Mary Nell Sloan

Mary Nell Sloan, age 78, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at her residence in Bartow, FL. She was born July 10, 1942 in Hayti, MO to George & Helen Earlene Rule, she was the owner & operator of Huff's Dam Inn restaurant in Berrien Springs, MI, after she sold her restaurant she then worked for Sears and Roebuck as a department manager in Benton Harbor, MI. She is survived by her husband, Elijah "J.R." Sloan, four sons, Doug Huff, Rick Huff & wife Lea Ann, Ozzie Huff and Dave Huff, sisters, Janet Shortall and Ruth Ann Yerington, brother, George Rule & wife Vickie, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and first husband Elmer Harold Huff. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph with Pastor Bobby Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at Hickory Bluff Cemetery in Stevensville. Friends may visit from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, at the funeral home. Out of respect to the family and social distancing, it will be required that everybody wears a mask and keeps appropriate distance during the celebration. Those wishing to share a memory of Mary online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com