Mary Ann

Horton-Savage

Mary Ann Horton-Savage was born on Christmas morning in Toledo, Ohio, to the beloved Jimmie and Florance Lee Jones, the youngest of seven children. Baptized at an early age, Mary lived her life grounded in faith, serving the Lord daily as a devoted Christian until our Heavenly Father called her home.

Mary faithfully served in ministry at Mt. Zion, Family Baptist, Eastern Star Missionary Baptist Church, Union Grove, and Corinth Baptist Church, where she will always be remembered for her missionary work, dicipleship, and her God-given voice. She remained a faithful servant wherever the Lord led her.

Mary graduated from Whitney Vocational Educational Institution and became one of the first owner-operators of McDonald's Corporation, operating the Cherry Street and the Southwick Mall locations for 18 years. She later transitioned her career into serving as an administrative assistant for numerous corporate businesses throughout Northwest Ohio.

A devoted mother of five beautiful, talented, and wise children, Mary became a widow early in life. She later met and married Mr. Nathaniel Savage, with whom she shared 31 loving years until the Lord called him home.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Mary was afectionately known throughout the Old West End neighborhood as "Mom Horton". In ministry across Northwest Ohio, she was celebrated as a powerful and faithful songstress. Mary loved being surrounded by family, entertaining, cooking, shopping, and embracing her role as the matriarch MOTHER MARY of her family.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel Savage, son, Guy Rodney Horton, Alboogie Hill, Jr., her parents, Florance L. Jones and Jimmie L. Jones, brother, Calvin Jones and Eugene Jones and sisters, Earleen Hempfield and Wilma Jean Smith.

She leaves to cherish her loving memory, ,sons, William H. (Shannon) Horton, III, Marlon Horton, and Damon (Marquisa) Horton of Sylvania; daughters, Tyra (Phillip) Smith-Williamson, LaDon (Manual) Black, Liza (Charise) Garman of North Carolina and Candice Garman of North Carolina; brothers, Curtis (Dorthey) Jones and Marvin (Patricia) Jones of South Carolina; 18 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren and a host of relatives and dear friends.