Mary Gumbel

Mary Ann Gumbel, 84 of Chandler, and formerly of Mt. Vernon, died Monday morning December 27, 2010 at the Transcendent Healthcare Center in Boonville. She was born on May 21, 1926 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Acie and Essie Mae (Holland) Pennington. She married Arthur Gumbel and he preceded her in death on September 12. 1992.


Mrs. Gumbel was a homemaker. She enjoyed basket weaving and chair caning. She was an avid gardener and always canned the produce. She was a member of Zoar Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon before its closing. She then belonged to the Chandler United Methodist Church.


She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, George and Judy Gumbel of Boonville; one daughter, Wilma Williams of Mt. Vernon; two grandchildren, Tammy Johnson(Mike) and Teresa Russell, two step-grandchildren, Geff Wood and David Wood; five great grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Acie and Dixie Pennington and Harold and Judy Pennington, all of Carmi, Frank and Dobie Pennington of Norris City, and George Pennington of Phoenix, AZ. She was preceded in death by one son, Albert Gumbel, and one sister, Emily Romans.


Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at the Austin-Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Bellefontaine Cemetery. On-line condolences may be left at www.austinfuneralhome.com. The family would like to thank all of the staff at Transcendent Healthcare Center in Boonville for all of the care they provided.