LILLIE L. GRABLE, 81, of Bloomingdale, OH, died Saturday, August 30, 2008 as a result of an automobile accident. She was born March 2, 1927 in Mingo Jct, OH, a daughter of the late Harry L. and Elizabeth (Jones) Crosby. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Gay Grable who died October 15, 2001 and a sister, Ada M. Grable. Lillie and her late husband, Gay, owned and operated Grable's Dairy Farm for over 30 years prior to his death. She was a homemaker who liked to describe herself as "Gay's wife and mother to our children". She was a member of the Unionport Christian Church. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Jane Grable and Patty Ann Newburn and companion Steve Romshack, and her son, John Grable and wife Lori "Sass", all of Bloomingdale, her grandchildren, Jessica Newburn and fiance Andrea Reed, Sarah Ross and husband, Danny, and Stephanie McGinness; 4 great-grandchildren, Jaelyn Mason, Jacob Everhart, Zachery and Daniel Ross. . Friends may call at the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 110 West Main St., Richmond Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM where funeral services will be held at 11 AM Thursday with the Reverend Hubert Granger officiating. Burial will follow in the Unionport Cemetery. Condolences may be sent online at www.everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com.

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