- A lifetime native of Elizabethton, she was born to John Richard and Myrtle Vena Nave Hutchins. In addition to her parents, and grandparents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Willard Paul Stout; a daughter, Julie Ann O'Quinn; a sister, Charlotte Lowe; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
A graduate of Elizabethton High School, she attended Treveca University, in Nashville, where she majored in music and also Steed Business College, where she was in the Medical Secretary Program. She was a member of the Beta Alpha Chi Sorority. Mary Lou was an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church, where she served as pianist. She also served as a pianist in other area churches. She was a member of the Elizabethton Community Handbell Choir for many years. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Elizabethton/Carter County Boys and Girls Club, the Elizabethton Kiwanis Club and the Christian Women's Club of Johnson City. She was an employee of Tri-State Container Corporation for fifteen years. She was the secretary at Central Elementary School for five years before becoming an administrative assistant at Tetrick Funeral Home from 1994 to her retirement in 2006, where she continued working part time until 2012.
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1935 - 2014 (78 years)
