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Anita Marie Sibley, age 83, of Elmendorf, left this earthly life on January 7, 2013, after succumbing to complications from her brave battle with cancer. Born July 14, 1929 in San Antonio, she was the youngest child of Reecie Teresa Stefflre and John Allan Emery. Anita was a 1947 graduate of St. Gerard High School and attended Draughon's Business College, after which she worked for B&M Mattress Company, Ace Brake, and the Clegg Company. She married Leslie W. Sibley on August 18, 1950 and they were blessed with five children. After living her entire life in San Antonio, Anita moved to Elmendorf in 1992. She retired in 1994 after working over 20 yearsas the Bursar at St. Gerard High School. Anita served as lector and Eucharistic minister for both St. Benedict's and St. Anthony's; was a member of both parishes' Altar Societies; volunteered at the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind and atthe Connally Memorial Hospital in Floresville; and was an active member of the St. Benedict's Widowed Persons and the Ostomy Association of South Texas support groups. She was known by all as a loving and caring mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, who was an avid reader, and one who loved puzzles, games and crosswords. Anita was preceded in death by her husband Leslie, daughter Phyllis, and son Gerald. She is survived by son Roger Irene of Elmendorf, daughter Judy Darrell White of Fair Oaks Ranch, son Brian of Lawton, Oklahoma, grandchildren Joseph, Alison, Michael, Charles Rebecca, Kelly Anthony Gazzanaand great-granddaughter Izabella, along with numerous nieces and nephews. A devout Catholic, Anita wanted to remind us all that "death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come". The Recitation of the Rosary will be on Sunday, January 13th at 7:00 p.m. at Mission Park South Funeral Chapel, along with viewing from 6:00 to 9:00. The Funeral Mass will be on Monday, January 14th at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Elmendorf. Burial ison Thursday, January 17th at noon at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Allied Women's Center, 102 Marshall Street, San Antonio, Texas 78212 or to your charity of choice.

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Anita Marie Sibley

July 14, 1929 - January 7, 2013