Mary Lynn Reithel
Mary Lynn (Roberts) Reviere Reithel, 86, of Union City died April 3, 2017, at her residence.
Memorial services will be held 3 p.m. Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church in Union City, with the Rev. Chuck McMillen officiating.
The family will receive visitors Saturday from 1 p.m. until the hour of service at the church.
White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The family requests memorials be made to Masquerade Theatre, the humane society or the Obion County Public Library.
She was born April 8, 1930, in Mississippi, daughter of the late Charlie and Winnie (Corum) Roberts. She married Van Reviere in 1950. He died in 1955. She then married Marion Arthur Reithel Feb. 5, 1960. He survives.
She was the head of medical record for the former Obion County General Hospital and was an evaluator for the State of Tennessee. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at the former Memphis State University and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin. She was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution and Union City Civic Chorus. She had served as a pianist and organist for St. James Episcopal Church.
She is also survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Rebecca Reviere and Ira Shorr of Silver Spring, Md.; her granddaughter, Adrienne Wesley Small of Silver Spring; two great-grandchildren, Andre and Madelyn Small of Silver Spring; and a host of friends and family.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Jay Reithel; and her brother, James Roberts.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.
Published 4.12.17
