Mavis Mardell Peneaux, 56

Mavis Mardell Peneaux, 56, of Mitchell, SD died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 in her home in Mitchell, SD.

Graveside services were held on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the Winner City Cemetery. Final viewing will begin at 10:30AM on Friday, December 4th, 2020 at the Winner Ideal Community Hall & Housing. Private family wake services were held on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 at  the Winner Ideal Community Hall & Housing. Public wake services were held on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 at 7 p.m. at the Winner Ideal Community Hall & Housing.

Mavis was born Jan. 29, 1964 to Verle Lee Peneaux and Elsie Cordelia Fast Horse Peneaux in Rosebud, South Dakota. As a child she was adopted by Ray and Margaret Gonzales from Fort Thompson, South Dakota. Mavis is a G.E.D. graduate who went on to further her education at Sinte Gleska University, at this time she was married to her ex-husband Melvin Songer who went on and had 5 biological and 1 adopted daughter, and a son who they took in as their own Chris Zephier Sr., Stacey Foote, Maria (Daniel Alonzo) Songer, Tanya (Lance) LaPointe, Dawn (Josh) Abdo, Brenda (Chris) Joiner & Julia (Kelly) Watts.

Mavis is survived by her 6 daughters Stacy, Maria, Tanya, Dawn, Brenda, and Julia, plus 29 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 4 siblings Alma (George) Small, Bud Lee (Kathy) Peneaux, Fern Ringing Shield, and Melda (Joe) Foote and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her grandson Joshua Baptiste Abdo Jr., her parents, grand-parents, & 4 siblings Beryle (Peneaux) Antoine, Lester Peneaux, Wilbur Peneaux and Velda Peneaux and her son Chris Zephier Sr.

Besides spending her time watching her favorite TV shows or listening to her favorite music on the radio with her cat Samuel and her daughter Maria, she loved the presence of her grandchildren who will always remember her for her hospitality and fruit or home cooked meals especially her soup and frybread or fried chicken dinners or like her grandson Jordan will always say spaghetti. Everyone who knew Mavis knew her for her open arms, if you were hungry or needed a place to stay, her home was your home until you can get on your feet again. She had a very hard work ethic. She was a devoted CNA worker in Winner and Mitchell South Dakota. She worked at Avera Brady Rehab until early 2000’s. She is also a cancer survivor.