Terri A MacCartney

Terri A. MacCartney, 49, of 5447 Sandy Lake-Polk Road, Sandy Lake, died at 5:40 p.m., Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, at United Community Hospital of Grove City. Born Dec. 26, 1959, in Franklin, she was the daughter of Carl Richard and Mabel F. Ferson Reib. She graduated in 1978 from Franklin High School and also graduated from the School of Computer Technology in Pittsburgh. She was employed at Polk Center as an RSA (residential service aide). She had previously worked as a lab secretary at the former Franklin hospital and as a mail carrier at the Meadville post office. She was an avid Steelers and Penguins fan. She also loved the Pittsburgh music scene, enjoyed going to the "Gathering" in Gatlinburg, Tenn., was a follower of Bill Miller and was a collector of Native American culture. She loved her black lab, Bear, who passed away with her. She is survived by a daughter, Chylo MacCartney of Mercer and her significant friend, Michael Baun; a sister, Shari Davis and her husband, Kenneth of Cheyenne, Wyo.; a brother, John E. Reib and his wife, Eileen, of Elmira Heights, N.Y.; and a sister-in-law, Rita Reib of Ft. Collins, Colo. She is also survived by the following nieces and nephews; Jared Reib and his wife, Darcie, of Ft. Collins, Colo., Crystal Reib of Elmira, N.Y., Jesse Reib of Elmira Heights, N.Y., and Linda Davis of Cheyenne, Wyo.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence Reib, and a nephew, Jason Reib. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Gardinier Funeral Home, 1315 Chestnut St., Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gardinier Funeral Home with the Rev. Rob Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Lupher Chapel Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Venango County Humane Society, P. O. Box 1045, Oil City, 16301. Online condolences may be sent to www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.