Macel Mae Crislip peacefully departed her 99-year-old earthly life on January 9, 2026. She was
born on February 3, 1926 and was only a few weeks shy of 100 beautiful years of life. Mae was
born in Looneyville, West Virginia and was the oldest of 8 children. Her parents, Dora and Smith
Monroe, raised their family on a farm in Looneyville where Mae learned hard work and
kindness at their hands.
Mae worked for over 80 years in retail clothing sales, holding management and supervison
positions at several stores, and becoming seemingly everyone’s favorite saleswoman at all of
them. Mae retired a total of 3 times in her life, the final time being at the age of 94 from Belk at
the Grand Central Mall.
Mae was United Methodist by faith and attended St. John’s United Methodist Church in Vienna
for over 50 years.
Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Laken Ray Crislip, both parents, one sister, Dorothy
Walker, and four brothers, Jack, Gordon, Ed and Bill Monroe.
Mae is survived by her daughter Deborah (Lucky) Matheny of Ohio, her two sisters Ethel Harris
of Vienna, WV and Mary Long of North Carolina, her granddaughter Desiree Matheny (Rick) and
grandsons Dustin, Charles (Emily), and Samuel Matheny. Her great grandchildren included
Madilynn Matheny, Evan Matheny, Maggie Matheny and Patrick Matheny and his beautiful
family
Mae was an amazing woman and one of the last true Great Ladies of our time. She held strong
to her faith in God and taught her family about love, dignity, and strength; three qualities that
she embodied fully for the entirety of her time on this earth. Mae loved her family dearlv and
we loved her right back.
Services will be Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 1:00pm at Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg
with a short service at Sunset Memory Gardens to follow prior to entombment. Visitation wil
be Wednesday January 14, 2026 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.leavittfuneralhome.com
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