OBIT: Mary E. (HILE) MORT, 2005, Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mike Gifford Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm __________________________________________ Mary E. (Hile) Mort Mary E. Mort, 92, of Orbisonia, died at 6:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 22 at Woodland Retirement Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 24 at the Martin R. Brown Funeral Home, Orbisonia with Rev. Shelby McCoy officiating. Interment will be made at the Orbisonia Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 pm. Wednesday and one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Born July 3, 1912 at Saxton, she was the daughter of the late Charles Monroe and Ida (May) Hile. She was married to Alfred L. "King" Mort on Feb. 1, 1936 at Hagerstown, MD. Mr. Mort preceded her in death on Feb. 16, 1989. Mrs. Mort is survived by one daughter, Sharynn Book and her husband Garry of RD Three Springs; four grandchildren: Dara Lynn Bennett, Krista Scott, G. Joel Book and Andrea Book; and seven great- grandchildren: Paul Bennett, Nicholas Bennett, Jarrett Scott, Madison Book, Dalton Bennett, Shayna Scott and Gabrielle Scott. She is also survived by two sisters, Martha Black of Morrison's Cove Nursing Home in Martinsburg and Grace DeLong of Cincinnati, OH. Mrs. Mort was preceded in death by three brothers: Theodore, Harry Otis and Robert; and one sister, Iva Carper. Mrs. Mort was a member of the Rockhill Church of the Brethren, Rockhill Furnace, where she had over 50 years of perfect attendance. She also served as Sunday School teacher, a Bible School teacher, was on the Home Dept. of the church and also enjoyed making haps for missionary work. Although not a member, she was always active in helping with the Orbisonia-Rockhill Vol. Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. During her life she was mainly a homemaker, however, during World War II she was employed at Eastern Aircraft, Baltimore, MD. She also provided childcare for a number of children in the Orbisonia area being especially fond of Lisa Grubb and Julie Doyle. Mrs. Mort also enjoyed collecting ceramic angels. The Valley Log, Orbisonia, PA, March 23, 2005