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Obituary published on Legacy.com by Schneider Funeral Home - Mt. Vernon on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Marjorie "Beep" Loyce (Erwin) McGennis, 83, of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away October 2, 2024 at West River Health Campus in Evansville. She was born on January 22, 1941 in Posey County, IN to the late Elisha and Elsie (Roach) Erwin.
Beep was a farm wife and worked for the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon as a custodian for many years. She was a member of the Extension Homemakers Club where she served on the Extension Board. Beep also served on the 4-H Council and was a leader of the Victory Bee's for many years. She was also a member of First Christian Church and Eastern Star. However, her greatest job was being a great Nana.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen "Bump" McGennis; grandkids, Timmy Lee Schmidt and Timia McGennis; brothers, Walter "Bud", Elisha "Jr." and Gerald "Pudge" Erwin; and her twin sister, Joyce "Josh" Davis.
She is survived by her sons, Tim McGennis (Paula May) and Gary McGennis (Jeanne Ann); daughters, Linda Juncker (Bob) and Janice Carr (Denny); grandchildren, Jennifer Heim (Adam), Leah Cochran, Wesley McGennis (Brittnee), Theresa Sumbles, Lynn Mason (Matthew) and Jared Schmidt (Alicia) Laura Johnson (Aaron), Jacob McGennis (Heather), Katie Hopf (Blake), Luke McGennis (Jaylyn); great-grandchildren, Landon and Maddy McCarty, Brynley Cochran, Jaxon and Jaden Heim, Jessie Juncker, Gracelyn McGennis, Carter Bilskie, Bronson, Bryson, Taylor and Aaden Johnson, Sean, Sloane and Sutton Schmidt, Kayden Hopf, Olivia and Elliot Mason, and Finley and Cooper McGennis; sister, Linda "Sis" Erwin; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St., Mt. Vernon, IN with burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Friday, October 4, 2024 at the funeral home and from 9:00 am until 10:00 am service time on Saturday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Posey County Fair Association – Expo Building, P.O. Box 150, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 or the Alzheimer's Disease Research – BrightFocus Foundation, 22512 Gateway Center Dr., Clarksburg, MD 20871.
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