Sister Ruthie "Mae-Mae" Caesar

NEWARK, Ohio:
Mae-Mae was born in Cherokee, Alabama (Colbert County) on June 19, 1922 to the late Aaron Banks and Katie Ruthland Banks Harris. She departed this life on March 4, 2011 at the Flint Ridge Nursing Center.

Mae-Mae moved to Newark, Ohio (Licking County) at the age of 12 and attended Newark City Schools, ending up graduating from Central High School in Columbus, Ohio.

Upon graduation, she moved to Dayton, Ohio and became an employee of Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

It was at Wright Patterson that she became interested in and joined the Women's Army Corps during World War II. After WWII, she returned to Newark, Ohio where she worked in various capacities including catering, homemaking, and receptionist for the City of Newark under the administration of Mayors Baker and Moore from where she retired in 1991.

Mae-Mae as known by family and friends, also served many years of service at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church as a member of several choirs, usher board, youth director, Sunday School teacher, 40 years in the Pastor's Service Club; Colored Women's Federated Club; Queen Ann Chapter #50, Order of Eastern Star; past member of the Newark City Business and Professional Women's Club; TWIG 17 of Licking Memorial Hospital; and was the recipient of several city and state awards for community service.

She is survived by the Glover, Holliday, and Fowler families, along with numerous friends and relatives.

A Celebration of Life Service for Sister Ruthie "Mae-Mae" Caesar will be held on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 383 Washington Street, Newark, Ohio with Rev. Dr. Charles W. Noble, Sr. officiating.

Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio with the Licking County Veterans Alliance providing military honors.


Family and friends may call at the Criss-Schoedinger Funeral Home, 179 Granville Street, Newark on Thursday from 5:00-8:00 PM.

Visit www.CrissSchoedinger.com to share a memory about Mae-Mae or to sign an online guest book.

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Published in The Advocate on March 8, 2011