Eunice Lucille Sebold

1929 - 2025

Lucille Rash Sebold, also known as Eunice Lucille Delaney Rash Sebold, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2025, in Rising Sun, Maryland, at the age of 96. While her birth certificate said "Eunice," she made it clear to everyone she met: "Call me Lucille." To say she disliked the name "Eunice" would be an understatement.

Born on April 5, 1929, in Buchanan, Virginia, to Frank and Ethel Delaney, Lucille was one of many siblings in a close-knit Appalachian family. She inherited her strong will and feisty spirit from her mother, Ethel and father Frank along with a deep and abiding Christian faith that shaped every chapter of her life.

Lucille married James Franklin Rash Sr. Together they built a home filled with love. She was a devoted mother to her two boys, Jim and Terry. Her family always came first.

After Jim's passing in 1969, Lucille remained the steady heart of the family. She also stepped in as caregiver to her father-in-law, Millard Rash, tending to him faithfully until his own passing in 83.

In 1984, Lucille found love again and married Richard Sebold. They shared a joyful decade together until Richard's passing in 1992. During those years, the two loved nothing more than Sunday morning church and Dinner at Red Lobster.

Lucille worked at Alger Oil in Rising Sun, Maryland, for over 30 years as a dedicated service manager and bookkeeper until she retired. She made it her business to know all customers by their first name.

She was a longtime and devoted member of Wrightsdale Baptist Church in Pennsylvania, attending faithfully for more than 50 years. Her love for Christ was deep and enduring, She enjoyed singing the old mountain gospel songs that spoke to her soul.

Lucille had a wit as sharp as a tack, a heart as big as the mountains she came from, and a presence that could never be ignored. She was spirited, unwavering in her ways, and always-always-there when you needed a boost, whether it was a hug, a prayer, or a plate of something hot. If you visited her, you were guaranteed to leave with a bag of something delicious-and a reminder to bring her bowl back.

She loved road trips back to her hometown of Grundy, Virginia, especially with her grandson, Jamie. She cherished every extended stay with family there especially with her Sister in-law Sue Delaney who was her life long friend.

She made the best biscuits and sausage gravy at home but loved breakfast in Lancaster. She loved her word search puzzles and could crochet just about anything.

Lucille spent her final years filled with laughter, game shows, warm company, and the deep satisfaction of knowing her family was her greatest legacy.

Lucille is preceded in death by her parents, Ethel and Frank Delaney; both of her husbands, James Rash and Richard Sebold; her sons, James Jr. and Terry; and many dear siblings. She is survived by her daughter-in-law Denise Rash; her stepdaughters, Kimberly Sebold and Robin Sebold; her grandchildren Jamie Rash, Joshua Rash, and Julie Ellen Miles, along with their loving spouses; as well as a growing legacy of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and extended family who will carry her spirit with them always. She was everyone's MomMom or Aunt Lucille.

Per her wishes, no services will be held, and cremation will be private.

The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Wrightsdale Baptist Church.

Lucille Rash lived a life marked by faith, grit, and-at times-sorrow, but always with relentless love. No one ever worked harder to make others happy. She leaves behind a family that will never forget her laugh, her strength, her ornery smirks, her soft hugs.

"Well done, good and faithful servant." - Matthew 25:23

Arrangements by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford, PA. www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.