Cumpston

Mary Alyce Cumpston, 72, of 234 Rhoer Road, Slippery Rock, West Liberty, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at her home following a lengthy illness.

Born in Castlewood, Lawrence County, Oct. 5, 1936, she was the daughter of Richard G. Stewart and Florence L. Hoover.

She married Willard G. "Bill" Cumpston on Feb. 1, 1974.

She was a member of the West Liberty United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Cumpston was a homemaker and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed ceramics, crafts, yard sales and flea markets.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by four sons, Dale Edward "Eddy" Jamison of Karns City, Robert S. Jamison and his wife, Judy, of Karns City, Michael R. Jamison and his companion, Traci, of Slippery Rock and Shawn C. Cumpston and his wife, Amy, of Bellevue, Neb.; three daughters, Michelle L. and her husband, David McGinty of Slippery Rock, Brandy S. Webb and her companion, Eric Neely, of Slippery Rock and Margaret M. "Macy" Cumpston and her companion, Bart Mauthe, of West Sunbury; and a sister, Jenny and her husband, Harold "Red" Allison, of Slippery Rock. Also surviving are 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Richard C. Jamison; and two brothers, Richard and Donald Stewart.

<B>CUMPSTON</B> Visitation for Mary Alyce Cumpston, who died Sunday, April 26, 2009, will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Smith Funeral Home</B>, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. James Lewis, pastor of the West Liberty United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be at the West Liberty Cemetery.