Mary Ellen Hundley, age 81 of Mt. Vernon passed away on November 3, 2010 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center . She was born August 22, 1929 the daughter of Joseph and Ethel (Welborn) Gerton. She married Donald F. (Fred) Hundley on August 1, 1950 in Evansville .
Mary Ellen was a 1947 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School . She worked for Indiana Bell, The Exylin Co. and before her retirement she worked in the purchasing dept of Babcock & Wilcox.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Clyde Gerton and two sisters, Juanita Klotz and Leona Glover.
She is survived by her husband Fred; a daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Charlie Thompson of Mt. Vernon; two grandchildren and spouses, Michelle and David Blandford and Scott and Amanda Thompson all of Evansville ; three great-grandchildren, Katie and Kyle Blandford and Max Thompson; two sisters, Ruth Bottomley and Margaret Stephan both of Mt. Vernon and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday November 6, 2010 at the Austin ~Stendeback Family Funeral Home at 1330 E. 4th St . , Mt. Vernon with Rev. Tom Buffington officiating. Burial will be in Bellefontaine Cemetery . Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of services on Saturday. Memorials are suggested to the donors Charity of choice. Online condolences may be left at austinfuneralhome.com