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Mary Lou Harrison

Mary Lou Harrison, 76, of Richwood, died Friday, March 2, 2007,  at the Ohio State University East Hospital  following a six-month illness.  She was an active member of Essex United Methodist Church where  she was a church pianist for many years. As a young girl growing up in Richwood, she was  a soloist at Claibourne Methodist Church, always accompanied by her mother, Laura Matlack.  She  graduated from Richwood High School  in  1948.  As a young  woman, she was a maternity aide at the White Cross Hos- pital in Columbus, also working at Marion Hospital.  After marriage, she was a hard-working farm  wife, tolling many hours on the family farm with her husband Robert, raising four girls and being  an excellent cook. Following  her mother's example, she  accompanied her daughters as they sang and played at many church, school and social occasions.  She will be sadly missed by her many friends and family who loved her.  She was born Aug. 19, 1930, in Marion, to the late Everett and Laura Matlack.  Surviving are her devoted husband of 56 years, Robert Harri- son, whom  she married Aug. 3, 1950, at Claibourne Methodist Church; four daughters, Brenda Harrison of Richwood,  Beth (Scott) Keith of Waynesville,  Mo., Marty  Harrison of Powell, and Barbara Harrison (Patrick Gordon) of Athens; three grand- children, Drew Keith of Seoul,  Korea, Hannah Keith of Kansas City, Mo.,  and Daniel  Wasserman of Athens; one  brother, Everett (Marcella) Matlack of Columbus; and many nieces and nephews.  Calling hours will be today from 2 to 4 and  6  to 8 p.m. at Stofcheck Funeral Home, Richwood,  where funeral  services will be held Tuesday at  10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Bryan Lauzau officiating. Burial will be at Radnor Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to  the Essex  United Methodist Church, 32697 Route  37,  Richwood,  OH 43344 and/or  the Friedreich's Ataxia Research  Alliance, P.O. Box  1424 Williamsville, N.Y. 14231 (www.cureFA.org). Directions to Radnor Cemetery This is archival information that was taken from (perhaps old) paper documents.   There may be mistakes/omissions that we have missed.  If you would like to help us maintain accurate information, please email corrections/additions for this obituary to info@stofcheck-ballinger.com. Florist Login Feel free to post a remembrance on this person's birthday, anniversary of passing, holidays, or whenever feels appropriate.

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