Mary (Abt) Waller

Mrs. Mary Abt Waller, age 87, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, July 6, 2025, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness.  She as a native of Montgomery, living in Mt. Vernon most of her life, and she was a 1955 graduate of Montgomery County High School.  She was owner and operator of Mary’s Beauty Shop in Mt. Vernon for more than fifty years.  She was a former member of the Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church and is a member of Calvary’s Grace Church in Ailey.  She enjoyed arts and crafts and her Boston Terriers.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Lamar Dudley “L.D.” Waller; a son, Ken Waller; and parents, Charles Amiel Abt and Mary Ruth Bomar Abt.

Her family includes one son, Charles Waller and wife Donna of Mt. Vernon; three grandchildren, Charlie Waller and wife Cristy of the South Thompson Community, Matt Waller and wife Julie of Mt. Vernon, and Amy Waller and Allen Register of Callahan, Florida; six great-grandchildren, Emily Waller, Braylie Davis, Kash Waller, Brooke Eades, Trevor Russell, and Denton Register.

A graveside funeral service will be Wednesday morning, July 9th, 2025, at 11:00 at Mt. Vernon Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Brian Patrick officiating. 

The family will receive friends at the cemetery from 10:30 until just prior to the service.

Pallbearers are Hoppy Sikes, Jimmy “Pedro” Sharpe, Chad Graham, Cam Graham, Joey Fountain, and Mike Osting.

In lieu of flowers, a donation in Mrs. Waller’s honor can be made to Vidalia Heritage Academy, PO Box 2005, Vidalia, GA 30475 or TSC Alliance, 8737 Colesville Road, Suite 400, Silver Springs, Maryland 20910-3921 or by visiting  their website at tscalliance.org.

Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of arrangements.

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