Mary Elizabeth Gillenwater, 84, of Sumerco, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 24, 2007 at home after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Tammy Kerns; parents, John and Amber Mobley; brothers, John Mobley and Ray Neal; four sisters, Virginia Runyan, Lorraine Neal, Madaline Roberts and Della Mitchell. She attended Summitt Ridge Community Church and had been a Christian for 64 years.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Otis D.; five children, Janet and (Allen) Hill of Sumerco, Jane and (David) Kerns of St. Albans, Obie and (Betsy) Gillenwater of Sumerco, Dorothy Roberts of Julian, Mark and (Vanessa) Gillenwater of Lewisburg; one sister, Helen Teel of Sandusky, Ohio; one sister-in-law, Virginia Mobley of St. Albans; 15 grandchildren and 52 great grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Tom Price officiating. Burial will be held in Lively Cemetery, Sod. Friends may call on Sunday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.