Mabel G. Girton
November 10, 1911 — March 6, 2013
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Mabel G. Girton
Mabel G. Girton, age 101, 15 Ann Drive, Danville and formerly of Bloomsburg, died at 8:30 a. m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the Emmanuel Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, Danville, where she was a patient since March 25, 2011.
Born in Locust Township on November 10, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Tivilia (Long) Hughes. She resided in Bloomsburg from 1933 to 1995 when she moved to the Meadows at Maria Joseph, Danville.
Mabel was a 1929 graduate of the former Locust Township High School. She was co-owner of the former Girton’s Floor & Covering, Main Street, Bloomsburg, retiring in 1974.
She was the oldest member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Bloomsburg, where she was a member since 1934. She enjoyed playing cards, dominos and other games.
Mabel was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Carl F. Girton, on June 18, 1995; by two brothers, John Hughes and Guy Hughes; and a sister, Pauline Peters.
Surviving are a son, John R. Girton, and his wife Barbara, Redding, Calif; a daughter, Susan A. Binley, Charlotte, North Carolina; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. There are also two nephews and a niece.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in the Grace United Church of Christ (Mill Grove), 1 Pension Street, Catawissa, with her pastor, Audrey M. Brosious officiating. Interment in Mill Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the Church from 1:30 to 2:30 p. m.
The family will provide flowers. Memorials may be sent to Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 101 E. Fifth St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
Born in Locust Township on November 10, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Tivilia (Long) Hughes. She resided in Bloomsburg from 1933 to 1995 when she moved to the Meadows at Maria Joseph, Danville.
Mabel was a 1929 graduate of the former Locust Township High School. She was co-owner of the former Girton’s Floor & Covering, Main Street, Bloomsburg, retiring in 1974.
She was the oldest member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Bloomsburg, where she was a member since 1934. She enjoyed playing cards, dominos and other games.
Mabel was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Carl F. Girton, on June 18, 1995; by two brothers, John Hughes and Guy Hughes; and a sister, Pauline Peters.
Surviving are a son, John R. Girton, and his wife Barbara, Redding, Calif; a daughter, Susan A. Binley, Charlotte, North Carolina; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. There are also two nephews and a niece.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in the Grace United Church of Christ (Mill Grove), 1 Pension Street, Catawissa, with her pastor, Audrey M. Brosious officiating. Interment in Mill Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the Church from 1:30 to 2:30 p. m.
The family will provide flowers. Memorials may be sent to Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 101 E. Fifth St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
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Grace (Mill Grove) U.C.C.
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
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Grace (Mill Grove) U.C.C.
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