Mary Eunice Bovard

Mary Eunice Bovard, 101, passed away December 23, 2017 in Greenwood, Indiana. She was born November 7, 1916 in Freeport, Pennsylvania to Harry and Mollie (Hawk) James.

Mary was a resident of Pennsylvania for most of her life, but resided in Indiana the last 13 years to be closer to family.  While in Pennsylvania, she was a member of the Natrona Heights Presbyterian Church where she was a deacon, elder, and sang with the choir. Family remembers Mary as a woman of God who was sweet to everyone she met. She loved singing, sewing, playing bridge and euchre, and being a homemaker.  She was one of a kind and will be deeply missed by all who were blessed enough to have met her.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Mollie; husband of 54 years, Frank K. Bovard; 5 siblings and a great-granddaughter, Annelyse Willsey, who passed away May 25, 2017. Surviving to cherish her memory are her children, Patricia (Paul) Gillette of Greenwood, Indiana and James (Alberta) Bovard of Gastonia, North Carolina; grandchildren, Sarah (John) Healy, Megan (Drew) Sager, Matthew Gillette, Jennifer (Blake) Willsey; as well as great-grandchildren, James, Anna, Cale, Gemma, Rowan Paul, Tessa, and Gideon.

A memorial service to celebrate Mary’s 101 years on earth will be held in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania in the Spring.