Mildred Gwendolyn "Gwen" (Mayhood) Mann (92) of Effingham

Mildred Gwendolyn “Gwen” (Mayhood) Mann, 92, of Effingham, IL, passed into Eternal Life with Christ on the morning of Monday, December 11, 2023.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 18, 2023 at Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham with graveside services immediately following at Arborcrest Memorial Park in Effingham, IL. In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be shared by clicking here.

Gwen was born on April 18, 1931, in Effingham, IL, the daughter of Orville Charles and Mildred Josephine Finfrock Mayhood. She married Robert Dake Mann on May 17, 1957, in Corinth, MS.

They have two daughters: Debra (Perry) Saffer and Jane (Eric) Lane; four grandchildren, Ryan (Lauren) Saffer, Tyler (Morgan) Saffer, Jennah Lane, and Scott Lane; and two great-grandchildren, Alex Saffer and Kyle Saffer.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Mildred Mayhood, brother Gene Mayhood, and sister Carol Mayhood Manuel Elliot.