Mae Dorothy Ainsworth

February 16, 1931 - January 6, 2021

Mae Dorothy Ivey Ainsworth, 89, of Laurel, Mississippi, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Laurel, Mississippi. She was born on February 16, 1931 in Stonewall, Mississippi. Service for Mrs. Ainsworth at Oakland Grove Baptist Church Cemetery located at 2475 Pleasant Grove Rd., Laurel, MS on Saturday, January 23, 2021. The outdoor viewing and visitation will begin at 1:00, followed by a graveside service at 2:00. The arrangements will be handled by Memory Chapel Funeral Home of Laurel, MS. Mae Dorothy Ivey grew up in Stonewall, Mississippi and married Marion Alexander Ainsworth. They later moved to the Oakland Grove community of Laurel, Mississippi where they raised their family of five daughters and took an active role in the church and community. Mrs. Ainsworth’s life is celebrated in her remarkable love for her family, and Christian service to the children and families in the community of Oakland Grove Baptist Church. She served many years as the director for the Women’s Missions Union (WMU), Sunday School Teacher and hospitality committee. The heart of her home was in her kitchen, where everyone was welcome. Mrs. Ainsworth was preceded in death by her husband (Marion Ainsworth), her mother and father (Oscar and Lula Ivey), her half-sister (Faye Lynn Frazier), a grand-daughter (Rhonda Edwards), her grandparents and numerous aunts and uncles. She is survived in death by five daughters (Deborah Hodge, Jackie Edwards, Linda Ainsworth, Juanita Boyles, and Lisa Hodge), her grandchildren (Alex Hodge, Adam Hodge, Gwen Hodge Lewis, Stacy Frers, Allison Edwards, Laura Delancey, Zachary Boyles, Megan Roberts, and Miranda Benvenutti), and twenty great grandchildren. Online guestbook may be signed at .ttps://www.memorychapellaurel.com