06/12/2026
"Mother Mary" was an incredibly important person to the programs at Covenant Hills Camp and we are honored to continue her legacy today. You will be missed! Read more about Mary and her incredible life as we celebrate her story.
On June 12, 1965, Mary married the love of her life, Gary Wayne Mace. Together, they created a home filled with love, Chinese cooking classes, neighbors, carnival glassware, camping, snowmobiles and books from Zondervans. As an active member of Clio Free Methodist Church and later New Covenant Church for 57 years, Mary was faithful in every aspect of her life. She taught Sunday school, ran the church craft show, was a representative to the East Michigan Conference and to the Free Methodist General Conference. For years “Mother Mary” was the Program Director at Covenant Hills teaching primaries and junior and senior teens. Working with the college students she hired as counselors and lifeguards was a lasting joy to her. But her true calling was leading adult Sunday school class. Mary didn’t mince words, she readily expressed a deep Christian ethic and her own sharp opinion. The decades of classes and the love that members gave her and each other was truly sustaining.
https://www.oguinnfh.com/obituaries/Mary-L-Mace?obId=48566377
