Mary Ellen Bump

Canton - Mary Ellen Bump, 96, of Haines City, FL, formerly of Canton, died Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Winter Haven, Florida due to natural causes. She was born September 4, 1918, in Canton to Edburn and Minnie (Booth) Pollitt.

She was predeceased by her parents; husband Howard Bump; brother James Damon Pollitt; and sister Lillian Ruby Unruh, and beloved nephews. She is survived by her daughter Charyl Lane of Haines City; grandchildren Bryan (Marie) Lane of SC, Michelle (Damon) Raker of IL, and Allan Lane of TX; and great grandchildren Sarah Raker and Patrick Lane.

She was a retired teacher, having taught in Illinois schools for 20 years. She moved to Florida in August 1990. She received a diploma from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Later she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois in 1957. She was a former member of the American Association of University Women, a former member of the Honorary Sorority for Women Educators, Alpha Delta Kappa, Phi Chapter. She was a member of the Mason County Chapter of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. She has enjoyed various activities of the United Methodist Woman, Assembly of God Church activities and was a Jehovah’s Witness. She belonged to the Haines City Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons. She, also, loved traveling to craft shows with her daughter.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2014 from 12-1:30 PM at Oak Ridge Funeral Care Haines City with Funeral Services at 2PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Haines City. Final graveside services and interment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Canton, IL at 2 PM on Saturday, January 3, 2015 via Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton, Illinois..
Condolences may be sent to oakridgefuneralcare.com or to oakshinesfuneralhome.com. Flowers may be sent to the services in Florida.