Mrs. Eileen May Binsley

February 11, 2021

Eileen May Binsley, 92, of Hanoverton passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Virginia on February 11, 2021 following a brief illness. Eileen was born in Highlandtown, Ohio, the daughter of Robert McKenzie and Margaret McDonald. She was also a much-loved stepdaughter of James T. McDonald. Her only sibling, prankster Harold R. “Bud” McKenzie, preceded her in death in 1993. A graduate of Wellsville High School, Eileen began her working career as a waitress at the Avalon Restaurant in Hanoverton, and as a potter at the Wellsville Pottery, before beginning work at Summitville Tiles, Inc., where she met her future husband, Orville Binsley. Soon after marrying Orville, Eileen became a homemaker and a mother to two daughters, Kathleen Kay (Brad) Hale of Salem, Ohio, and Joyann Binsley of Willis, Virginia. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Travis Fletcher of Salem, Ohio, and Fiona Binsley of Willis, Virginia. Several things were very important to Eileen. She loved her family. She was kind, thoughtful and generous to others, and she loved sharing the joys of birthdays, graduations, weddings, and new babies, as well as helping those in need. Eileen loved animals throughout her life, although she chose not to have pets in her later years, following the loss of “Poppy,” her goldfish named after a dear friend. She loved the Hanoverton community, in which she lived and contributed for nearly two-thirds of her life, and she looked forward to visiting with her neighbors on her front porch during the warmer months. And Eileen loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and was a member of the church families at the First Christian Church of Kensington and the Hanoverton Christian Church, where she taught Sunday school for a period of time. A memorial service is planned in the spring in Hanoverton, at which time Eileen’s cremains will be interred alongside her beloved husband, Orville, who preceded her death in 2002. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Association in Ohio.