Mary Moore Werner was born in Lumberton, North Carolina to Ruth Norment Moore and Senator Cutlar Moore in 1927. She is survived by her son, Clint Werner of San Francisco. Her husband Lee Werner, her twin sister Ruth Moore Morgan, and her brother Cutlar Moore, Jr. predeceased her along with her parents.

Mary Werner graduated from Peace College in Raleigh and from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority and she served as a cheerleader alongside her twin sister. She also made her debut in Raleigh at the North Carolina Debutant Ball.

Mary began a long teaching career after graduation. While teaching in Kinston, she met her future husband Lee Werner, an air force pilot, at the Presbyterian Church.

At the end of the Korean War, Mary and Lee moved to Lumberton where he became vice president of the Scottish Bank and Mary taught in public schools.

In Lumberton, Mary devoted much of her time to the First Presbyterian Chuch which honored her by electing here as a Deacon and to the Honorary Life Member of Presbyterian Women of the Presbyterian Church. In addition, Mary was a member of the Colonial Dames and both the Lumberton Cotillion and Coterie Clubs. Mary volunteered for the American Cancer Society. She was an accomplished chef whose recipes were published in newspapers and magazines. Her contributions to life were abundant and unique.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 10, 2017, at 1:00 PM at First Presbyterian Church in Lumberton with Dr. David Ruth officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowbrook Cemetery.