Larry Dale “PeeWee” Gumm, 86, of Greensburg, KY, son of the late Joseph Motley Gumm and Vara Marshall Gumm, was born on March 11, 1936 and passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.
Coach Gumm had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Greensburg Baptist Church. He was a teacher at Green County Schools for 40 plus years, coached the Green County High School Baseball team for 44 seasons, and was also an assistant coach for the basketball and football teams. In baseball, he had an overall record of 1,006-493, becoming the first Kentucky high school baseball coach to reach 1,000 wins. He is currently ranked 4th in all time coaching wins and was inducted into the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inaugural class in 1997. Coach Gumm went on to become a finalist in the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2007 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007. He was an avid University of Louisville sports fan and loved to travel and spend time with his grandchildren.
He was united in marriage on August 5, 1960 to Martha Jane Harston Gumm, who preceded him in death on July 2, 2021.
4 grandchildren: Jeffrey Gumm & fiancé Elizabeth Estrada of Bowling Green, Josh & Maddie Gumm of Campbellsville, Lydia Gumm & fiancé, Austin Lasprilla of Houston, Texas, Dale & Cinthya Gumm of Panama City Beach, Florida
5 great-grandchildren: Emery, Emmett, Eleanor, Jaden, Audrey
A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends
Mr. Gumm was also preceded in death by six sisters and six brothers.
The family has requested that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Gideon Bible Fund, Greensburg Cemetery Fund, or to Greensburg Baptist Church. For more information visit: www.cowherdandparrott.com or Facebook.
PALLBEARERS: Jeffrey Gumm, Josh Gumm, Dale Gumm, Lydia Gumm, Rick Davis, Jerry Cowherd, Wayne Edwards, & David Spachman
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Former Players of Coach Gumm & Former Assistant Coaches
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