Ethel Irene Gordon, 96, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2019 in Austin, Texas. She was born on February 1, 1923, in Farmington, Missouri, to George and Bertha McClanahan. She married P. Lamar Gordon on May 20, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri. They moved to Austin, Texas, in 1967.
She is survived by two sons, Randy and Robert Gordon; their wives, Dianna and MaryJo Gordon; four grandchildren, Danny McKinley and wife Tara McKinley, Cherie Bevil and husband Brian Bevil, Randal Duane Gordon and wife Jennifer Gordon, and Samantha Gordon; five great grandchildren, Mikaela and Makenzie Bevil, Nolan and Elise McKinley, and Hunter Gordon; and her sister, Fern Dunahue of St. Louis, Missouri.
Ethel was a faithful member of Central Christian Church in downtown Austin, Texas, for 44 years.
A viewing has been scheduled for October 8, 2019, from 6 to 9 pm. Services will be held on October 9, 2019, at 3 pm at Cook Walden/Forest Oaks 6300 W. William Cannon Drive Austin, Texas, 78749.