Mabel H. Rumbaugh

Mabel Hackworth Rumbaugh was born Sept. 15, 1927, and died peacefully in her sleep at the Heritage Center on May 28, 2019.  She was 91 years old.  She was preceded in death by her father, Bert Oney Hackworth, and mother, Goldie Lucas Hackworth Napier, and her step-father, Pearl Napier.  She ws also preceded in death by her sister, Mearlyn Auvil, brother-in-law, Bill Kinser and ex-husband, James B. Rumbaugh, Sr.  She is survived by her daughter, Linda R. LeMaster, and son, James B. Rumbaugh, Jr. and his wife Donna Tignor Rumbaugh as well as three grandchildren: Mark E. Smith, Lisa Joy Ryan, and Tia Rumbaugh; great grandchildren Emmaleah and James.  She is also survived by her sister, Mary Berta Kinser, and her brother, John Hackworth and his wife, Debra, and well-loved nieces and nephews.  Mabel was the family historian, and to her the family owes the deepest appreciation for knowing from where we came as we continue  to carry forward her legacy.  She was a sweet, kind lady.  She was known by the staff at the Heritage Center as a polite woman who said "please" and "thank you" as well as  the character who pulled the fire alarm, {the nursing home staff joked that she did  in hopes that hunky firemen would arrive } when actually the fire box said Emergency and, she wanted to go to bed, which was an emergency to her. To many she seemed quiet and retired, but it was evident to those who loved her that she had remarkable inner strength. She was not one to underestimate, as evidenced by her independence throughout life in standing up for her family values, finding many jobs, a willingness to move where the Lord took her, and remaining active in seniors activities for as long as she was able to be independent.  In the final days of her struggle with dementia, she consistently noted being surrounded by those who awaited her at the gates of Heaven and those who remain now in her absence.  Her family invites you to join us at the Reger Funeral Home on Saturday, June 1st, 2019, for a visitation at 11:30 AM and funeral service at 1:00 PM, followed by interment at Ridgelawn Memorial Park.