Mary Virginia (Ginny) Gillenwater 84, of Alum Creek went home to be with the Lord Sunday February 26, 2012 at Hubbard Hospice House after a long illness.
She was preceded in death by her parents Teller and Irene Marcum, husband Denver, son Howard Lynn, brothers Samuel, Teller Jr, David and Henry and sisters May and Louise.
Ginny was a homemaker, a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and will be greatly missed by all who knew her, she also was a member of Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church at Alum Creek.
Ginny is survived by her son William “Bill” (Cleta) Gillenwater of Griffithsville, grandson Evan James Gillenwater, granddaughter Michelle Lynn Gillenwater, sisters Gracie Jenkins of Charleston, Margarette Cipan of East Lake, Ohio, brothers, Joseph and James Marcum both of Dunlow, sister-in-law Pearl Marcum of Ravenna, Ohio and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday February 29 at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road Alum Creek with Pastor Gale Pauley officiating. Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens Yawkey. Family and friends will gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Remembering you from my youth – your fudge, your smile, you and my Mother, Edith Marcum, laughing. Camping and eating – boys fishing out on the rivers,
You are in my thoughts and prayers… Aunt Ginny will be sadly missed………Love always your cousin Kelly and Family