Mae Jean (Gilmore) Mabry entered eternal life peacefully with her family at home on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 from complications of melanoma. She was born on May 7, 1929 to William Arthur and Della (Ramsey) Gilmore in Bayside, Texas. She married Eli H. (Hank) Mabry in 1948 and moved to Las Cruces with him in 1951. The Mabry's had two children, son, Charles E. Mabry and wife Lydia of Las Cruces, and daughter, Paula Cummins and husband Sam of Albuquerque, NM. Mrs. Mabry was a 57 year resident of Las Cruces. She was active in Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, the Social Order of Beauceants, the Daughters of the Nile and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary of Chapter 10. She was an advocate and worked to support several charities, some of which were the Christian Day Nursery, Shriners Crippled Children Hospitals, & Knights Templar Masons Eye Foundation. She was also a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. In her more mature years she was employed at Glass Apparel, Sweetbriar Shops, The Popular Dry Good Company and the Dona Ana County Treasurer's Office. She is survived by her husband of the family home, her son and daughter, three sisters, Inez Barnes of Bayside, Texas; Mildred Guiles of Aransas Pass, Texas; and Jeanetta Reeves of Kerrville, Texas. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, their spouses; ten great grand children and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Mabry was preceded in death by her parents, uncle Douglas and wife Lisa Gilmore of Kerrville, Texas who were second parents to her. Services will be conducted at Getz Funeral Home Chapel at 10:00 am on Friday, August 15, 2008. Officiating will be the Rev. Dr. Marcus Burr. Interment will follow immediately at Masonic Cemetery. The family request that contributions be made to your favorite charity or The Shriner's Crippled Children's Hospital c/o Ballut Abyad Shrine Center, 6600 Zuni S.E., Albuquerque, NM 87108 or Texas Methodist Children's Home, 1111 Herring Ave., Waco, Texas 76708. PDF Printable Version
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