Information from Kay Wooding 03/10/2019 

Gail Hambidge is deceased.

Gayle Mae Hambidge

Mar. 28, 1944 - May 6, 2004

Gayle M. Hambidge, 60, of Mishawaka, Ind., passed away on Thursday, May 6, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend, Ind.

She was born on March 28, 1944, in South Bend, to Theron and Mildred (Dahlquist) Hambidge.

Gayle graduated from Central High School in 1962. She worked as a beautician for over 30 years before going back to college and receiving her degree in medical assisting. She then worked for the South Bend Clinic and also for Press Ganey. Gayle was a devoted member of the Ireland Road Church of God where she sang in the choir for many years.

Survivors include her sons, Eric Fyffe of Mishawaka and Kevin (Mellissa) Fyffe of Osceola, Ind.; and her brother, Max (Maria) Hambidge of Cranston, Rhode Island. She is also survived by her grandson, Austin, who was very special to her.

Gayle was preceded in death by her parents, Theron and Mildred Hambidge; and by her brother, Joe Hambidge.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 11, at 10 a.m. in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday in the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made on behalf of Gayle M. Hambidge to the Ireland Road Church of God.

We little knew that morning

God would call your name.

In life we loved you dearly

In death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you.

You did not go alone,

For part of us went with you

The day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories

Your love is still our guide.

And though we cannot see you

You're always by our side.

Our family chain is broken

And nothing seems the same,

But as God calls us one by one

The chain will link again.

Published in the South Bend Tribune on May 9, 2004.

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