Mrs. Mary Dallam Gennett

Mary Dallam Gennett, 91, of Wakefield Drive passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Deerfield Skilled Nursing Center. She was born March 26, 1920 in Dallas, Texas, daughter of the late Louis Robiou Dallam and Ruby Eleanor Cramer Dallam. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Gennett, Jr. and a son, Andrew Gennett, III. Mary attended Texas public schools and Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. She was employed by Delta Airlines as a flight attendant in 1943 before her marriage to Asheville native Andrew Gennett, Jr. in 1944. An active member of the Asheville community, Mary served as a former vestrywoman and senior warden of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and also as a past chairperson of the memorial garden and endowment fund of St. Mary’s Church. She was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, a past president of the Children’s Welfare League, a past president of the PTA at Gibbons Hall School for Boys, a past vice president of the YWCA Board, and a former member of the Asheville Junior League. Mary was a current member of the Stockettes Investment Club, McGuffey’s Readers Book Club and the Forest Garden Club. She and her late husband, Andrew, were also avid travelers and pursued hunting and fishing adventures across the world. Her survivors include a son, Philip Robiou Gennett of Asheville; a daughter, Shelby Gennett Cloud of Atlanta; four grandchildren, Sarah Gennett Hamilton, Philip Andrew Gennett, Katherine Bell Cloud and Jessica Rose Cloud all of Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. Harry C. Martin of Asheville and several nieces and nephews. Mary was a devoted and generous wife, mother and grandmother and was loved and adored by all who knew her. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. A memorial service will be held 3:30 PM, Thursday, October 20, 2011 in the St. Giles Chapel of Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community. Private interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Mary Dallam Gennett to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 339 Charlotte Street, Asheville, NC 28803 or St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803.

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Mrs. Mary Dallam Gennett

March 26, 1920 - October 12, 2011