Mary Belt Castle, age 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 21, 2013. Born in Neon, KY, Mrs. Castle was the daughter of William H. Belt and Lausia Quilby Belt. Mary is preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Sam Castle Jr., her sisters, Anna "Billie" Hood and Rosa Belt, brothers, Charles Belt and George Belt and great-grandson, Austin Bailey. Mary is survived by her brother, Robert Belt and his wife, Loretta of North Ridgeville, OH, four daughters, Lisabeth Vine and her husband, John of Hendersonville, TN, Karla Castle of Albuquerque, NM, Sandra Bailey and her husband, Marvin of Rio Rancho, NM and Cecelia Bjorkman and her husband, Blaine of Edgewood, NM, 12 grandchildren, Sondra Bailey, Samantha Fulton and her husband, Tom, Tracy Russett and her husband, Dan, Shane Bailey and his wife, Penny, Courtney Thomas, Cassandra Marez and her husband, Jerome, Michelle Banks, Lauren Jones and her husband, Clifford, Kristina Lee and her husband, David, Darrin Bjorkman and his wife, Melanie, Sean Salinas and Jordan Bjorkman, 17 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Castle was a school teacher, surgical nurse and bookkeeper before she retired. Mary was a lifetime member of the Neon Methodist Church and enjoyed knitting, crocheting and gardening. Mrs. Castle loved spending time with her family, the holidays and catching up with family back home via email. Mary was dearly loved by her family and will be truly missed. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Daniels Family Funeral Services, Sara Road Family Room, 4310 Sara Road SE, Rio Rancho, NM. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013 at Daniel Family Funeral Services, Sara Road Chapel, 4310 Sara Road SE, Rio Rancho, NM.