Mary Ann Korth Leask was born August 25,1931 in Yorktown and passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 in Birmingham, Ala.
The youngest daughter of Herman Henry Korth and Mary Wilson Korth, she was raised in Texas and Alabama.
She is survived by her daughters Lindle Leask, Mary Ann Blair (and husband Frank Blair), Katherine Leask (and husband Dana Kramer), and Jane Leask; grandchildren, Milam Saxon Tourbez (and husband Remi Tourbez), Jessamyn Saxon, Cecili Blair (and husband Cory Smith), and Alex Blair; great-granddaughter Juliette Tourbez; nieces Margaret Johnston and Joanne Taylor; and nephews Nabil, Teymour, Sharif and Farid Rushdi.
She was preceded in death by her parents Herman and Mary; husband, Arthur; sisters, Grace and Phyllis; close cousins Rosa Lou Skinner and Frances von Roeder.
She will be greatly missed by all her friends and family, but lovingly remembered as an avid reader and lover of animals, flowers, music, and cooking.
She was laid to rest beside her beloved mother Mary, her dear Aunt Vera, and her grandfather Charles Wilson in Birmingham, Ala.
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