brandon Owens, Clayton Berger, Chloe Muniz, Gracie and Kyle Fetters, Colton Tipton, Landon Moore, Jacob Moore, Lilly McKeena and William McKeena. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Williams; a brother, Harold Williams; and a granddaughter, Jenna Kay Walling. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 6, at Clark Funeral Home, Rose Hill, by the Rev. Gary Maynard. Casket bearers will be Danny Wayne Owens, Cameron Owens, Alex Owens, Josh Hunter, Clayton Berger and Danny Owens. Honorary casket bearers will be Amanda Traugott, Rebecca Owens, Chrissy Hunter, Amy Tipton, Mikaela Walling and Donna McKeena. Burial will follow in Rose Crest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. today, Thursday, March 5, at the funeral home.