Mary V. Tomlinson was called home to the Lord on Sept. 8, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Tomlinson, to whom she was married for 73 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Dianne Wilkes, and her son, David Tomlinson, as well as 16 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, dozens of great-great-grandchildren and one fine recipe for fried apple pies.
She was a member of First Baptist Church Merritt Island since 1956, as well as a breast cancer survivor. All who knew her remember her spunky, generous personality, her love of God and her passions for sewing, playing card games with friends and always putting her loved ones before herself.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Life Event Center at Florida Memorial in Rockledge; visitation begins at 1 p.m.