Mary J. Warner (80) of Effingham

Mary J. Warner, 80 of Effingham, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 5, 2018.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 8 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Healing Garden at the Prairie Heart Institute in Effingham. Online condolences may be left by clicking here. 

Mary was born February 12, 1938 in Decatur, the daughter of Andrew J. Jr. and Genevieve (Butts) Yoder. She married Robert Eugene Warner Sr. on February 10, 1957 at Long Creek Methodist Church, Decatur, and he preceded her in death in 2010. Mary always looked forward to travel, playing Bunco and was a member of Christ’s Church in Effingham. She enjoyed spending time with her flowers, but especially time spent with her family, whether it be watching sporting events or playing board games.

Survivors include her son, Robert Jr. (Christy) Warner of Vandalia; daughters, Gail (Kimber) Warner of Mattoon and Nancy (Rick) Thompson of Effingham; grandchildren, Joshua (Kari) Thompson, Kimberly (John) Buening, Adam Warner, Arik Warner, Grant Fulk, Zachary (Jessica) Fulk, Katy (Nick) Strobel, Dylan Fulk and Jon (Johanna) Blum; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters, Carolyn Clendenen and Chris (Bob) Carlson, both of Oakley; brothers, David Yoder of Aubrey, TX, Ed (Cheryl) Yoder of Oakley and Terry (Bev) Yoder of Assumption.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and sister, Elaine.