Gloria M. McDaniel

December 8, 1934 - December 22, 2021

Gloria M. McDaniel, 87, of Bloomington passed away on Wednesday December 22, 2021 at the IU Health Hospice House with her family by her side. She was born on December 8, 1934 in Paris, Illinois the daughter of Ora B. and Ruth (Switzer) Edington. Gloria was a 1952 graduate of Fayette High School in New Goshen, Indiana. She married Leverle Vernon McDaniel on April 16, 1954 in Terre Haute, Indiana they were happily married 67 years. Gloria was a homemaker and loved her family very much. She was known for her love for people, and enjoyed crafts, going to garage sales, sitting on her porch with her husband and watching birds, cooking, and she especially loved her grandchildren and spending time with her friends. She will be greatly missed. Gloria leaves behind her husband, Leverle V. McDaniel of Bloomington; her son, Mark Allen (Linda) McDaniel of Texas; her daughter-in-law, Karen Rose McDaniel; five grandchildren, Lucas Wayne McDaniel; Patrick David McDaniel; Ellen Elizabeth McDaniel; Kathleen Estelle McDaniel and Angela Faye McDaniel; one great grandson, Jaxon Drake McDaniel; her brother, Don (Linda) Edington of New Goshen, IN; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Larry Wayne McDaniel and David Bradley McDaniel; her sister, Mary Ellen Jones; two brothers, Robert Edington and Eugene Edington. A memorial service will be held at 1:00pm Saturday January 22, 2022 at the Cross Roads United Methodist Church, 6030 W State Rd 48, Bloomington, IN 47404 Visitation will be held from 11:00am to service time Saturday January 22, 2022 at the church. A graveside service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday January 29, 2022 at the the Pleasantview Cemetery in West Terra Haute, Indiana. Cremation rites have been accorded. Allen Funeral Home and Crematory have been entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences, photos and memories may be shared with family and friends at www.allencares.com