Rincon – Mary Ladon Fennel, 88, passed away, Friday, June 3, 2022 at St. Joseph's Hospital.

The longtime Effingham County resident was retired from Union Camp. She was preceded in death by her husband Levi M. Fennel.

Ladon leaves two sons, Don Gatewood (Kim) and Gary H. Gatewood; 4 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation: 10 – 11 am Thursday, June 9, 2022 in the funeral home.

Funeral: 11 am Thursday, June 9, 2022 in the funeral home chapel.

Interment: Gravel Hill Cemetery in Bloomingdale.

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-6421.