Bonnie Gamble, 84, of Maryville, Illinois, formerly of Granite City, Illinois, passed from life to everlasting life at 2:27 a.m. on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on March 27, 1940 in Elisha, Arkansas, a daughter of Vince and Martha Williams. Bonnie married the love of her life, Andrew Gamble on March 18, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bonnie retired from Providence Occupational Health at St. Elizabeth Hospital Wellness Center, in Granite City, Illinois. In her retirement she worked Niedringhaus Methodist Church, Granite City, Illinois and Cornerstone Counseling in Maryville, Illinois. Bonnie was always passionate about serving others. After the closing of Niedringhaus Methodist Church, Bonnie became an active member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Maryville, Illinois. Bonnie was an avid reader and loved going to the movie theaters. She was blessed with wonderful friends that support her zeal for life. Bonnie loved to travel and had enjoyed visiting 13 countries. She enjoyed her retirement and embraced the opportunities that allowed her to venture out on bus trips and extended travel adventures. Bonnie was devoted to her family. She loved her two sons and welcomed several “bonus” sons that have continued to be an active part of her life. She was blessed with two grandsons that she absolutely adored. She loved supporting all their sporting events and appreciated the joy that they brought to her life. Bonnie championed many different causes in an effort to raise awareness and provide funding. She was especially passionate about the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure. Bonnie had two nieces that she felt were the “daughters” she never had. They were close as a tight family system with the children being like siblings. Bonnie made friends easily and those friendships were for a lifetime. She hosted bunko at her home to keep her friends together during her working years and in retirement. She loved her lunch group ladies from church and appreciated their social events.
In addition to her parents, Bonnie is preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Gamble that passed away in 1998, her younger son, Jeffrey Gamble that passed in 2018, her niece, Pam Beiter in 2004 and her brother, Richard Niswonger, and sisters, Katherine Poe and Mabel Rowe.
Bonnie is survived by her older son, Timothy Gamble, grandsons, Jacob Gamble and Thomas Gamble, her sister and brother-in-law, Alma and Pete Posey, her niece, Sue and Gary Moss, many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and a host of treasured friends.
Visitation at Irwin Chapel in Glen Carbon, Illinois is scheduled from October 10, 2024 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Funeral Services at Irwin Chapel on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 10 a.m. with her Pastor Robin Lyons presiding over the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials/donations to St. Luke’s United Methodist Church for the completion of final arrangements will be collected at the funeral home.
