Vincennes Sun-Commercial (IN) - Saturday, January 4, 2003
OLNEY, Ill. - Herman F. Gumble, 82, Noble, died at 6:55 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes.
Born July 29, 1920, in Noble, he was the son of Charles G. and Dora (Weidner) Gumble.
He was current pastor of Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren in rural southern Richland County, and former pastor of churches in Wynoose and Olney. He was a retired farmer and general contractor. He was a former Denver Township road commissioner, Noble village trustee and vice chairman of the Richland County Board from 1984 to 1996. He was past commander of the Clifford Sanderson American Legion Post in Noble, a life member of the national American Legion and helped start the DARE program in Noble.
A World War II veteran, he attained the rank of staff sergeant while serving in the Army from 1942 to 1946. He received two Bronze Stars for meritorious service during the battle of Luzon in the Western Pacific.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Dorothy of Noble; three daughters, Debbie Phillips of Vincennes, Angela Pace of Evansville, Ind., and Mary Weesner of Geneva; a sister, Lela Bidner of Noble; nine grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
A daughter and two sisters are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at noon CST Tuesday at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney by Pastor Rick Weesner, his son-in-law. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney, with full military honors performed by a Richland County veterans organization.
OLNEY, Ill. - Herman F. Gumble, 82, Noble, died at 6:55 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes.
Born July 29, 1920, in Noble, he was the son of Charles G. and Dora (Weidner) Gumble.
He was current pastor of Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren in rural southern Richland County, and former pastor of churches in Wynoose and Olney. He was a retired farmer and general contractor. He was a former Denver Township road commissioner, Noble village trustee and vice chairman of the Richland County Board from 1984 to 1996. He was past commander of the Clifford Sanderson American Legion Post in Noble, a life member of the national American Legion and helped start the DARE program in Noble.
A World War II veteran, he attained the rank of staff sergeant while serving in the Army from 1942 to 1946. He received two Bronze Stars for meritorious service during the battle of Luzon in the Western Pacific.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Dorothy of Noble; three daughters, Debbie Phillips of Vincennes, Angela Pace of Evansville, Ind., and Mary Weesner of Geneva; a sister, Lela Bidner of Noble; nine grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
A daughter and two sisters are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at noon CST Tuesday at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney by Pastor Rick Weesner, his son-in-law. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney, with full military honors performed by a Richland County veterans organization.
Vincennes Sun-Commercial (IN) - Saturday, January 4, 2003
OLNEY, Ill. - Herman F. Gumble, 82, Noble, died at 6:55 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes.
Born July 29, 1920, in Noble, he was the son of Charles G. and Dora (Weidner) Gumble.
He was current pastor of Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren in rural southern Richland County, and former pastor of churches in Wynoose and Olney. He was a retired farmer and general contractor. He was a former Denver Township road commissioner, Noble village trustee and vice chairman of the Richland County Board from 1984 to 1996. He was past commander of the Clifford Sanderson American Legion Post in Noble, a life member of the national American Legion and helped start the DARE program in Noble.
A World War II veteran, he attained the rank of staff sergeant while serving in the Army from 1942 to 1946. He received two Bronze Stars for meritorious service during the battle of Luzon in the Western Pacific.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Dorothy of Noble; three daughters, Debbie Phillips of Vincennes, Angela Pace of Evansville, Ind., and Mary Weesner of Geneva; a sister, Lela Bidner of Noble; nine grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
A daughter and two sisters are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at noon CST Tuesday at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney by Pastor Rick Weesner, his son-in-law. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney, with full military honors performed by a Richland County veterans organization.
OLNEY, Ill. - Herman F. Gumble, 82, Noble, died at 6:55 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes.
Born July 29, 1920, in Noble, he was the son of Charles G. and Dora (Weidner) Gumble.
He was current pastor of Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren in rural southern Richland County, and former pastor of churches in Wynoose and Olney. He was a retired farmer and general contractor. He was a former Denver Township road commissioner, Noble village trustee and vice chairman of the Richland County Board from 1984 to 1996. He was past commander of the Clifford Sanderson American Legion Post in Noble, a life member of the national American Legion and helped start the DARE program in Noble.
A World War II veteran, he attained the rank of staff sergeant while serving in the Army from 1942 to 1946. He received two Bronze Stars for meritorious service during the battle of Luzon in the Western Pacific.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Dorothy of Noble; three daughters, Debbie Phillips of Vincennes, Angela Pace of Evansville, Ind., and Mary Weesner of Geneva; a sister, Lela Bidner of Noble; nine grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
A daughter and two sisters are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at noon CST Tuesday at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney by Pastor Rick Weesner, his son-in-law. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney, with full military honors performed by a Richland County veterans organization.
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