Mary Courtney's Obituary
Mary Courtney, 81 years of age, passed on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at HCA Brandon Hospital. She was surrounded by loving family members.
Mary was adopted in Winona, Minnesota to the late Frank and Bonita Cunningham. She was the middle of three children, one preceded her in death. Mary has her associate’s degree in nursing and enjoyed helping others during her many years working as an LPN. She was even a flight nurse and provided care during flight travel.
Mary enjoyed going to the horse races and car shows, riding the roller coasters at Busch Gardens and seeing all of the Christmas shows there. She loved watching football, no matter who was playing, but her favorite team was the Minnesota Vikings. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, word finds and needlepoint. Her greatest passion was caring for her many cats that she loved dearly. We even jokingly called her the “cat lady”.
Mary married Lyle Courtney March 29, 2003, in Tampa, Florida. Mary is remembered by her husband, Lyle, her children Michelle Henderson, Heather McBratney, Sean (Annalea) Gray, her grandchildren Ashton (Sarah) Pepper, Alexandrya Marks and Brianna McBratney and her great grandchildren, Brandan Cureton, Tyler Pepper, Skylar Morgan and Christian Gray, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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