Mary F. Hutchison, 78, of Hilliards passed away peacefully at 12:25 a.m. Sunday at the Butler VNA Inpatient Hospice.

She was born May 20, 1932, in Adams Corners, Slippery Rock Township, the daughter of the late Floyd Carl Edmiston and the late Dorothy May Smith Edmiston.

She was a member of the Hilliards United Methodist Church.

She had been employed as an accounting secretary at Preston Motors in Butler.

She was also a member of the ladies auxiliary at the American Legion Post 243 in West Sunbury.

She is survived by four daughters, Carla Campbell of Petrolia, Mrs. Larry (Erica) Fisher of Petrolia, Mrs. Fred (Patti) Hogue of Hilliards and Mrs. Keith (Trisha) Auvil of Hilliards; and one son, Dennis (Katie) Hutchison of Harrisville. Seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and her dog, Buddy, also survive.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Conard D. Hutchison, who died Dec. 14, 1985; and one daughter.

<B>HUTCHISON </B>— —Friends of Mary F. Hutchison, who died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, will be received at the <B>William F. Young Funeral Home</B>, 132 Main St., West Sunbury, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 Tuesday. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Rev. Jim Lewis, her minister, officiating Burial will be in the Rosewood Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to the Hilliards Methodist Church.