Ava Lois Ebersole, 69, Mechanicsburg, passed away Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. Born Feb. 27, 1942 in Floyd County, VA, a daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth (Clower) Conner, Ava was preceded in death by her brother Harold Conner and sister Eleanor Ginder. A graduate of Check High School Class of 1960, in Check, VA, her greatest accomplishment was being a devoted wife and a full time, stay at home mother to her children. A member of the Mechanicsburg Brethren in Christ Church, where she served on the Women's Prayer and Healing Ministry and volunteered in many capacities with the church, in addition, Ava participated as a hostess with Welcome Wagon and later volunteered as Holy Spirit Hospital's Ministry Coordinator. Surviving: her husband John M. Ebersole; children Neal Ebersole,f Mechanicsburg; Beverly West, Perkasie; Joy Moore, Chesapeake, VA; Jeff Ebersole and Cindy Pereira of Mechanicsburg; siblings Clyde, Doug and Joseph Conner, Esther Kiser and Wanda Minnick, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10:00am Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Mechanicsburg Brethren in Christ Church. Burial will take place 2:00pm Saturday, in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Joy. Viewing, 6:00 - 8:00pm Friday, in Malpezzi Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg. There will be no viewing Saturday morning. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, 1000 West South St., Carlisle, PA 17013. To sign the outline guest book, please visit www.malpezzifuneralhome.com. Published in Patriot-News on August 31, 2011