"Mary Anne Tolman Rightsell, 87 of Andrews, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in an Andrews care facility. She was a native of Detroit, Michigan. Mary Anne had completed most of her schooling in Detroit, but later moved to Michigan City, Indiana where she graduated from Elston Senior High School. There she participated in many sports activities and was on the diving team. She also met her future husband, Jack Rightsell there and began making a family. She spent those years as a loving homemaker until her kids began school. Mary Anne than worked in sales throughout the remainder of her life. Being an accomplished seamstress, she began her sales career with Sears selling sewing machines and giving sewing lessons. Mary Anne had many other sales jobs but moved on to love working in sales in furniture and home décor. She had lived all over the country but loved California and Florida for the sunshine and Knoxville and Andrews for the mountain views the most.
She was the daughter of the late William G. and Marguerite A. Power Tolman. She was also preceded in death by a son, Glenn Allen Rightsell and a brother, John Tolman.
Mary Anne is survived by three daughters, Jacqueline Hanna and husband, Mike of Lafayette, Indiana, Sue Jordan and husband, Steve of Andrews, and Catherine Buckner and husband, John of Anderson, South Carolina; four sons, William Rightsell and wife, Cari and James Rightsell and wife, Rochelle all of Valparaiso, Indiana, Larry Rightsell and wife, Bebe of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Michael Kress and wife, Amy of Winchester, Indiana; one sister, Connie Perrin of Corryton, Tennessee; and one brother, William Tolman and wife, Colleen of Waterford, Michigan. Many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews with the Reverend Delmar Chilton officiating. Interment will be in the Valleytown Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Travis Hillesland, Steve Jordan, Mike Hanna, John Buckner, Mark Collins, John Collins and Titus Hanna. Honorary pallbearer will be Jim Lambert.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 12:50 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews prior to the service.
Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews is in charge of arrangements."
~Source: Ivie Funeral Home of Andrews, NC webpage
She was the daughter of the late William G. and Marguerite A. Power Tolman. She was also preceded in death by a son, Glenn Allen Rightsell and a brother, John Tolman.
Mary Anne is survived by three daughters, Jacqueline Hanna and husband, Mike of Lafayette, Indiana, Sue Jordan and husband, Steve of Andrews, and Catherine Buckner and husband, John of Anderson, South Carolina; four sons, William Rightsell and wife, Cari and James Rightsell and wife, Rochelle all of Valparaiso, Indiana, Larry Rightsell and wife, Bebe of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Michael Kress and wife, Amy of Winchester, Indiana; one sister, Connie Perrin of Corryton, Tennessee; and one brother, William Tolman and wife, Colleen of Waterford, Michigan. Many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews with the Reverend Delmar Chilton officiating. Interment will be in the Valleytown Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Travis Hillesland, Steve Jordan, Mike Hanna, John Buckner, Mark Collins, John Collins and Titus Hanna. Honorary pallbearer will be Jim Lambert.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 12:50 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews prior to the service.
Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews is in charge of arrangements."
~Source: Ivie Funeral Home of Andrews, NC webpage
"Mary Anne Tolman Rightsell, 87 of Andrews, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in an Andrews care facility. She was a native of Detroit, Michigan. Mary Anne had completed most of her schooling in Detroit, but later moved to Michigan City, Indiana where she graduated from Elston Senior High School. There she participated in many sports activities and was on the diving team. She also met her future husband, Jack Rightsell there and began making a family. She spent those years as a loving homemaker until her kids began school. Mary Anne than worked in sales throughout the remainder of her life. Being an accomplished seamstress, she began her sales career with Sears selling sewing machines and giving sewing lessons. Mary Anne had many other sales jobs but moved on to love working in sales in furniture and home décor. She had lived all over the country but loved California and Florida for the sunshine and Knoxville and Andrews for the mountain views the most.
She was the daughter of the late William G. and Marguerite A. Power Tolman. She was also preceded in death by a son, Glenn Allen Rightsell and a brother, John Tolman.
Mary Anne is survived by three daughters, Jacqueline Hanna and husband, Mike of Lafayette, Indiana, Sue Jordan and husband, Steve of Andrews, and Catherine Buckner and husband, John of Anderson, South Carolina; four sons, William Rightsell and wife, Cari and James Rightsell and wife, Rochelle all of Valparaiso, Indiana, Larry Rightsell and wife, Bebe of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Michael Kress and wife, Amy of Winchester, Indiana; one sister, Connie Perrin of Corryton, Tennessee; and one brother, William Tolman and wife, Colleen of Waterford, Michigan. Many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews with the Reverend Delmar Chilton officiating. Interment will be in the Valleytown Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Travis Hillesland, Steve Jordan, Mike Hanna, John Buckner, Mark Collins, John Collins and Titus Hanna. Honorary pallbearer will be Jim Lambert.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 12:50 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews prior to the service.
Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews is in charge of arrangements."
~Source: Ivie Funeral Home of Andrews, NC webpage
She was the daughter of the late William G. and Marguerite A. Power Tolman. She was also preceded in death by a son, Glenn Allen Rightsell and a brother, John Tolman.
Mary Anne is survived by three daughters, Jacqueline Hanna and husband, Mike of Lafayette, Indiana, Sue Jordan and husband, Steve of Andrews, and Catherine Buckner and husband, John of Anderson, South Carolina; four sons, William Rightsell and wife, Cari and James Rightsell and wife, Rochelle all of Valparaiso, Indiana, Larry Rightsell and wife, Bebe of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Michael Kress and wife, Amy of Winchester, Indiana; one sister, Connie Perrin of Corryton, Tennessee; and one brother, William Tolman and wife, Colleen of Waterford, Michigan. Many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews with the Reverend Delmar Chilton officiating. Interment will be in the Valleytown Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Travis Hillesland, Steve Jordan, Mike Hanna, John Buckner, Mark Collins, John Collins and Titus Hanna. Honorary pallbearer will be Jim Lambert.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 12:50 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews prior to the service.
Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews is in charge of arrangements."
~Source: Ivie Funeral Home of Andrews, NC webpage
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