Mrs. Mary Avanelle Jordan Stark, 90 years young passed away peacefully on
Thursday July 25, 2019 at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, FL.
She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 25, 1929 to George Dewey and
Erma Lee Kelly Jordan both of which preceded her in death.
She was a devoted wife of over 52 years, to husband, Reverend Joseph F. Stark
and a loving mother to son Daniel Glenn Stark, both of which preceded her in death as well passed. She had three siblings: sister, Virginia Fields of Little Rock, Arkansas, sister Marjorie Harrell of Ozark, Arkansas, and brother, Herbert Edward Jordan of Denver, Colorado, all of which preceded her in death.

Mary was a High School graduate of Little Rock Central High School in Little
Rock, Arkansas in January 1947. She worked for South Central Bell Telephone
Company in New Orleans, Louisiana and also in Flomaton, Alabama. After many
Years of employment with South Central Bell, she retired from Touch-1 Long Distance Service in 1994.
Sister Mary Stark and her husband, Reverend Joseph F. Stark pastored New
Home United Pentacostal Church in Atmore, Alabama for over 25 years. After he
passed away, she remained an active member of the church until her death.

She is survived by two Sons: Joseph Frederick Stark Jr, (Roman) of Palm Springs,California and Robert Neil Stark (Jo) of Gretna, Louisiana: three grandchildren: Natalie Stark Oser (Gene) of Marrero, Louisiana, Robert Neil Stark, Jr. M.D. (Kim) of Rockwall, Texas and Jeffrey Paul Stark, P.E. (Wendy) of New Orleans, Louisiana and five great-grandchildren: Kaitlyn Stark, Ethan Stark and Aidan Stark of Rockwell ,Texas and Justin Oser and Brandon Oser of Marrero, Louisiana.

Services will be Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 12:30PM from Johnson-Quimby
Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Steve Breceda officiating. Interment will
follow in Serenity Gardens.
Family will receive friends Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Johnson-Quimby Funeral
Home from 11:30 AM until service time at 12.30PM.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home,INC in charge of all arrangements.