Mackie,Sally Osborne

Sally Osborne Mackie, 82, of Blacksburg, died on Sunday, April 24, 2011, at LewisGale Hospital at Montgomery after an extended illness. Sally was born on July 1, 1928, in Jacksonville, Ill., to Samuel N. Osborne and Mary Capps Osborne. After attending Illinois College for two years she transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1950. While at UNC she met William E. (Bill) Mackie, who would become her husband of 56 years. Sally’s life was marked by hospitality and service. She and Bill hosted weekly “Open House” gatherings for Tech students in the 1960s and 1970s, always a time of good food and enjoyable conversation. Sally’s Christmas Eve parties and cocktail receptions for visiting faculty are fondly remembered by all who were welcomed into the Mackie home. For many years Sally was the Executive Secretary for APSO, now known as Episcopal Appalachian Ministries. Over the years she was also involved with numerous organizations which served the community, including the Human Relations Council, League of Women Voters, Virginia Mountain Housing (now Community Housing Partners), Interfaith Food Pantry, Christmas Store, Voluntary Action Center, FISH, Montgomery Free Clinic, and the Board of the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library. A longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church, she served on the vestry and altar guild, and was a passionate advocate of outreach ministry. Predeceased by her parents and husband, Sally is lovingly remembered by her daughters, Christy Mackie and Linda Mackie Griggs; son-in-law, Malcolm David Griggs; grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Griggs and Michael Riley Griggs; aunt, Hope Dallman; cousin, Constance Luna; niece, Kathleen Fitzgibbon; and many beloved friends. Christy and Linda would like to thank the medical staff at LewisGale Hospital at Montgomery for their care and compassion to Sally and her family during the past several months. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Christ Episcopal Church, Blacksburg. The Reverend Scott West will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.