Mary Bausch, age 74, of Harrison, Arkansas passed away at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri on Monday, February 16, 2026.

The daughter of John C. "Jack" and Mary Magdalen Hamilton was born on March 26, 1951, in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee when she was a small child.  She lived there until she moved to Harrison, Arkansas in 1979.  She was a member of Mary Mother of God Catholic Church.

She worked for Walmart for several years.  She also worked for North Arkansas College in the IT Services department until she retired in 2018.

Mary loved photography and the outdoors, often going hiking to take photographs.  She also enjoyed reading, sewing, baking and cooking.  She loved a wide variety of music and enjoyed attending concerts and plays.  She was deeply devoted to her faith and was a member of several prayer groups in her parish.  Her greatest joy was her family, especially her grandchildren Emory and Riley.  As a proud Nana, Mary cherished every opportunity to spend time with them and never missed a dance recital or a baseball game.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Magdalen Hamilton, and a sister, Ann Robertson.

Mary is survived by her son, Charles Eric Bausch; two daughters, Joanna Keys (Daniel) and Vickie Guynn (Paul); two grandchildren, Emory Keys and Riley Guynn, all of Harrison.  She is also survived by two bonus grandchildren, Arron Guynn (Sasha) of Bentonville and Katie Wilkinson (Jeremy) of Bergman; and eleven bonus great-grandchildren.

Memorial Visitation is Thursday, February 26, 2026 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison.

Memorial Mass will be Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM celebrated by Father Ben Riley at Mary Mother of God Catholic Church.  Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery. A rosary will precede the Mass beginning at 10:30 AM.

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to the causes that meant the most to Mary: Arkansas Children's Hospital, PO Box 2222, Little Rock, AR 72203 OR Valley Springs Baseball Team, PO Box 640, Valley Springs, AR 72682 OR Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, 1614 Maplewood Road, Harrison, AR  72601.