We, the family of Mary Enoch, are heartbroken as we announce her passing. She arrived on December 25, 1925, in Francis Mine, WV, the ninth child of Isa Walls Fullen and William Felix Fullen. She was preceded by sister Rella, and brothers, Glenn, Denzil, Dale, Kenneth, Lester, Garnet, Johnny; the sisters were the firstborn and the last, and all have gone before her. Mary left on December 10, 2024.
Mary was always proud to share stories of her childhood as a tomboy, running the hills and hollows of her beloved “home”, which is how she always referenced WV. She moved to Baltimore at nineteen with two girlfriends and took a job in an aircraft factory as a Rosie the Riveter. Always a loyal friend, Mary returned to WV when one of her friends became homesick. She met and married Phillip Enoch in 1946 and left WV in 1951 to settle in Leavittsburg, OH, when Phil secured a job as a welder at what was then Republic Steel. Mary and “Dick”, as he was known by family, moved to Windham in 1957 and never left! Always generous with her time and talents, Mary hand stitched every W on every cap and uniform when Phil decided to form a second baseball team in Windham, so the boys who didn’t make the existing Windham Jets, could play baseball. The Windham Rockets were born, and went on to be the first team in
Windham to win the F league state title in 1962. I’m quite certain the all the cookies and treats she made for the “boys” helped on the road to victory. As can be attested to by generations, Gram’s door was always open to friends of her kids, friends of her grandkids, and anyone who just needed a place to stop by for a while.
Mary also had an innate sense of practicality and how to do whatever it was you were trying to do. So many times, she would say “There’s an easier way to do that. Here let me show you”, and she was always right. When Phil passed on in 1983, Mary became very independent, and didn’t like to ask anyone for help. When she was in her 80’s, Kriss had to “borrow” all her ladders because we couldn’t keep her from doing her own home repairs. Mary loved to spackle, sand, and paint the walls! We were shocked one day to find her standing on the table and Audrey sitting on the refrigerator painting the kitchen ceiling, not white of course, but gray. Mary was very proud of her 98 years! As she passed the nurses station on her last journey down the hall, she heard a couple of ladies say, “Oh my, she’s 98!” and her reply was “I’ll be 99 in two weeks.” We all looked forward to celebrating that upcoming birthday on Christmas Day, and even engaged in a little sister rivalry over who would make the best cake, but it just wasn’t meant to be. And finally, when asked by a hospital practitioner, Mary, what makes you happy?”, she didn’t say “My children or my grandchildren.”, she said, “Playing cards on Thursday with a group of friends and hanging up clothes at the Salvation Army ‘Boutique’on Tuesdays.”
Left to cherish the memories and lessons she instilled are her children, Susan (Paul) Parker, Lou Ann (Bob) Pugh, Kriss (Kathleen) Enoch, and Renee (Jim) Roth; and grandchildren, Meredith Loux, Sam (Morgan) Roth, Joe (Sara) Roth, Crystal Hinkle, Shawnee Hinkle, Nikki Shumaker, Courtney (Paul) Kendall, Dillon Pugh, Willie (Gabby) Enoch, Soleah Enoch, Patrick (Kennedy) Enoch, and Shannon (Michael) Pace, her beloved PJ who was her special “boy”, thirteen great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and Audrey Roth, her best friend!
Preceding her in death were her husband Phillip, her sons, Roger and Bill, her grandson, James, and great-grandson, Tylor.
As sad as we are, we are so grateful to have had such an amazing woman as a mother and grandmother and will forever cherish the memories we share.
Please join the family for a graveside service Friday, December 13, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., at Windham Twp. Cemetery, Windham-Parkman Rd., Windham, OH 44288, where she will lovingly be laid to rest with her beloved, Phil. For online condolences go to www.carlsonfuneralhomes.com.
