Mary E. Pless, age 80, of Covington, died January 13, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Pless; brothers, Barney George and R.G. George; and sisters, Louise Hamby, Dorothy Jean Taylor, Pauline Jenkins, and Obera Wilson. Surviving are sons, Tony Pless, James Brown and his wife, Laura Anne, and Cris Brown and his wife, Yishan; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held 3 o'clock, Sunday, January 24, at Philadelphia Baptist Cemetery, Lithonia, with Pastor Wayne Whitney officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-2:30 o'clock at Henry Funeral Home, Lithonia.