Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Published Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Mae F. Thivener, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Holzer Senior Care, where she had lived for the past nine years as a result of Alzheimer's disease.
She was born Nov. 18, 1913, at Greenbottom, W.Va., to the late William R. and Ada Meadows.
She moved to the Northup, Ohio, area in her teens, where she met and married Ernest R. Thivener. Her husband, PFC Thivener, was killed in action during World War II in Germany.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by all seven of her siblings: Henry, Azel, Arch and Kenneth Meadows, and Marie Burton, Emma Thivener and Cora Strickland.
Before being stricken with Alzheimer's, Mae enjoyed all kinds of needlework, crossword puzzles, reading her Bible, and the Cincinnati Reds ball games. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, where in past years, she had taught Sunday School.
She was a licensed practical nurse and retired from Holzer Clinic in 1979 after more than 25 years of service in the Ob-Gyn and Outpatient Surgery departments.
She is survived by her two daughters, Justine (Joe) Melton of Worthington, and Marilene (Otis) Young of Gallipolis; and three grandchildren, Michael Melton of Worthington, Lynn Saunders of Brownsburg, Ind., and Lt. Col.Jeffrey Settle of Herford, Germany.
She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Jamie Saunders, and Meredith, Julia, William and Margaret Settle.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2008, at the Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor Alvis Pollard, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Calling hours will be held at the funeral home from noon on Friday until the hour of the service. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery.
Published Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Mae F. Thivener, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Holzer Senior Care, where she had lived for the past nine years as a result of Alzheimer's disease.
She was born Nov. 18, 1913, at Greenbottom, W.Va., to the late William R. and Ada Meadows.
She moved to the Northup, Ohio, area in her teens, where she met and married Ernest R. Thivener. Her husband, PFC Thivener, was killed in action during World War II in Germany.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by all seven of her siblings: Henry, Azel, Arch and Kenneth Meadows, and Marie Burton, Emma Thivener and Cora Strickland.
Before being stricken with Alzheimer's, Mae enjoyed all kinds of needlework, crossword puzzles, reading her Bible, and the Cincinnati Reds ball games. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, where in past years, she had taught Sunday School.
She was a licensed practical nurse and retired from Holzer Clinic in 1979 after more than 25 years of service in the Ob-Gyn and Outpatient Surgery departments.
She is survived by her two daughters, Justine (Joe) Melton of Worthington, and Marilene (Otis) Young of Gallipolis; and three grandchildren, Michael Melton of Worthington, Lynn Saunders of Brownsburg, Ind., and Lt. Col.Jeffrey Settle of Herford, Germany.
She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Jamie Saunders, and Meredith, Julia, William and Margaret Settle.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2008, at the Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor Alvis Pollard, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Calling hours will be held at the funeral home from noon on Friday until the hour of the service. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery.
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Published Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Mae F. Thivener, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Holzer Senior Care, where she had lived for the past nine years as a result of Alzheimer's disease.
She was born Nov. 18, 1913, at Greenbottom, W.Va., to the late William R. and Ada Meadows.
She moved to the Northup, Ohio, area in her teens, where she met and married Ernest R. Thivener. Her husband, PFC Thivener, was killed in action during World War II in Germany.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by all seven of her siblings: Henry, Azel, Arch and Kenneth Meadows, and Marie Burton, Emma Thivener and Cora Strickland.
Before being stricken with Alzheimer's, Mae enjoyed all kinds of needlework, crossword puzzles, reading her Bible, and the Cincinnati Reds ball games. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, where in past years, she had taught Sunday School.
She was a licensed practical nurse and retired from Holzer Clinic in 1979 after more than 25 years of service in the Ob-Gyn and Outpatient Surgery departments.
She is survived by her two daughters, Justine (Joe) Melton of Worthington, and Marilene (Otis) Young of Gallipolis; and three grandchildren, Michael Melton of Worthington, Lynn Saunders of Brownsburg, Ind., and Lt. Col.Jeffrey Settle of Herford, Germany.
She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Jamie Saunders, and Meredith, Julia, William and Margaret Settle.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2008, at the Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor Alvis Pollard, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Calling hours will be held at the funeral home from noon on Friday until the hour of the service. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery.
Published Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Mae F. Thivener, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Holzer Senior Care, where she had lived for the past nine years as a result of Alzheimer's disease.
She was born Nov. 18, 1913, at Greenbottom, W.Va., to the late William R. and Ada Meadows.
She moved to the Northup, Ohio, area in her teens, where she met and married Ernest R. Thivener. Her husband, PFC Thivener, was killed in action during World War II in Germany.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by all seven of her siblings: Henry, Azel, Arch and Kenneth Meadows, and Marie Burton, Emma Thivener and Cora Strickland.
Before being stricken with Alzheimer's, Mae enjoyed all kinds of needlework, crossword puzzles, reading her Bible, and the Cincinnati Reds ball games. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, where in past years, she had taught Sunday School.
She was a licensed practical nurse and retired from Holzer Clinic in 1979 after more than 25 years of service in the Ob-Gyn and Outpatient Surgery departments.
She is survived by her two daughters, Justine (Joe) Melton of Worthington, and Marilene (Otis) Young of Gallipolis; and three grandchildren, Michael Melton of Worthington, Lynn Saunders of Brownsburg, Ind., and Lt. Col.Jeffrey Settle of Herford, Germany.
She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Jamie Saunders, and Meredith, Julia, William and Margaret Settle.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2008, at the Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor Alvis Pollard, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Calling hours will be held at the funeral home from noon on Friday until the hour of the service. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery.
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