Mary Ann Clark Christmas, age 83, of St. Pauls, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at Valley Hospice House in Fayetteville. She was born on January 6, 1943, in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to the late Paul Murray Clark and Mary Margaret Baker Clark.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, John Hubert Furmage and Grady Kinlaw Christmas.

She is survived by her son, Ernest Paul Furmage; three daughters, Margaret Ann Furmage, Linda Faye Kersey, and Judith Christmas; her brother, Kelton Clark; her sisters, Elma Bell and Jenay Barrentine; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at McNeill-Legacy Funeral Home in St. Pauls.