GRAPEVINE -- Mary Lorene Pirkle, 97, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013.
Funeral Service: Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at The First Baptist Church of Grapevine.
Visitation: 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. Friday, July 5 at J.E. Foust Funeral Home.

She was born to Ernest Clare and Mary Pearl Gentry in Coppell on December 10, 1915.

She graduated from high school and married C.F. (Bill) Pirkle on May 12, 1934. They had two children and farmed and later dairied until retirement. After his death she continued to be active in First Baptist Church of Grapevine. She was a member of Peters Colony Historical Society, Grapevine Historical Society, Charter member of Baylor Medical Center, Volunteer Auxiliary of Grapevine, Six Flags Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Southwestern Theological Seminary President's Club, Baylor Medical Center of Grapevine Development Council, and member First Baptist Church of Grapevine. She gave her life to Jesus Christ in August of 1927 and became a member of 1st Baptist, Coppell from 1927 - 1958 and then became a member of First Baptist Church of Grapevine from 1958 - 2013.

She was preceded in death by her husband, C.F. "Bill" Pirkle and son, Darrell Pirkle.

Those left to cherish her memory are daughter, Sandra Foster and husband Larry; grandchildren, Kay Cross and husband, Tracy; Brad Schreiber and wife, Jessica,; Karla Pratorius and husband, Robert; Bill Pirkle and wife, Melinda; Dara O'Bannon and husband, Micah; great-grandchildren, Levi and Colbie Schreiber; Kayla Qualls; Sheena Keliher and husband Sean; Caitlin, Rebecca and Rachel Pirkle and Victoria Elise Taylor.

J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors
Grapevine