Mary E. Jarrett

June 28, 1940 - October 22, 2020

MARY JARRETT Mary Elizabeth Jarrett, 80, peacefully passed away at her home in Gravois Mills, Missouri, on October 22, 2020. She was with her husband who loved her very much. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on June 28, 1940, Mary was the oldest of three. She had a love for reading and learning that followed her throughout her life. She was forever curious and found something interesting in everything and everyone she encountered. Mary and Robert “Butch” Jarrett were sweethearts for sixty-four years, married for sixty-one of those years. Introduced through friends, Butch remembers it to be like a bolt of lightning when they met. They spent many Friday nights at the stock car races at the Riverside Racetrack. They married in 1959 and raised a family in Gracemoor and spent the warm months at their lake home in Gravois Mills, Missouri, where they would later retire to. Throughout her years, Mary worked as a secretary for several school districts and then for Digital Corporation, where she eventually retired from. Mary always had to be busy. After retiring, she returned to work at the Safeway warehouse until she decided it was time to actually retire. In retirement, she continued to write articles for the Westside Star on antiques and transcribing for Westside Rehab in Laurie, Missouri. She loved sitting on her deck overlooking the Lake of the Ozarks. Mary was a gentle soul who never met a stranger. She made the best biscuits and gravy, told the most interesting stories, and welcomed every newcomer as family. She loved Butch, her children, grandchildren, reading, collecting cookbooks, antiques, sewing, crocheting, cross-stitch, good conversation, and Hank Williams Jr. Mary is survived by her devoted husband, Robert “Butch” Jarrett; a son, Robert Jarrett Jr.; a daughter, Judy Jarrett; grandchildren, Robert Jarrett III (Liz), Nicole Jarrett, Jeremy Jarrett and Maurice Moyer; seven great-grandchildren, Anthony, Alex, Zackary, Keyanna, Juniper, Chandler and Everly and a brother, Jim Giles. In accordance with her wishes, no services will be held. Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.