Mary Lee Hostettler

Mary Lee Hostettler April 10, 1939 – December 4, 2014 Mary Lee was born in Winchester Kentucky to Clyde and Beulah McIntyre Henry.  Mary Lee was the only daughter of five children, including Clyde Jr (Sonny), Bobby, Richard and Gene. She lived in Charleston West Virginia for a brief time, then moved to New Washington In where she spent her childhood, graduating from New Washington High School in 1957.  On May 31, 1957 she married her high school sweetheart, Jerry Hostettler.  They later moved to Clarksville, Indiana.  Their three children were born there.  They later relocated to Orleans, moved back to Clarksville, and then settled in Paoli in 1969 to raise their children there.  She moved to Jeffersonville in 1999. Upon graduation, having achieved the highest score on aptitude tests, she was recruited to attend Indiana University with the intention of going to medical school.  She had many dreams to be many things.   However, she pursued her dream of being a mother.  In her yearbook, she said she wanted to be the chief cook and bottle washer and she achieved that in grand fashion. As anyone who ever met Mary Lee knew, her children Mike, Terri and Eddie and her grandchildren were her greatest joy in life. She was a mother to many other people in so many groups, as diverse as the artistic band kids to the Southern Indiana Four Wheelers and she was fondly called Mom by many.  She was also a fabulous seamstress.  Her creations were seen in various venues, including the school drama club to satisfy Mrs. U’s imagination, Orange County Players,  High school band uniforms, beauty pageants, weddings and the occasional parade.   She was an excellent cook, an artist, and a sculptor. Mary Lee and her husband Jerry became entrepreneurs in 1972 when they opened Datacomp and remained in business until Jerry’s death in 1984.  She continued her entrepreneurial spirit in 1982, opening Magic Touch Day Care. She was a 50 year member of the Blazing Bright Chapter # 597 Order of the Eastern Star.  She also delved diligently into politics, running for office twice, serving as Democratic precinct committeeman for many years.  She also served as the co-chair of the Orange County Democratic party and served as the member of the election board. Survivors include son Michael Hostettler and his husband Rodger Smith, Capistrano Beach, CA; daughter Terri Jones and her husband Steve, Paoli, IN, and son Eddie Hostettler and his wife Janet of Madison, IN; grandchildren Lucas Jones Jacksonville, FL, Gordon and Ryan Jones Paoli, IN, Adam and Kelli Hostettler Madison, IN; brother Richard Henry and his wife Rose Jeffersonville, IN; sisters-in-law Betty Henry Graham, Nancy McDevitt and Irene Carroll; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry Hostettler, her parents Clyde and Beulah Henry, her brothers Clyde Jr (Sonny), Bobby and Gene Henry. Visitation will be Sunday, December 7, from 4-8 pm 9am until service time Monday at Dillman-Scott Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Monday, December 8, at Dillman-Scott Funeral Home with interment to follow at Paoli Community Cemetery.  Eastern Star services to be held at 6pm Sunday. Contributions can be made to Orange County Humane Society. Online condolences can be made at www.dillman-scottfuneralhome.com