Gladys Rumer

Gladys C. Rumer, 92, of Vincennes, passed away at 7:15 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2012 at BridgePointe Health Campus.She was born May 2, 1919 in Bicknell, Indiana to Clarence & Midah (McCormick) Neal, and had graduated from Decker High School. Gladys had worked at Hill's Department store, Simon Jewelers, and Subway. She was an active member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and a member of the Fellowship Baptist Women's Mission Group. She also was very active with RSVP and the Generations program. For many years she lived in Titusville, FL, and moved to Vincennes in 1980. Gladys was known for her seamstress talents, good cooking, and being an outgoing , loving person. Surviving is a brother, Marion Neal of Loogootee; a sister, Betty Marie Hedges of St. Charles, MO; 2 grandchildren in Florida, two grandchildren in St. Charles, MO, and one grandchild in Tulsa, OK; , several great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Rumer, whom she married on December 13, 1941 and he passed away in 1980; two sons Woodrow Rumer Jr., and James H. Williams; step sons, James and Jerry Rumer; two brothers, Ed and Alfred Neal; and a sister, Dorothy Mae Dreiman.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the Fellowship Baptist Church, 3904 S. Lower Hart Street Road, with Pastor John Clark officiating. Burial will be next to her husband in the Fairview Cemetery in Vincennes. Friends may visit with the family from 5-8 Wednesday at the Gardner Brockman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.gardnerbrockman.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fellowship Baptist Church or BridgePointe Health Campus.