Mother Lyubov
(Patricia Jenkins Louthan)
March 13, 1948 - February 22, 2013
Wagener –Born in Duplin County in eastern North Carolina, Mother Lyubov spent most of her life serving others. Patricia understood the difficulties that handicap people face, as her mother was blind, her father suffered and died from work-related lung disease, and her youngest sister was born with Downs Syndrome. Having obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina, she spent most of her career working as a pharmacist at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Springs, Maryland, where her knowledge, great attention to details, and prayerful and loving care of both patients and co-workers helped many. She was the oldest of five children born to Thomas & Ruth Farabaugh, who long ago preceded her in death. Mother Lyubov is survived by two brothers, Tim and Glenn, and two sisters, Tess, and Maria, as well as three daughters, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Brittany, and eight grand children. While raised a Roman Catholic, she and her family became Orthodox Christians in 1982. After raising her children, she fulfilled her life-long calling to become a nun. God led her to Saints Mary & Martha Orthodox Monastery in Wagener, South Carolina, where she spent the last five years of her life deepening her faith and dedication to doing God's will, and, in the process, helping many with her down-to-earth prayers and spiritual direction. May her memory be eternal!
In lieu of flowers, contributions to Saints Mary & Martha Orthodox Monastery, 65 Spinner Lane, Wagener, South Carolina 29164.
A Pannikhida Service for Mother Lyubov will be held Sunday at 4:30 pm at the Saints Mary and Martha Orthodox Monastery.
The funeral service will be held Monday at 11:00 am also at the Monastery
