Mary Jayne (Glant) Graybill
August 7, 1934 — August 16, 2022
Mary Jayne Graybill
McAlisterville, PA
Mary Jayne Graybill, 88, of McAlisterville, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at her home. She was born on August 7, 1934, in Lewistown, a daughter of the late Arlanda Glant and Ada Sellers Glant. On December 6, 1953, Mary Jayne married her loving husband, Harold Ernest Graybill, who preceded her in death on November 27, 2001.
Mary Jayne was a graduate of Chief Logan High School. She enjoyed her life as a loving mother and homemaker.
She was a member of the Richfield Life Ministries Church. Her hobbies included doing crafts, flowers, gardening of which she was known for having a “green thumb”, doing crossword puzzles, and watching wrestling on television. Mary Jayne’s greatest enjoyments in life were the time spent with her late husband and creating precious memories with her loving family.
Mary Jayne is survived by her three children David L. (Sherry) Graybill of McAlisterville, Susan L. (Timothy) Weller of Galeton, and Terri A. (Timothy) Matter of Richfield; eight grandchildren Mandy Landis, Troy Graybill, Jared Graybill, Tiana Walter, Tami Womer, Anita Curlee Mooney, Zachary Matter, and Sara Matter; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold; a brother, Arlanda “Sandy” Glant; and a sister, Joan Pontius.
A viewing will be held on Friday, August 19, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. at the Richfield Life Ministries Church, 167 Church Street, Richfield, PA 17086, with Pastor Aaron Benner and Pastor Joel Snyder officiating.
Interment will immediately follow in the Richfield Union Cemetery.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to all of Mary Jayne’s caregivers that cared for her over the last 3.5 years. We were blessed to have Amy, Barb, Brenda, Carmen, Dee, Hannah, Miriam, and her granddaughter Mandy caring for our mother.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests memorial contributions in loving memory of Mary Jayne be submitted to the Richfield Life Ministries Church, 167 Church Street, Richfield, PA 17086 or American Bible Society, PO Box 96812, Washington, DC 20090-6812.
The George P. Garman Funeral Homes, Inc., 9366 Route 35, Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853 have been entrusted with the arrangements.
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