Mary Ellen Bittinger
Mary Ellen Bittinger, 97, of White Sulphur Springs, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at White Sulphur Springs Center.
Mary was born on August 24, 1926, in Beech Fork, TN, and was the daughter of the late Ross P. and Rose Lee Kennedy Holley.
She was a homemaker and worked for The Greenbrier Hotel Laundry for nine years. She was a long time member of The White Sulphur Springs Church of God (Bethesda).
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Bittinger, Sr; a son, Marty Bittinger; two sisters, Betty Anderson and Dorothy Vaughan; two brothers, Charles Holley and Lawrence Junior Holley; a granddaughter, Stacy Weaver; and two daughters-in-law, Carol Bittinger and Mary Bittinger.
Those left to cherish her memory are one daughter, Teresa O’Neil (Pat) of White Sulphur Springs; five sons, Paul Bittinger (Eugenia), Tommy Bittinger, Gary Bittinger (Sandy), Terence Bittinger (Debbie), and Shane Bittinger (Marsha), all of White Sulphur Springs. She also leaves behind 12 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and 19 great-great-grandchildren. She is remembered for her love for God, her service in her church, and the legacy she has left with her family.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 27, at Bethesda Church in White Sulphur Springs with Bishop Bryan Mathews officiating. Interment followed in Greenbrier Memorial Gardens in Lewisburg, WV.
Visitation was held from 12 noon until time of service at Bethesda Church.
We are asking, in lieu of flowers, to make a donation to the White Sulphur Springs Center Activities Center.
Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in White Sulphur Springs is in charge of arrangements.
