AREA OBITUARIES -- MARY LOUISE GOSSUM

Mrs. Mary Louise Simons Gossum, 94, of Fulton, KY., passed away September 17, 2022 at The Waters in Union City, Tenn.

She was born on January 28, 1928, in Fulton, Ky., to the late Melbern Ellis “Butch” Simons and Gladys Boone Simons.

Mary Louise was a member of the Fulton First United Methodist Church, where she was involved in the prayer shawl ministry and was the church historian. She was also a member of the Fulton Genelogical Society and she was a Daughter of the American Revolution. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by two sons, Mike (Janet) Gossum of Fulton, Ky., and Pat Gossum of Fulton, Ky.; five grandchildren, Sara (Marc) Johnson of Hinsdale, Ill., Natalie (Nick) Lyndon of Cincinnati, Ohio, Michael (Kate) Gossum, Jr. of Bowling Green, Ky., Nick Gossum of Las Vegas, NV, and Tara Gossum of Las Vegas, NV; five great-grandchildren, Davis, Luke, and Charlotte Lyndon, all of Cincinnati, Ohio, Marshall and Stella Gossum of Bowling Green, Ky.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Felix M. Gossum, Jr.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., September 22, 2022 at the Fulton First United Methodist Church with burial to follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the First United Methodist Church from 11 a.m., Thursday until the hour of service.

Memorials may be made to Fulton First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1386, Fulton, KY 42041 or Fulton Dog Pound, c/o Darcy Linn, 211 Third Street, Fulton, KY 42041.