Louis Gene Fuelling

Louis Gene Fuelling, 92, passed away at Linda E. White Hospice House on Sunday, June 26th, 2022.

Gene was born in Mount Vernon on September 2, 1929. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1947. He married Donna Jackson in 1954 and they celebrated their 68th anniversary this year.

Gene served in the National Guard for 10 years and was very patriotic.

He worked at the ice plant with his father. In 1954, he started L&L Concrete with his father, John. Then in 1961, following the death of his father, the name was changed to Fuelling Concrete and later becoming Fuelling-Mt. Vernon Concrete Corp. In 1988, the concrete plant became Mt. Vernon Concrete when Gene sold the business.

He was a Shriner and drove families to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children in St. Louis and Cincinnati as needed. He received recognition as Driver of the Year in 1998.

He loved and collected trains. He had an elaborate setup in his basement that he spent many hours building. He enjoyed teaching his grandchildren all about trains and the railroad.

He was very proud of his family and was always there for them. He would help pick up his grandchildren from daycare and spend time with them. Family was very important to him and dear to his heart.

He was a member of the Olive Chapel Church for 45 years serving in several administrative positions until the church closed in 2001. He then attended and became a member of the The Turning Pointe.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis John Fuelling and Flora Lee Fuelling; sister, Genevieve Fuelling West; brother in law, Clarence West; and nephew, Stephen West.

He is survived by his wife, Donna; son, Keith (Donita) Fuelling; daughter, Rene (Andy) Dixon; grandchildren, Shannon Fuelling, Kris Fuelling, Shaun (Trayce) Dixon, Heather (Dustin) Lindsey, and Cory (Sara) Dixon; great-grandchildren, Bryant Fuelling, Andrew, Ataleaha, and Levi Dixon, Kayden and Kinley Lindsey, and Louis Dixon; nieces, Marla Adams and Diana Cain.

A funeral service for family will be held on June 29, 2022 at the Denning Family Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, with Rev. Michael Rynkiewich officiating. Burial with military rites to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Vernon Food Bank or the NewLife Rescue and Adoption located in Mt. Vernon. Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com