Gumpper

The Rev. Bill Gumpper, pastor, 50, of Butler, died Thursday at his residence.

Born Saturday, April 12, 1958, in Butler, he was the son of John Gumpper and the late Marian Stover Gumpper.

Bill Gumpper was the Pastor of Congregational Care for First United Methodist Church. He graduated from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bible and Aviation.

He and his wife were missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship MAF and served in Africa in the countries of Botswana and Zimbabwe for seven years. In 2002, he returned to Butler and became a staff member of the First United Methodist Church. He was attending Trinity Seminary to pursue his masters in divinity.

Pastor Gumpper is survived by his wife, Donna Gumpper, who he married Aug. 20, 1988; his children, Christopher and Abigail of Butler; two brothers, John Gumpper Jr. of Butler and Robert Gumpper of Butler; a sister, Nancy (Gumpper) Fretwell of Bradford Woods; his father, John Gumpper of Butler; his stepmother, Joan; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was proceeded in death by his mother, Marian.

<B>GUMPPER</B> — Friends of the Rev. BillGumpper, pastor, who died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the <B>THOMPSON-MILLERFUNERALHOME, INC.</B>, 124 East North St., Butler. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. J. David Panther of First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in North Side Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Donna Gumpper, c/o Gateway Bank account number 1010005369, 900 Commonwealth Suite #100, Cranberry Township, PA 16066, for the financial benefit of his children.