Mary M. McGuire, 89, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville

She was born in Dalton, Ky. on March 6, 1922 to Ernest and Belle (Hughes) Felker.

Mary and her first husband, Robert Burton Sr., started Burton’s Nursing Home in Cynthiana and later changed the name to Merimac after marriage to her second husband, Edward McGuire. She was one of the original charter members and a Shepherd at the Church of the Cross in Evansville. She graduated from Dalton High School in Dalton, Ky.

Surviving are a son and his wife, Gregory and Chea Burton of Princeton; grandsons, Jason (Laura) Burton and Corey (Courtney) Burton; great-grandchildren, Abigail, Luke, Willow, Ally and Kelsey Burton.

She was preceded death  by her parents, her first husband, Robert Burton Sr. in 1986, second husband, Edward  McGuire; a step-son, Robert Burton Jr.; and a sister, Thelda.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday,  March 28, 2011 at Holders Funeral Home in Owensville. Burial will be in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Shady Grove, Ky. in Crittenden County with Tony Edwards officiating.

Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.