Emily Gays

Maggie Valley-Emily Marie Fitzgerald Gays, age 84, of 1037 Soco Road, died Sunday, January 18, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

A native of New York City, she had resided in Hollywood, Florida since 1954 prior to moving to Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late Patrick Joseph and Catherine Sheehan Fitzgerald. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Ann Keating, and two brothers, John and Dan Fitzgerald. She enjoyed her family and was a member of Nativity Catholic Church in Hollywood, Florida.

She is survived by four sons, Wann Gays and his wife, Barbara, of Orlando, Florida, Richard A. Gays, Jr. and his wife, Susan, of Maggie Valley, Robert Gays and his wife, Debbie, of Coral Springs, Florida, and Dennis Gays, and his wife, Jan, also of Coral Springs; a brother, Edward Fitzgerald and his wife, Marie, of Florida; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2003 at the Nativity Catholic Church in Hollywood, Florida. Entombment will be in Hollywood Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Western Carolina Chapter, Mountain Region Office, 31 College Place, Suite D320, Asheville, NC 28801-2644.

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