Mary C. Bourne Gaskins, 58, passed away November 21, 2015 after a short illness. Mary was born November 28, 1956 at Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, LA.   She worked for the Daily Press for 19 ½ years where she loved her job and being with her co-workers.
Mary is predeceased by her father, William Ather Bourne, Jr., her daughter, Elizabeth Gail Gaskins, her sister, Wendy Bourne Barnes, and her niece, Chelsea Celeste Barnes.
She is survived by her son, Jonathan Wayne Gaskins of Boston, Mass.; daughter, Sara Beth Gaskins of Hampton, VA, and step-daughter, Wendy Leigh Higginbotham (Jon) of Florida; mother, Sadie Ann Bourne of Hampton, VA.; sister, Elizabeth B. Wickline (Bill) of Norfolk, VA; brothers, William A. Bourne, III (Jennifer) of Newport News, VA, and  Philip D. Bourne (Nancy) of Gloucester, VA, brother-in-law Daniel Barnes (JoAnn); grandchildren, Kasey Amber Higginbotham, Rachel Nicole Nye, and Amelia Josephine Sheppard (her beloved mother, Jackie Sheppard).  Several nieces and nephews - Pamela M. Wickline and Angela W. Turpen; Simona B. Hahne (Gregg); William Luke Bourne; Dr. Harry R. Holt (Rebecca); Katherine M. Bourne; Chelsea D. S. Barnes and Ian S. Barnes; and her beloved four legged companion, Jenna.
Mary will be missed by all those who knew and loved her especially her beloved children from the Ebenezer nursery.
A memorial service will be held at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 1589 Steeple Drive, Suffolk on Nov. 28, 2015 at 1:00 o'clock with a reception following thereafter.  Burial will be held at a later date.