Kingston Springs, TN - A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Taylor Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will take place on Wednesday evening, February 4, from 5:00 until 8:00 and on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Place of rest is in Memory Gardens of Centerville.

Mary Louise Munday Popek Malugin, age 76 of Kingston Springs, passed from this life on January 31, 2026, at NHC The Meadows in Nashville. She was born on January 23, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late William Munday and Thelma South Munday.

Mary worked as a cashier for Walmart in Dickson for several years. She was a member of the St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Dickson.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Malugin; her son, Matthew Popek; and her brothers: Bob Munday, John Munday, and Bill Munday.

Survivors include her daughter, Jennifer Petty (Jody) of Kingston Springs; her sons: Chris Popek of McMinnville and Brian Popek of Chicago; her sisters: Thelma Mason (Jim) and Barbara O'Rourke (Tom), both of Chicago; her grandchildren: Jordan Popek, Carlee Chessor, Todd Popek, Annabelle Popek, Jaden Petty, Jalynn Petty, and Courtney Popek; and two great-grandchildren: Kinslee and Raelynn.