Mary E. Gearing Obituary (1934 - 2013)

Mary E. Gearing, 79, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Bloomington, IL, died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington. The Rev. Kermit Barker will officiate. Interment will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation. To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.comrnrnMary was one of seven children born to the late Archie and Helen Jackson Beasley, on April 11, 1934 in McClure. She married Derald E. Gearing on September 3, 1953 in Mississippi.Surviving are her husband, Derald, of Port Charlotte, FL; two daughters, Pamela (Bob) Krimmer of Bloomington and Deborah Tietz of McHenry; two sons, Jeffrey (Wendi) Gearing of Libertyville and Scott (Julie) Gearing of Sterling, nine grandchildren, Stephanie and Nicholas Krimmer, Nicole and Nathan Tietz, Austin, Abi, Carter, Lauren and Cooper Gearing and one great-granddaughter, Madison Nerby. Also surviving are two brothers, Archie Beasley Jr. of Del Rio, TX and Raymond Beasley of McClure.She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and one brother.Mary was a devoted and loving mother for her four children, nurturing them and ensuring that they were brought up with the love of family and Jesus Christ. As her children grew into young adults and started families of their own, Mary could be found on the sidelines of any soccer game cheering on her grandchildren. She was a side lines supporter of all of their academic and athletic accomplishments.Mary loved to attend church, bake, cook, play dominoes and spending time with her family. In her senior years she took up oil painting and loved to spend time painting with her friends and grandchildren. Mary had a smile and laugh that warmed everyones heart. Her genuine love for her family and life was present all the way to the end.