Mary Elizabeth Weeks,\n95, passed away May 20, 2019, in Dowling Park. Mary was born August 4, 1923, in\nKnoxville, Tenn. to Richard Gross and Edith Eva Corthay Gross.
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\nMary was of the Protestant faith and attended the Advent Christian Church in\nDowling Park. Mary drove food trucks as a civilian for the US Army during WWII;\nshe later was promoted to drive officer where she chauffeured officers to and\nfro. Her last job was making sport bags for Paul Pryor Sporting Bags, a former\nMajor League Umpire. Mary moved to Perry in 2005 to live next door to her\ndaughter and then moved to Dacier Manor in Dowling Park in 2010.
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\nMary was preceded in death by: her husband, William F. Weeks; her parents,\nRichard and Edith Eva Gross; and her brothers, Richard Gross and George Gross.
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\nMary is survived by: her daughters, Frances Johnson and Lynn Shepard; her\nbrother, David Gross; two granddaughters, Amy Holland-Creed and Misty Shepard;\nas well as a host of nieces and nephews.
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\nA celebration service of Mary\u2019s life will be held Thursday, June 20, at 10 a.m.\nat the Good Samaritan Center with Pastor Jack Jones officiating. All\narrangements are under the direction of Burns Funeral Home of Perry.
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\nFriends may sign the online guest book at www.joepburnsfuneralhomes.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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