Whitney Brooke (Enlow) Zavaglia, age 39, of Maryville, IL, born March 11, 1983, in Conroe, TX, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

She formerly worked as a patient care coordinator at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, MO, and in the Ob/Gyn Clinical Research Department at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.  She graduated from Westminster Christian Academy in St. Louis and attained her bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Whitney was a special light in this world. Her inner beauty shown through to anyone who met her, and her strength was found in her personal relationship with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. She served the Lord in life by pouring into the lives of those around her, especially other women. She cared deeply for the individual needs of each person she knew, eagerly sharing encouragement, guidance, and resources whenever she believed it would benefit them.

She was preceded in death by her father, Richard W. Enlow; father-in-law, Angelo J. Zavaglia; and her grandparents: Grayson and Virginia (Valera) Enlow, David and Anna Brooke (Shaw) Meagher, and Fred and Betty (Godwin/Yohe) Brown.

Whitney married the love of her life, Mark Steven Zavaglia, on February 24, 2018. He remains to carry on her memory. God wrote an amazing love story for Mark and Whitney, one that began when they met at a Bible study, affectionally referred to as "Bible Party." God, the Potter, used every one of their prior life experiences, both joyful and painful, to mold Mark and Whitney as He prepared them to love and serve one another well. Their prayer for their marriage was that God would use it to point people back to Him. God's recent gracious gift of their daughter, Gia Brooke Zavaglia, is a reflection of the love God has for each of us.

Others left to carry on her memory are her mother, Maryla Meagher of St. Louis, MO; her mom, Nancy Enlow of St. Louis, MO; two brothers: Nathan (Courtney) Arndt of West Melbourne, FL and Brett (Brandi) Arndt of Webster Groves, MO; mother-in-law, Judith Zavaglia of Collinsville, IL; sisters- and brothers-in-law: Natalie (Matt) Prsha of Chesterfield, MO and Todd (Dawn) Zavaglia of Maryville, IL; nephews: Beckett Arndt, Ryan Prsha, Dominic (Brooke) Zavaglia, Chad Prsha, and Scott Prsha; and nieces: Beritt Arndt, Evalee Arndt, Leora Arndt, and Taylor (Colin) Fuhrmann. In addition, she is survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

There will be no public visitation. A public funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Christ Church, 339 Frank Scott Parkway, Fairview Heights, IL officiated by Rev. Shane Bishop. Private burial to follow.

By request and out of respect for Mark and his family, no flowers or gifts, please. Memorial donations may be made to R3 Development NFP, Mission: St. Louis or the AFE Foundation and will be accepted at the church or can be mailed directly to the funeral home.

You are invited to submit memories of Whitney and/or prayers for the family to the following email address: MemoriesForGia@gmail.com

Mark, Gia, and their entire family would like to thank the many dear friends and family who have been with them over the last many days. They would also like to thank everyone who has been diligently praying, sending messages, and performing other acts of kindness. Mark, Gia, their family and friends would like to especially thank all of the staff, nurses, and doctors at Mercy Hospital for their care and support.