Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, October 4, 1989
Sarah (Cope) Amsden, 70, of 3711 Sleepy Hollow, homemaker and Wichita Historical Museum volunteer, died Monday, Oct. 2, 1989. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Henry; sons, Stephen of St. Louis, Owen of Wichita; daughters, Stephanie of San Francisco, Sarah Rennert of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Robert Cope of Tulsa; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Owen L. Cope Memorial Special Collections, Ablah Library, Wichita State University.
Wichita Eagle, Saturday, October 7, 1989
Sarah Amsden Supported Arts
Sarah Cope Amsden left an indelible mark on Wichita through her many years of volunteer work at the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum and the Wichita Art Museum.
A lifelong Wichita resident, Mrs. Amsden, 70, died Monday of a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 19, 1919.
Mrs. Amsden's family instilled in her a lifelong appreciation for fine art and literature. She graduated from the University of Wichita in 1941 with two bachelor's degrees and married Henry Amsden of Wichita shortly thereafter.
Mrs. Amsden devoted much of her time to the Wichita Art Museum, the Wichita Symphony Society, the Junior League of Wichita and St. James Episcopal Church. She helped establish the gift shop at the Wichita Historical Museum and was the museum's book buyer for nine years. Mrs. Amsden also organized a group called WHIMS, a volunteer support group of the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum.
''Sarah just thought it was every citizen's responsibility to help make the community they live in a better place," said a friend, Norma Greever of Wichita. "She was a very dignified, very intelligent lady; and she always was deeply involved in anything she volunteered for."
Along with another friend, Anna Lee Drake, Mrs. Amsden was working on an extensive history of the Wichita Art Museum at the time of her death.
''She was an exceptionally fine woman who spent a great deal of effort quietly promoting the kinds of things she felt Wichita should have," Drake said. "Really, she was invaluable to this city in a number of ways. She was a very dear and warm person, and a great number of people in Wichita will miss her."
Mrs. Amsden is survived by her husband, Henry; sons, Stephen of St. Louis and Owen of Wichita; daughters, Stephanie of San Francisco and Sarah Rennert of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Robert Cope of Tulsa; and three grandchildren. A memorial has been established with the Owen L. Cope Memorial Special Collections, Ablah Library, Wichita State University.
Services were Thursday.
Sarah (Cope) Amsden, 70, of 3711 Sleepy Hollow, homemaker and Wichita Historical Museum volunteer, died Monday, Oct. 2, 1989. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Henry; sons, Stephen of St. Louis, Owen of Wichita; daughters, Stephanie of San Francisco, Sarah Rennert of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Robert Cope of Tulsa; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Owen L. Cope Memorial Special Collections, Ablah Library, Wichita State University.
Wichita Eagle, Saturday, October 7, 1989
Sarah Amsden Supported Arts
Sarah Cope Amsden left an indelible mark on Wichita through her many years of volunteer work at the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum and the Wichita Art Museum.
A lifelong Wichita resident, Mrs. Amsden, 70, died Monday of a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 19, 1919.
Mrs. Amsden's family instilled in her a lifelong appreciation for fine art and literature. She graduated from the University of Wichita in 1941 with two bachelor's degrees and married Henry Amsden of Wichita shortly thereafter.
Mrs. Amsden devoted much of her time to the Wichita Art Museum, the Wichita Symphony Society, the Junior League of Wichita and St. James Episcopal Church. She helped establish the gift shop at the Wichita Historical Museum and was the museum's book buyer for nine years. Mrs. Amsden also organized a group called WHIMS, a volunteer support group of the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum.
''Sarah just thought it was every citizen's responsibility to help make the community they live in a better place," said a friend, Norma Greever of Wichita. "She was a very dignified, very intelligent lady; and she always was deeply involved in anything she volunteered for."
Along with another friend, Anna Lee Drake, Mrs. Amsden was working on an extensive history of the Wichita Art Museum at the time of her death.
''She was an exceptionally fine woman who spent a great deal of effort quietly promoting the kinds of things she felt Wichita should have," Drake said. "Really, she was invaluable to this city in a number of ways. She was a very dear and warm person, and a great number of people in Wichita will miss her."
Mrs. Amsden is survived by her husband, Henry; sons, Stephen of St. Louis and Owen of Wichita; daughters, Stephanie of San Francisco and Sarah Rennert of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Robert Cope of Tulsa; and three grandchildren. A memorial has been established with the Owen L. Cope Memorial Special Collections, Ablah Library, Wichita State University.
Services were Thursday.
Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, October 4, 1989
Sarah (Cope) Amsden, 70, of 3711 Sleepy Hollow, homemaker and Wichita Historical Museum volunteer, died Monday, Oct. 2, 1989. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Henry; sons, Stephen of St. Louis, Owen of Wichita; daughters, Stephanie of San Francisco, Sarah Rennert of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Robert Cope of Tulsa; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Owen L. Cope Memorial Special Collections, Ablah Library, Wichita State University.
Wichita Eagle, Saturday, October 7, 1989
Sarah Amsden Supported Arts
Sarah Cope Amsden left an indelible mark on Wichita through her many years of volunteer work at the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum and the Wichita Art Museum.
A lifelong Wichita resident, Mrs. Amsden, 70, died Monday of a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 19, 1919.
Mrs. Amsden's family instilled in her a lifelong appreciation for fine art and literature. She graduated from the University of Wichita in 1941 with two bachelor's degrees and married Henry Amsden of Wichita shortly thereafter.
Mrs. Amsden devoted much of her time to the Wichita Art Museum, the Wichita Symphony Society, the Junior League of Wichita and St. James Episcopal Church. She helped establish the gift shop at the Wichita Historical Museum and was the museum's book buyer for nine years. Mrs. Amsden also organized a group called WHIMS, a volunteer support group of the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum.
''Sarah just thought it was every citizen's responsibility to help make the community they live in a better place," said a friend, Norma Greever of Wichita. "She was a very dignified, very intelligent lady; and she always was deeply involved in anything she volunteered for."
Along with another friend, Anna Lee Drake, Mrs. Amsden was working on an extensive history of the Wichita Art Museum at the time of her death.
''She was an exceptionally fine woman who spent a great deal of effort quietly promoting the kinds of things she felt Wichita should have," Drake said. "Really, she was invaluable to this city in a number of ways. She was a very dear and warm person, and a great number of people in Wichita will miss her."
Mrs. Amsden is survived by her husband, Henry; sons, Stephen of St. Louis and Owen of Wichita; daughters, Stephanie of San Francisco and Sarah Rennert of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Robert Cope of Tulsa; and three grandchildren. A memorial has been established with the Owen L. Cope Memorial Special Collections, Ablah Library, Wichita State University.
Services were Thursday.
Sarah (Cope) Amsden, 70, of 3711 Sleepy Hollow, homemaker and Wichita Historical Museum volunteer, died Monday, Oct. 2, 1989. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Henry; sons, Stephen of St. Louis, Owen of Wichita; daughters, Stephanie of San Francisco, Sarah Rennert of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Robert Cope of Tulsa; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Owen L. Cope Memorial Special Collections, Ablah Library, Wichita State University.
Wichita Eagle, Saturday, October 7, 1989
Sarah Amsden Supported Arts
Sarah Cope Amsden left an indelible mark on Wichita through her many years of volunteer work at the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum and the Wichita Art Museum.
A lifelong Wichita resident, Mrs. Amsden, 70, died Monday of a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 19, 1919.
Mrs. Amsden's family instilled in her a lifelong appreciation for fine art and literature. She graduated from the University of Wichita in 1941 with two bachelor's degrees and married Henry Amsden of Wichita shortly thereafter.
Mrs. Amsden devoted much of her time to the Wichita Art Museum, the Wichita Symphony Society, the Junior League of Wichita and St. James Episcopal Church. She helped establish the gift shop at the Wichita Historical Museum and was the museum's book buyer for nine years. Mrs. Amsden also organized a group called WHIMS, a volunteer support group of the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum.
''Sarah just thought it was every citizen's responsibility to help make the community they live in a better place," said a friend, Norma Greever of Wichita. "She was a very dignified, very intelligent lady; and she always was deeply involved in anything she volunteered for."
Along with another friend, Anna Lee Drake, Mrs. Amsden was working on an extensive history of the Wichita Art Museum at the time of her death.
''She was an exceptionally fine woman who spent a great deal of effort quietly promoting the kinds of things she felt Wichita should have," Drake said. "Really, she was invaluable to this city in a number of ways. She was a very dear and warm person, and a great number of people in Wichita will miss her."
Mrs. Amsden is survived by her husband, Henry; sons, Stephen of St. Louis and Owen of Wichita; daughters, Stephanie of San Francisco and Sarah Rennert of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Robert Cope of Tulsa; and three grandchildren. A memorial has been established with the Owen L. Cope Memorial Special Collections, Ablah Library, Wichita State University.
Services were Thursday.
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