Gail Elaine Post Schober

Gail Elaine Post Schober, age 83, passed on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. Mrs. Schober was a resident of Blairsville, GA before moving to Abingdon in 2015 to live with her daughter. She was a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and was a educator in Broward County, FL.

Mrs. Schober was preceded in death by her parents, William Ebon Post and Doris Florence Davis Post; and husband, William Rutherford Schober.

She is survived by her son, William J. Schober and wife Julia of Atlanta, GA; daughters, Suzanne Orfield and husband Mark of Meadowview, VA, Beth Barstow and husband Todd of Charlottesville, VA, and Janice Blanchett and husband Mark of Chapel Hill, TN; ten grandchildren, James Blanchett, Tyler Barstow, Jennifer Whitesides, JordanWhitesides Widener, Jared Blanchett, Kyle Schober, Jillian Blanchett Goodman, Jonathan Whitesides, Taylor Blanchett, and John Mark Blanchett; and three great grandchildren, Liam Blanchett, Porter Blanchett, and Caroline Widener.

Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 13, 2021, in the House of Prayer Church Cemetery, 1400 Pat Colwell Road, Blairsville, GA, with Pastor Jerry Helton officiating. COVID-19 Guidelines are to be observed.

The family of Gail Elaine Post Schober is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service & Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, (276) 623-2700, www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Local arrangements are being cared for by Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville, www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.