Audrey Rosemary Marley

Audrey Rosemary Marley, formerly of Bartow, FL, passed away quietly on Monday, May 3, 2004 at age 86. What an interesting life! Born March 11, 1918 to William and Evelyn Jones, Audrey shared their Toronto, Canada home/grocery with a brother Ernest and sister Merlyn. A fiercely independent woman, Audrey won acclaim for her accurate, high-speed typing, finding work during the tough years of the Depression as a top accounting secretary. Married in1942 to John Frederick Marley, a mining engineer, they embarked on adventures to rural mining camps in Honduras, Central America, where their daughters were born. They lived near mining companies in Duluth, MN, Gouvenour, NY and finally for 24 years in Bartow,FL. Audrey became a US Citizen in 1954, raised four children, lead Girl Scout Troop 57 for 16 years, was a Cub Scout den mother and was a very active member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, becoming the parish secretary upon her husband's death in 1964. Lat er moves took her to Hendersonville, NC, Columbia, SC, Raleigh, NC, Hilliard, FL and Etowah, NC, but her heart always resided in Bartow, where she will return for burial next to her husband. Survivors include daughters Donna Erb and Cheryl Williams, sons Granger Marley and Lawrence Marley, brother Ernest Jones and sister Merlyn Walker. Audrey's graveside service will be held at Lakeland Memorial Gardens, 2125 Bartow Rd. on Monday, May 10, 2004 at 1:00pm. Friends invited. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr, Savannah, GA 31406. Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors Hodgson Chapel Savannah Morning News, May 5, 2004 Please sign our Obituary Guestbook at www.savannahnow.com