Mary Addie Gilliland Geiger, 84, died Peacefully at Home on Friday, April 29, 2011.
She was a Loving Wife, Devoted Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, as well as a Supportive and Inspiring Friend.
She touched many lives with her Unconditional Love, Caring Attention and Zest for Life.
She was Born on April 30, 1926, in Cedar Bluff.
Mary was the Daughter of the late Charles Thomas Gilliland and Lucille Harkins Gilliland.
She Graduated in 1947 from Mississippi State College for Women with a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology.
She began her Career in Medical Technology in Chattanooga, TN, where she Met and Married her Husband John Carlton Geiger.
They built their lives together as John worked for IBM and Mary raised their four Children.
They have been in Raleigh for the past 46 years where Mary was a Founding Member of Capital Quilters Guild and a Longtime Member of Trinity Baptist Church.
She's best known by her Family and Friends for her Gracious Hospitality, Holiday and Family Gatherings, and Baby Quilts for her Grandchildren.
In addition to John, her Husband of 60 years, Mary is survived by her children, Patricia Geiger of Boone; Margaret Chesson and Husband, Earl, of Chapel Hill; John Carlton Geiger Jr. and Wife, Barbara, of Raleigh; Janie Schaeffer and Husband, John, of Raleigh; nine Grandchildren; Elizabeth Hutchison and Husband, Don; Win, Mary, and Tricia Chesson; Robert and Margaret Geiger; Steven, Richard, and Chris Schaeffer; and four Great Grandchildren, Nicholas, Oliver, Charles and Ella Hutchison.
She was preceded in death by her Brother, Charles Gilliland of Macon; and Sister, Billie Gilliland Martin of Okolona.
She is survived by her Sister, Amanda Gilliland Adams of Tupelo; and Brothers, John E. Gilliland of Mathiston; and R. Douglas Gilliland of Ackerman.
Family will receive Friends on Monday, May 2, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh.
Funeral Services will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 1 p.m, officiated by her Brother In Law, Rev. Don Geiger.
Burial will be at Raleigh Memorial Park, with a Reception to follow at the Funeral Home.
Published: Sunday, May 01, 2011, North East Miss Daily Journal, Tupelo, Lee County, MS.
She was a Loving Wife, Devoted Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, as well as a Supportive and Inspiring Friend.
She touched many lives with her Unconditional Love, Caring Attention and Zest for Life.
She was Born on April 30, 1926, in Cedar Bluff.
Mary was the Daughter of the late Charles Thomas Gilliland and Lucille Harkins Gilliland.
She Graduated in 1947 from Mississippi State College for Women with a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology.
She began her Career in Medical Technology in Chattanooga, TN, where she Met and Married her Husband John Carlton Geiger.
They built their lives together as John worked for IBM and Mary raised their four Children.
They have been in Raleigh for the past 46 years where Mary was a Founding Member of Capital Quilters Guild and a Longtime Member of Trinity Baptist Church.
She's best known by her Family and Friends for her Gracious Hospitality, Holiday and Family Gatherings, and Baby Quilts for her Grandchildren.
In addition to John, her Husband of 60 years, Mary is survived by her children, Patricia Geiger of Boone; Margaret Chesson and Husband, Earl, of Chapel Hill; John Carlton Geiger Jr. and Wife, Barbara, of Raleigh; Janie Schaeffer and Husband, John, of Raleigh; nine Grandchildren; Elizabeth Hutchison and Husband, Don; Win, Mary, and Tricia Chesson; Robert and Margaret Geiger; Steven, Richard, and Chris Schaeffer; and four Great Grandchildren, Nicholas, Oliver, Charles and Ella Hutchison.
She was preceded in death by her Brother, Charles Gilliland of Macon; and Sister, Billie Gilliland Martin of Okolona.
She is survived by her Sister, Amanda Gilliland Adams of Tupelo; and Brothers, John E. Gilliland of Mathiston; and R. Douglas Gilliland of Ackerman.
Family will receive Friends on Monday, May 2, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh.
Funeral Services will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 1 p.m, officiated by her Brother In Law, Rev. Don Geiger.
Burial will be at Raleigh Memorial Park, with a Reception to follow at the Funeral Home.
Published: Sunday, May 01, 2011, North East Miss Daily Journal, Tupelo, Lee County, MS.
Mary Addie Gilliland Geiger, 84, died Peacefully at Home on Friday, April 29, 2011.
She was a Loving Wife, Devoted Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, as well as a Supportive and Inspiring Friend.
She touched many lives with her Unconditional Love, Caring Attention and Zest for Life.
She was Born on April 30, 1926, in Cedar Bluff.
Mary was the Daughter of the late Charles Thomas Gilliland and Lucille Harkins Gilliland.
She Graduated in 1947 from Mississippi State College for Women with a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology.
She began her Career in Medical Technology in Chattanooga, TN, where she Met and Married her Husband John Carlton Geiger.
They built their lives together as John worked for IBM and Mary raised their four Children.
They have been in Raleigh for the past 46 years where Mary was a Founding Member of Capital Quilters Guild and a Longtime Member of Trinity Baptist Church.
She's best known by her Family and Friends for her Gracious Hospitality, Holiday and Family Gatherings, and Baby Quilts for her Grandchildren.
In addition to John, her Husband of 60 years, Mary is survived by her children, Patricia Geiger of Boone; Margaret Chesson and Husband, Earl, of Chapel Hill; John Carlton Geiger Jr. and Wife, Barbara, of Raleigh; Janie Schaeffer and Husband, John, of Raleigh; nine Grandchildren; Elizabeth Hutchison and Husband, Don; Win, Mary, and Tricia Chesson; Robert and Margaret Geiger; Steven, Richard, and Chris Schaeffer; and four Great Grandchildren, Nicholas, Oliver, Charles and Ella Hutchison.
She was preceded in death by her Brother, Charles Gilliland of Macon; and Sister, Billie Gilliland Martin of Okolona.
She is survived by her Sister, Amanda Gilliland Adams of Tupelo; and Brothers, John E. Gilliland of Mathiston; and R. Douglas Gilliland of Ackerman.
Family will receive Friends on Monday, May 2, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh.
Funeral Services will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 1 p.m, officiated by her Brother In Law, Rev. Don Geiger.
Burial will be at Raleigh Memorial Park, with a Reception to follow at the Funeral Home.
Published: Sunday, May 01, 2011, North East Miss Daily Journal, Tupelo, Lee County, MS.
She was a Loving Wife, Devoted Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, as well as a Supportive and Inspiring Friend.
She touched many lives with her Unconditional Love, Caring Attention and Zest for Life.
She was Born on April 30, 1926, in Cedar Bluff.
Mary was the Daughter of the late Charles Thomas Gilliland and Lucille Harkins Gilliland.
She Graduated in 1947 from Mississippi State College for Women with a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology.
She began her Career in Medical Technology in Chattanooga, TN, where she Met and Married her Husband John Carlton Geiger.
They built their lives together as John worked for IBM and Mary raised their four Children.
They have been in Raleigh for the past 46 years where Mary was a Founding Member of Capital Quilters Guild and a Longtime Member of Trinity Baptist Church.
She's best known by her Family and Friends for her Gracious Hospitality, Holiday and Family Gatherings, and Baby Quilts for her Grandchildren.
In addition to John, her Husband of 60 years, Mary is survived by her children, Patricia Geiger of Boone; Margaret Chesson and Husband, Earl, of Chapel Hill; John Carlton Geiger Jr. and Wife, Barbara, of Raleigh; Janie Schaeffer and Husband, John, of Raleigh; nine Grandchildren; Elizabeth Hutchison and Husband, Don; Win, Mary, and Tricia Chesson; Robert and Margaret Geiger; Steven, Richard, and Chris Schaeffer; and four Great Grandchildren, Nicholas, Oliver, Charles and Ella Hutchison.
She was preceded in death by her Brother, Charles Gilliland of Macon; and Sister, Billie Gilliland Martin of Okolona.
She is survived by her Sister, Amanda Gilliland Adams of Tupelo; and Brothers, John E. Gilliland of Mathiston; and R. Douglas Gilliland of Ackerman.
Family will receive Friends on Monday, May 2, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh.
Funeral Services will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 1 p.m, officiated by her Brother In Law, Rev. Don Geiger.
Burial will be at Raleigh Memorial Park, with a Reception to follow at the Funeral Home.
Published: Sunday, May 01, 2011, North East Miss Daily Journal, Tupelo, Lee County, MS.
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