Mary Catharine (Russell) Davison, 98, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011 at her home.The daughter of Robert W. and Catharine (Empfield) Russell, she was born November 23, 1912 in Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA.Mrs. Davison was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Blairsville. In her earlier days, she loved to work with ceramics, artwork and crochet. She gave many of the afghans she made to relatives and friends. She loved her cat, Tootsie, enjoyed watching out her window to see all the animals around her home and watching horse racing on TV. There was always a pet or two at home. She and her husband would rescue baby robins that fell from a nest and release them when they could fly. She will be missed by all of the family.She is survived by her daughter, Mary Ellen "Mitzi" McGuire of Blairsville; two grandchildren, Cory McGuire and his wife, Stacie of Export and Kelly J. McGuire-Bordo and her husband, Michael of Delaware, OH and two great grandchildren, Zachary and Callie.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John T. Davison on February 18, 1998 and three brothers, Alfred, Robert and George Russell.The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday at the funeral home with Rev. Timothy R. Monroe and Rev. Dr. Roger D. Petersen co-officiating.Interment will be in the Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville.Memorial contributions may be made to Action for Animals, 386 State Route 217, Latrobe, PA 15650 or to the United Presbyterian Church, 137 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA 15717.
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