The Shadow
HOT SPRINGS - Mary F. Gillispie, 89, of Hot Springs, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 17, 2010, from the Springs Nursing Center in Hot Springs.
She was born Jan. 17, 1921, in Pocahontas, W.Va., the daughter of the late Feilden Combs and Elizabeth Dooley Combs.
Mrs. Gillispie was an employee of The Homestead Resort, where she worked in the housekeeping department for more than 36 years. She was a member of Life Line Ministries. She was a wonderful Christian lady, who loved the church and her church family. She enjoyed bird watching with a passion.
She is survived by two daughters, Loretta Gillispie of Hot Springs, and Alice Stern and husband, Tony, of Hot Springs; two sons, Lawrence David Gillispie of Hot Springs, Jimmy Gillispie and wife, Emmie, of Hot Springs; nine grandchildren, Raymond Fix, Angelia Bradley, Jimmy Ray Gillispie, Marie Annette Gillispie, Jeanne Harold, Cherie Pritt, Glenn Gillispie, Anthony Stern and Christy Ady; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Wright; a foster son, Douglas Combs; and 13 brothers and sisters.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Life Line Ministries in Mitchelltown with the Rev. Frankie Neff and the Rev. Lennie Stinnett officiating. Interment will be in Warm Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Bush, Richard Johnson, Gray Lee Hicks, Raymond Fix, Kenny Combs, Troy Gillispie, Levi Pritt, Casey Arch and Lynn Hicks.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m., at McLaughlin & Young Funeral Home in Hot Springs, or any time at the residence of Mrs. Gillispie, located on 154 Ashwood Dr., Hot Springs.
Memorial contributions may be made to Life Line Ministries, P.O. Box 1014, Hot Springs, Va. 24445.
