Audrey McMahan

FEDERALSBURG - Audrey McMahan, 80, died at her home surrounded by her family on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007.

She was born on June 28, 1926, in Hobbs, Caroline County, the daughter of the late Frank and Narcissa Neighbors Adams.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee D. McMahan on March 7, 1990.

She was a member of Union United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and the Circle Ruth. Mrs. McMahan was a member of Nanticoke Chapter 64 Order of the Eastern Star. She was a past member of the Federalsburg Branch of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Memorial Hospital Association. She had previously served on the boards of Caroline County Hospice and Channel Marker.

While raising five children, she played a vital role in supporting her husband in all of his business ventures, best known being Tri-Gas and Oil. She spent countless hours working with her close friends in the Union Church kitchen, serving various civic organizations. One of their most ambitious accomplishments was serving 1,500 cyclists for Cycle Across Maryland.

She is survived by two sons, Douglas Lee McMahan and his wife, Ann, of Gainesville, Ga., Keith McMahan and his wife, Darlene of Denton; three daughters, Peggy Fuller and Mike Wickline of Easton, Kathy Hurley and her husband, Keith of Hurlock, Donna Buchanan and her husband, Phil of Fallston; 11 grandchildren, Cindy Barrett and her husband, Greg, Lisa McMahan, Chris Fuller and his wife, Sharon, Nash McMahan, Julie McMahan, David McMahan and his wife, Brooke, Amy Hurley, Ashley Massey, and her husband, Rhandy, Lexi Buchanan, Savannah Buchanan and Kristina Buchanan; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Louise Horney of Denton, Bess Todd of Frederick, Evelyn Danley of Skellytown, Texas; a brother, Paul Adams of Denton.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Liden Adams, Jack Adams, Norman Adams and a sister, Virginia Miller.

Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m., Sunday, at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg, with the Rev. David Heistand and Ray Hopkins officiating. Burial will follow in Hill Crest Cemetery in Federalsburg.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Serving as pallbearers will be Keith Hurley, Philip Buchanan, Mike Wickline, Nash McMahan, David McMahan, and Chris Fuller.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Re-Creation, a non-profit organization of young individuals that perform at Veterans Hospitals across the United States, at P.O. Box 220, Port Traverton, Pa. 17864 or to the Caroline County Hospice, Post Office Box 362, Denton, MD 21629.