HANLIN, Mary Esther, 91, of East Springfield, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 19, 2009, at her home. She was born February 14, 1917, in Chillicothe, Ohio, a daughter of the late John and Susan Uhrig Burns. Mary was a retired schoolteacher from the East Springfield Elementary School. She also was a member of the Jefferson County and Ohio Retired Teachers Association; a volunteer with the Jefferson County Historical Society, and Sweet Adelines. She was a member of the East Springfield United Methodist Church of the Cross where she was elected as organist in 1946 and played for over 60 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Hanlin in 2006; two brothers, and three sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Suzanne (William) Haines of Swansboro and Janice Kay (William "Art") Tyler of Moundsville, W.Va., and a son, William (Denise) Hanlin Jr. of Delphos, Ohio; six grandchildren, Todd Slama, Lisa LaCroix, Heather Grainger, Randy and Ronald Warrington, and Janice Davis; four stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 110 West Main St., Richmond on Wednesday January 21, 2009, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Viewing Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m. at East Springfield U. M. Church of the Cross with Pastor Tom Snodgrass officiating. Burial will follow in East Springfield cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Hospice, Sunset Avenue, Steubenville, OH 43952. View obituary and send condolences online at everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com

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