Mary Louise (Jennings) Gage

Mary Louise (Jennings) Gage, 83, of Edmonds, Wash., passed away at her home Jan. 13, 2020. She was born in Glenoma, Wash., Sept. 28, 1936, to Arthur Ellis and Agnes Lavina (Tiller) Jennings.

Mary graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1954, and completed her master’s degree in education from the University of Washington in 1964. She taught junior high school English and history at Central Kitsap Junior High School for nearly 50 years. Mary was the acting dean of students for many of those years, and was always a force to be reckoned with!   

She married Robert Lee Gage, April 6, 1971, in Bremerton. The two of them eventually moved to Edmonds, both commuting to Bremerton every day. They were married until the passing of Robert Dec. 13, 2017. Mary Lou loved car trips and visiting friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Agnes; husband, Robert Lee Gage; infant sister, Doty Mae; and brothers, Hank Jennings and Jerry Jennings

She is survived by her children, Cathy Louise (Wolfe) Elting, Loretta Marie (Hammond) Splan, Brian Gage and Mary Lou Gage; brothers, Charles E. Jennings and Arthur E. Jennings and his wife, Susan; sisters, Betty (Jennings) Hutchison and her husband, Ben, Linda K. (Jennings) Ross and her husband, Ray; grandchildren, Amanda, Daniel, and Ashley Elting, Bradley Lippincott and Jayna Gage; great-grandchildren, Leila Harmon, Levi Cook and Palmer Lippincott; and many, many nieces, nephews, grand and great nieces and nephews, cousins, and beloved life long friends.  

Memorial services were held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020, at Sticklin Funeral Chapel. A brief reception will follow in the Chapel’s Hospitality Room, followed by a graveside service at the family burial site at Claquato Cemetery, 142 Stearns Rd., Chehalis, Wash.