Grace Julia Jamison

Our beloved Grace (Gracie) Julia (Felix) Jamison, Cherry Valley, PA, went to life eternal, 6:25AM on Wednesday(8/14/13) at the age of 89 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice after a brief illness. Born at home June 17, 1924, in Poland Twp, OH, she was the daughter of the late Clark B. Felix and Renia Lucetta Felix. Grace was married to Robert (Bob) Jamison August 20, 1951, nearly 47 years before his passing June 9, 1998. Grace is survived by her only son, Sherburne (Sherb) Jamison & his wife Sue of Cherry Valley, granddaughters, Melissa (Jason) Hanlon, Evans City, Valerie (Casey) Jordan, Chicora, Holly (Mike) O'Lare, Edinburg, PA and her 6 great grandchildren, Jamison & Jesse Hanlon, Braxton and Roman Jordan, Kamren and Kali Grace O'Lare. Grace is also survived by two sisters, Caroline Wisener of Baden, PA and Violet Mae Baird of Slidell, LA, and a number of nieces and nephews. Grace was proceeded in death by two sisters, five brothers, stepbrother Sherburne VanTassel and great grandson, Kyle W. Hanlon. Grace loved to work, never tiring. In her younger years she worked at Butler Memorial Hospital and would help her father on the family farm. She would carry her young son on her back, trudge through deep snow and walk 1/2 mile to her fathers farm to do daily chores. She worked at the Eau Claire shoe factory, Moniteau High School cafeteria, the Emlenton Motel, caregiver for Vivian Beatty for a number of years, housekeeper for Jack & Gail Buzard for nearly 30 years and most recently worked at close neighbor friends cleaning, where she got the nickname 'Rosie'. She was always helping her daughter-in-law prepare for celebrations. Grace made countless trips to her granddaughters houses helping them 'spring' clean or prepare for great-grandchildren's birthday parties. She always showed up with her bucket and cleaning rags and eager to go to work. Grace loved growing flowers, especially roses and would sit watching the glorious birds in the morning at her feeders while having her coffee. She made delicious, meticulously decorated sugar cookies for every holiday and granddaughters' weddings and close friends looked forward to receiving a tin of her cookies for Christmas. Grace was a member of the East Unity Presbyterian Church, Cherry Valley. Friends will be received at the H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home (201S. Washington St., Eau Claire, PA from 2-4 pm & 6-9 pm on Friday. Private graveside services will be at the East Unity Presbyterian Church cemetery, Cherry Valley, H. Jack Buzard (Steven) officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to either the VNA Inpatient, 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001 or East Unity Presbyterian Church, C/O Paul E. Burke P.O. Box Eau Claire, Pa. 16030.

Grace Julia Jamison

June 17, 1924 - August 14, 2013