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ObituariesMarch 25, 2004

Mary Edith Waddington, 96, formerly of Scott City, died Monday, March 22, 2004, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 3, 1907, in Marion, Ill., daughter of Martin and Ivy Jenkins Dunaway. She first married Carl King in 1930, who died May 18, 1935. She and Kenneth Woodrow Waddington were married Sept. 1, 1947. He died Feb. 4, 1986...

Mary Edith Waddington, 96, formerly of Scott City, died Monday, March 22, 2004, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Dec. 3, 1907, in Marion, Ill., daughter of Martin and Ivy Jenkins Dunaway. She first married Carl King in 1930, who died May 18, 1935. She and Kenneth Woodrow Waddington were married Sept. 1, 1947. He died Feb. 4, 1986.

Waddington had been a cook at the Railroad Beanery in Scott City.

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Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Waddington of Scott City, Bill King of Burleson, Texas; a stepdaughter, Mary Frede of Tucson, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three sisters and a grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Bill King officiating. Burial will be in Poordo Cemetery near Marion.

Announcement courtesy of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

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