Mary Livesay

Mary Louise Mays Livesay

On Wednesday, June 20th, Mary Louise Mays Livesay passed away at her home with her children surrounding her.

She was born on November 9, 1924, in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of William Jacob and Helen Summons Mays. Mrs. Livesay was one of ten children and was proud of her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage.

A member of the Women's Army Corps during World War II, Mrs. Livesay was stationed at Ashford General Hospital, now The Greenbrier Hotel. While on duty there, she met her husband who was recuperating from combat injuries.

Mrs. Livesay spent much of her life as a homemaker traveling with her husband who was a minister with the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in Wytheville, Virginia, Hillsville, Virginia, Hustonville, Kentucky, and Carrollton, Kentucky.

Once her children were grown, Mrs. Livesay worked for the Public Libraries of Kentucky as a bookmobile librarian, an assistant librarian, and the head librarian. During her tenure, a new library was built for Carroll County.

In 1992, Mrs. Livesay moved to Surfside Beach, South Carolina, where she and her family had vacationed since 1958. Here she spent time with her children, her grandchildren, and her faithful dog, Mo.

Mrs. Livesay was preceded in death by her husband, the Reverend Paul Livesay, and their son, Christopher Mays Livesay. She is survived by her daughter Lynn Ann Livesay of Fayetteville, North Carolina; her son, Gary Livesay and his wife, Lynn, of Surfside Beach, South Carolina; her son, Ty Livesay and his wife, Vickie, of Conway, South Carolina; and her grandchildren, Evan Livesay of Charleston, South Carolina; Lydia Livesay of Surfside Beach, South Carolina; Will Livesay and Wes Livesay of Madison, Indiana. Her sister, Anna Elizabeth Mays Wiest and husband, Chester, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and nearly forty nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania and Michigan also remain.

Funeral services honored the life of Mary Lou Livesay at the Carrollton Christian Church on Saturday, June 23rd. The Rev. Jim Wheeler and Rev. Chuck Brumley will officiate the service. Burial followed the service at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Carrollton.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Cape Fear Adult Day Care, 920 Stamper Rd., Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28303, or to Covenant Hospice, 241 Singleton Ridge Road, Suite B, Conway, South Carolina, 29526.

Visitation

2:00 - 3:00 P.M. - Saturday - June 23, 2007 at the Carrollton Christian Church

Funeral

3:00 P.M. - Saturday - June 23, 2007 at the Carrollton Christian Church

Interment

I.O.O.F. Cemetery - Carrollton, KY