Marilyn G Gathers

May 24, 1948 - February 2, 2016

Marilyn G. Gathers, 67, of Sligo, passed away on Tuesday morning, February 2, 2016 at the U.P.M.C. Hospital in Seneca, following a brief illness. She was born on May 24, 1948, in Butler. Marilyn graduated from Clarion High School in 1966. She was married to Connell Gathers on May 28, 1981 and he survives. Marilyn worked as a hostess at the Holiday Inn in Clarion for a number of years, she then worked for C & K Coal Company for many years, after working at C &K, she went to school and received a license for dog grooming and opened her own shop in Sligo, the Shaggy Dog Groomer named after her dog, Waldo, who she adopted from the Humane Society. She was a very caring and loving person. Marilyn loved her two best friends, Lana Todd and Patty Lazeack and her family and friends. Marilyn was a member of the Grace Community Church in Curllsville where she loved spending time with all the members of the Church, she sang in the Choir, and was also a member of the Women’s Guild. She was a member of the order of the Eastern Star. Marilyn was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jim and Melda McDowell, and her mother, Arlie. Family will receive friends from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion. A private Graveside Service will be held at the Lake Lawn Cemetery in Reynoldsville with the Rev. Dan George, pastor of the Grace Community Church in Curllsville, presiding. Memorials or donations can be made in Marilyn’s name to the Tri-County Animal Rescue Center, 9562 Route 322, Shippenville PA, 16254 or the Venango Oncology Hematology Association, 1339 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323.  Family will receive friends from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion. A private Graveside Service will be held at the Lake Lawn Cemetery in Reynoldsville with the Rev. Dan George, pastor of the Grace Community Church in Curllsville, presiding.