ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio --- Blanche Marie Myers, 85, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 29, 2005, at East Ohio Regional Medical Center in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
She was born in Topeka on Jan. 30, 1919, to John William & Mary Eliza (nee Mannell) Summers.
Blanche worked for Hallmark Cards as an inspector/supervisor in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She spent several years as the head cook at Wanamaker Elementary School, and dietician for Auburn- Washburn school district.
She was a member of Harbor of Hope Assembly of God in St. Clairsville, Ohio, where her son is the pastor.
She married Virgil Francis Myers on July 25, 1941. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1975.
She is survived by a daughter, Norma Greene, and her husband, John, Phoenix; a son, Rev. Dean C. Myers, and his wife, Terri, St. Clairsville, Ohio; her brother, Edward Summers, Bradenton, Fla.; two sisters, Doris Connell, and her husband, Jack, Topeka, and Wynnfred Stewart, Elizabethton, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a multitude of friends.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Elizabeth "Bette" VanDalsem, and two brothers, Elmer Summers and Bobby Summers.
Mrs. Myers will lie in state after noon Wednesday at Penwell- Gabel Mid Town Chapel, where visitation will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be given to Harbor of Hope Assembly Of God Missions, 67667 Warnock Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio, 43950, or to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
To leave a message for the family, please visit www.penwellgabel.com.
Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Feb 1, 2005
She was born in Topeka on Jan. 30, 1919, to John William & Mary Eliza (nee Mannell) Summers.
Blanche worked for Hallmark Cards as an inspector/supervisor in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She spent several years as the head cook at Wanamaker Elementary School, and dietician for Auburn- Washburn school district.
She was a member of Harbor of Hope Assembly of God in St. Clairsville, Ohio, where her son is the pastor.
She married Virgil Francis Myers on July 25, 1941. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1975.
She is survived by a daughter, Norma Greene, and her husband, John, Phoenix; a son, Rev. Dean C. Myers, and his wife, Terri, St. Clairsville, Ohio; her brother, Edward Summers, Bradenton, Fla.; two sisters, Doris Connell, and her husband, Jack, Topeka, and Wynnfred Stewart, Elizabethton, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a multitude of friends.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Elizabeth "Bette" VanDalsem, and two brothers, Elmer Summers and Bobby Summers.
Mrs. Myers will lie in state after noon Wednesday at Penwell- Gabel Mid Town Chapel, where visitation will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be given to Harbor of Hope Assembly Of God Missions, 67667 Warnock Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio, 43950, or to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
To leave a message for the family, please visit www.penwellgabel.com.
Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Feb 1, 2005
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio --- Blanche Marie Myers, 85, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 29, 2005, at East Ohio Regional Medical Center in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
She was born in Topeka on Jan. 30, 1919, to John William & Mary Eliza (nee Mannell) Summers.
Blanche worked for Hallmark Cards as an inspector/supervisor in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She spent several years as the head cook at Wanamaker Elementary School, and dietician for Auburn- Washburn school district.
She was a member of Harbor of Hope Assembly of God in St. Clairsville, Ohio, where her son is the pastor.
She married Virgil Francis Myers on July 25, 1941. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1975.
She is survived by a daughter, Norma Greene, and her husband, John, Phoenix; a son, Rev. Dean C. Myers, and his wife, Terri, St. Clairsville, Ohio; her brother, Edward Summers, Bradenton, Fla.; two sisters, Doris Connell, and her husband, Jack, Topeka, and Wynnfred Stewart, Elizabethton, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a multitude of friends.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Elizabeth "Bette" VanDalsem, and two brothers, Elmer Summers and Bobby Summers.
Mrs. Myers will lie in state after noon Wednesday at Penwell- Gabel Mid Town Chapel, where visitation will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be given to Harbor of Hope Assembly Of God Missions, 67667 Warnock Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio, 43950, or to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
To leave a message for the family, please visit www.penwellgabel.com.
Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Feb 1, 2005
She was born in Topeka on Jan. 30, 1919, to John William & Mary Eliza (nee Mannell) Summers.
Blanche worked for Hallmark Cards as an inspector/supervisor in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She spent several years as the head cook at Wanamaker Elementary School, and dietician for Auburn- Washburn school district.
She was a member of Harbor of Hope Assembly of God in St. Clairsville, Ohio, where her son is the pastor.
She married Virgil Francis Myers on July 25, 1941. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1975.
She is survived by a daughter, Norma Greene, and her husband, John, Phoenix; a son, Rev. Dean C. Myers, and his wife, Terri, St. Clairsville, Ohio; her brother, Edward Summers, Bradenton, Fla.; two sisters, Doris Connell, and her husband, Jack, Topeka, and Wynnfred Stewart, Elizabethton, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a multitude of friends.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Elizabeth "Bette" VanDalsem, and two brothers, Elmer Summers and Bobby Summers.
Mrs. Myers will lie in state after noon Wednesday at Penwell- Gabel Mid Town Chapel, where visitation will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be given to Harbor of Hope Assembly Of God Missions, 67667 Warnock Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio, 43950, or to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
To leave a message for the family, please visit www.penwellgabel.com.
Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Feb 1, 2005
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