Mary Ann Steinwinder Byars Remler

North Augusta, SC—Graveside Services for Mrs. Mary Ann Steinwinder Byars Remler, who was called home at the age of 78 on Saturday, April 6, 2019, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Pineview Memorial Gardens. The Reverend Daniel Brown of Holy Trinity Anglican Church will officiate. Mary Ann was born September 6, 1940 in Ellisville, MS and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Cara Steinwinder. She attended Mississippi State College for Women during which time she met her husband Forest. As newlyweds, they moved to Clearwater, SC when Forest took a job at Savannah River Plant. Mary Ann took pride in being a homemaker and mother to Beth and Jay. She and Forest stayed active as Volunteers with the church youth group, as Jaycees, and with the Aiken Heart Board. After just 15 years of marriage Forest passed away leaving Mary Ann as a single mom with two children. Fortunately, just two years later, Mary Ann found love again with John who raised and loved her children as his own. Together, they loved to travel and volunteer with the Midland Valley High School Band Boosters while both children were in high school. Later, they became avid Clemson Football fans during and after the time both children attended Clemson University. They were married thirty-four years until John’s passing in 2012. Mary Ann always had a love for books and found work as an empty-nester at the Nancy Carson Library where she worked until she retired. She continued to enjoy travel and was able to take her dream vacation on a Hawaiian cruise in 2013 with family and friends. For the last four years, Mary Ann lived at Elmcroft Assisted Living facility in Martinez, GA. There she was often the life of the party as she was always a social butterfly and never met a stranger. She was a member of the Belvedere Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in North Augusta and former member of Woodridge Baptist Church in Clearwater. Survivors include her daughter, Beth Byars (William) Salters, son, Jay (Ashley) Byars; and her pride and joy, grandson, Alex Byars. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening from 6 until 8 o’clock. Memorials may be made to the Aiken Women’s Heart Board, P. O. Box 5211, Aiken, SC 29804 or to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org.

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Mary Ann Steinwinder Byars Remler

September 6, 1940 - April 6, 2019