Mary Lou Reynolds, age 81, of Cridersville, died at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Lima Memorial Health Care System. She was born May 28, 1930 in Jackson, Ohio. She is the daughter of the late Charles Roy and Anna Graham Shepherd Yinger. She married Elliott Reynolds June 19, 1948 and he preceded her in death May 23, 1999.
Mrs. Reynolds was a homemaker and a member of the Cridersville United Methodist Church. She had been a Girl Scout Leader for 35 years and had been president of the Cridersville Band Parents for three years. She had been a news correspondent for the Wapakoneta Daily News.
Survivors include one son, Brian K. (Sabrina) Reynolds of Spencerville; five daughters, Cheryl Ann (Dennis ) Brookhart of Arlington, TX, Karen S. (David) Weber of Lima, Jennifer L. Adkins of Wapakoneta, Katie J. (James) Westcott of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and Janet Gail (Billy) Pack of Wapakoneta; 15 grandchildren: Carla (Steve) Mayhue, Ryan (Jenny) Brookhart, Kyle Brookhart, Zachary Weber, Aadam (Sierra) Adkins, Drew Adkins, Aaron Adkins, Benn Simpko, Nikki Westcott, Brandon (Jenny) Drexler, Bradley Dexler, Brooke (Aaron) Stubbs, Brock Drexler, Corina Reynolds and Tyler Reynolds; 11 great-grandchildren: Lance and Seth Mayhue, Gavin and Trevor Brookhart, Lucca, Gianna and Apollo Adkins, Jacob and Olivia Tregoning, Matthew Drexler and Milo Stubbs; one sister, Anna Mae Wilkins of Elida; and a daughter-in-law, Joy Reynolds of Bonita Springs, FL.
She was preceded in death by a son, Randy Lee Reynolds who died September 3, 1999.
Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 with John Bayliff officiating and Rev. Jerry Wiles assisting at Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Cridersville. Burial will follow in St. Matthew Cemetery, Cridersville, Ohio. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the charity of the donor’s choice condolences may be shared at BayliffandSon.com.