Lucy Irene Lepley

Lucy Irene Lepley, 86, of Cochranton died at 7:42 p.m., October 19, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Born January 27, 1926 in Rocky Grove, PA, Lucy was the daughter of the late John and Hattie (Young) Burk. Lucy was married to William Lepley, Sr. on December 21, 1946. He preceded her in death in 1998. Lucy and Bill owned and operated a bus service for the Franklin and Utica areas for many years. She was a member of the Donation Hill Community Bible Church. She enjoyed bird watching, especially humming birds, which she collected. She also enjoyed reading and gardening. She especially loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her daughters, Lois Ann Lepley of Cochranton and Lucy Ann Greenlee and her husband, Michael of Cochranton; her son-in-law, Al Boyles of Cochranton; her daughter-in-law Kathy Warrington of Cochranton; brother, Leonard Burk and his wife, Donna of Cochranton; and sister, Isabelle Shay of Rocky Grove. Lucy is additionally survived by her 11 grandchildren, Chris Lepley of Cochranton, Sam Lepley and his wife, Jodi of Cooperstown, Carla Eakin and her husband, Richard Eakin, Jr. of Cochranton, Jolene Neff of Meadville, Erin Surmaceviz and her husband, Justin of Lisbon, OH, Greg Lepley and his special friend, Margo Halfhill of Meadville, Trevor Lepley and his fiancee, Ingrid Girardi of Cochranton, Brandon Lepley of Cochranton, Keith Lepley and his wife, Monica of Cochranton, Casey Greenlee of Cochranton, and Colton Greenlee of Cochranton; and 8 great grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Lucy Lepley was preceded in death by her son, William Lepley, Jr.; her daughter, Laura Boyles; 5 brothers, Sherman Burk, Glenn Burk, Clifford Burk, John (Jack) Burk, and Dan Burk; and 4 sisters, Margaretta Crawford, Eva Reynolds, Esther Schell, and Helen McCarty. Family and friends will be received at the Gardinier Funeral Home, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin, on Monday, October 22, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at the Funeral Home, with Sonja Shirley pastor of the Mt. Joy Church, officiating. Interment will be in Peters Cemetery. To send online condolences, flowers, cards, or for further information, family and friends are invited to visit www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.