Macel “Mitzie” Gear 1918-2003 Obituary
Macel Pearl “Mitzie” Greene Gear joined her Heavenly Father in a land of comfort and peace on Wednesday, May 7, 2003.
Born in Pickens on June 22, 1918, she was the daughter of Hubert C. Greene and Mary Martha Cogar Greene of Webster County.
Mitzie was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Elkins. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, Chi Omega Sorority, Beverly Historical Society and Randolph County Retired Teachers Association.
Mitzie is remembered for her faith in God, her generosity of spirit and her loving, compassionate kindness. She always offered a warm hug, a listening ear and positive motivation to everyone who knew her.
She began teaching school in a one-room schoolhouse in Webster County in 1938. For more than 40 years she taught multiple generations of families in West Virginia. Her keen interest and concern for each of her students is remembered many years later by those who benefited from her strength and encouragement. Her dedication to the teaching profession continued after her retirement as a volunteer teacher in the Randolph County school system.
She is survived by her loving husband, Howard Hall Gear of Elkins; her son, John K. “Donnie” Mann of Annapolis, Md.; her daughter, Janice M. Mann of Rehoboth Beach, Del.; her daughters-in-law, Gale Mann of Annapolis, Md., and Brenda L. Greene of Rehoboth Beach, Del.; son-in-law, Charles Carrington-Smith of British Columbia; her stepchildren, Margaret Ann Winans of Elkins, Jim and Janet Wolfe of Pontiac, Ill., and Art and Vickie Kelley of Winston-Salem, N.C.; her grandchildren, Robert and Mary Margaret “Meg” Schramm of Houston, Texas, David N. Wilfong of Dallas, Texas, Alexis Mackenzie Mann, Annapolis, Md., David Henry Mann, Annapolis, Md., Carla Wolfe, Pontiac, Ill., Owen Wolfe of Pontiac, Mich., Matthew Kelley and Joshua Kelley of Winston-Salem, N.C., Ian and Tristan Winans, Braden Davis, Cory Lambert, Justin Pennington, Ashley Henline and Dylan Hamrick, all of Elkins, Cecil and Becky Winans of Elkins, Joyce Henline of Elkins and Sheri and Matt Davis of Elkins; and a great-grandchild, Dylan Oliver Schramm of Houston, Texas.
She is also survived by her brother, Lonnie Green Jr. and his wife, Patty, of Diana; her sisters, Gathel Byrne of Fairmont, Geneva Friend of Bridgeport and Junie Goff of Indian Head, Md.; and numerous extended family.
She was preceded by her daughter, Mary Lynne Carrington-Smith of British Columbia, Canada.
Friends may call from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. On Saturday, Mrs. Gear will be moved to the First United Methodist Church in Elkins where friends may call from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m., the funeral hour. The Rev. Dr. Ellis E. Conley, the Rev. Dr. Basil A. Hensley and the Rev. James O. Wolfe III will officiate and interment will follow in the Meadowland Cemetery at Bergoo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 315 Kerens Ave., Elkins, W.Va., 26241 in memory of Mrs. Gear. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Macel Pearl “Mitzie” Greene Gear.
Macel “Mitzie” Gear 1918-2003
