Mary Katherine Fuller Leist went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 24, 2018. Mary was the daughter of Patrick Quinn Fuller and Florence Haver. She retired from Waterways Experiment Station.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Leist Sr. and two sisters, Margaret Bolls and Bettie Davenport.

Survivors include her children and their spouses. Jack and Johnette, Joe and Stacy, and Susan and David; her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and her brother, William Fuller.

Mary loved her church and church family. She served on the alter guild at Christ Episcopal Church for many years.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. Sam Godfrey officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 until the hour of service. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Cullen Leist, Will Leist, Dustin Leist, Jacob Leist, Ray Burrough and Paul Tuccio

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials to be made to Christ Episcopal Church, 1115 Main Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183.