Obituaries 19 April 2010

Mabel Sara Knisley

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Mabel Sara Knisley, 89, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at her home with her family by her side.
She was born June 12, 1920 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Myrta Moore Bumgardner.
She enjoyed gardening and attending Hillsboro Home Health Center, and she loved fixing Sunday dinners for her family.  She was a loving mother and grandmother; she raised her children, then at the age of 56, went to work outside her home. 
She is survived by 17 children: 11 daughters, Dorothy Ison of Lynchburg, Pauline Gilland of Lynchburg, Elsie (Richard) Elliott of Latham, Rachel Knisley of Hillsboro, Sherry (Mike) McClain of Lynchburg, Patsy Knisley of Hillsboro, Sheila Thiel of Lynchburg, Brenda Knisley of Wilmington, Janice Thiel of Lynchburg, Sondra (Frank) Terwilliger of Mowrystown, and Linda Hertenstein of Lynchburg, and six sons, Raymond Knisley of Lynchburg, David Knisley of Hillsboro, Carol Edward (Lola) Knisley of Hillsboro, Ernie (Vicki) Knisley of Mt. Orab, Michael Dean (Sandy) Knisley of Hillsboro, and Albert (Sharon) Knisley of Hillsboro; 61 grandchildren; 106 great grandchildren, 23 great-great-grandchildren, two sisters, Ethel Harris of Leesburg and Loretta Cotman of Waverly; and two brothers, Harold Bumgardner of Piketon and James Bumgardner of Mt. Gilean.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carol Knisley; a son, John Carl Knisley; two infant grandchildren; a great grandson Bobby Jack Young, along with an infant great-grandchild; one sister, Dorothy Bumgardner; and two brothers, Roy and John Bumgardner.  
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home, Lynchburg.  Burial will follow in the Lynchburg Masonic Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 21 from 5-8 p.m. at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home, Lynchburg.

For more information and to sign the on-line register, please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.
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