Mary Ellen Giesey, age 76, passed away August 5, 2002 at the Adams Lane Care Center in Zanesville.

She was born January 6, 1926 at Guernsey, Ohio, the daughter of the late Emmett and Lura Duvall Hines. She was formally employed at the Co-op Furniture and Design store in New Concord. She spent most of her life in the New Concord area, and was a graduate of New Concord High School. She was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church in Barnesville, Ohio, where she served on the Administrative Board and the Committee on Pastor/Parish Relations and taught a junior high Sunday School class. She was also a member of the Barnesville Senior Citizens Center.

Mrs. Giesey was preceded in death by 2 brothers, 2 sisters and 1 niece. She leaves her beloved husband Branson A. Giesey, to whom she was married for 23 years. She leaves three sisters: La Palma Hatcher, of Byesville; Audree Weiss, of Fontana, California; and Avalon Tucker of Marysville, California. She also leaves a stepdaughter, Patty Ann Giesey, 2 stepchildren, Frank and Krista Moore of Washington State, and several nieces, nephews, great nices and great nephews.

There will be no visitation. The funeral service will be held at the Bloomfield United Presbyterian Church on Thursday, August 8 at 11:30 A.M., with Rev. Martin Radcliff officiating. Interment will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery.

She was reared in a strong religious home, where God was introduced to her and her sisters and brother at an age of understanding, from born anew parents.

Their mother, being widowed at the age of 41, expressed her faith and trust in the Lord and lived what she believed. She set a lasting example for the family to follow, and gave a spiritual legacy.

Mary Ellen loved the Lord, she often expressed how the Lord was working and directing her life to be one of serving Him only.

She enjoyed being the beloved wife of Branson, and sharing life together, the good times and the bad times. Health was a major factor in their lives. Pulling together when they met any unpleasant events and reaching out to each other, they placed their concerns with the Great Physician and accepted what they could not change.

Branson was always there, how he seemed always to know my thoughts, and he, too, loves the Lord. And together we were one in the beginning and are one now. Memories leave us a living memorial. We had a strong bond between us, when one hurt the other one hurt too. God knew our needs, and supplied them according to His will.