Mary Pence passed peacefully from this life on August 5th 2020 after a year long battle with illness. She was surrounded by her loving family and caregivers during the last days of her life. Mary was born in Peoria IL on November 14th 1960 and spent the last seven years living with her older sister and roommate in East Chicago, IN.
Mary enjoyed going camping, taking trips and sitting on the beach. She loved to spend time with her family. The last several years the “Fabulous Four” would always get together to play Yahtzee every Sunday afternoon.
She also LOVED to read, but the book that always brought her the most comfort was the King James Bible. She’s read it through countless times and came to a greater understanding of its passages seven years ago when she became a member of the Hammond Seventh Day Adventist Church. She experienced new life and a greater love that lead her to a deeper study of God’s Word. Her greatest desire was to see her children and grandchildren come to the saving knowledge of her Savior, Jesus Christ.
She is survived by her sisters: Susan Stevenson, Diana Pence and Betty Clay (Jessie); her children: Carl Pence, Joseph Pence, Carrie Pence and John Pence; her grandchildren: Destinie Morin, Shamira Hobbs, Daniel Pence, Amiah Pence, Baltazar Carvajal, Ayden Pence, Ethan Pence, Damian Pence and countless nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her father Robert Glen Pence Sr., her mother Fay Irene Pence and brother Robert Daniel Pence.
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