Mary lived in the Topeka area about 30 years raising her family. After children and retirement, lived in Benson, Arizona about 13 years, moved back to Kansas, lived in Kingman about 18 years, moved to Ohio to live by her daughter where she spent the last 10 ½ years of her life. She’s had various jobs throughout her life; taught school, secretarial work, cleaned houses, took in ironings, babysitting, worked in the church nursery, church secretary, the last job held was a clerk for the State of Kansas.
Mary loved to read, write letters, dabble in genealogy, sew, always made all her own clothes, crocheted, embroidered, quilted, made dolls, canned lots of food, loved gardening (she would be up at 6AM in the flower beds), and who could ever forget all those homemade pies, cinnamon rolls, fudge, etc. The aroma flooding the house and melting in the mouth.
Mary’s foremost love was for God and church, always up early reading her Bible. Growing up she attended the Wesleyan Methodist Church, in the 1940’s started with the Nazarene church, been a member there ever since. Always helping out where needed; greeting, help with socials, office work, missionary work, making bandages, clothes etc. Mary’s philosophy was “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop”.
She was loved and will be greatly missed by all. Her legacy has passed on to her children and now to the grandchildren. “Her children shall rise up and call her blessed” Prov. 31:28
A Celebration of Mary’s Life will be held at The First Nazarene Church, Topeka, Kansas at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 3rd. All are invited. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is assisting the family. Memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s name to the family.
Mary lived in the Topeka area about 30 years raising her family. After children and retirement, lived in Benson, Arizona about 13 years, moved back to Kansas, lived in Kingman about 18 years, moved to Ohio to live by her daughter where she spent the last 10 ½ years of her life. She’s had various jobs throughout her life; taught school, secretarial work, cleaned houses, took in ironings, babysitting, worked in the church nursery, church secretary, the last job held was a clerk for the State of Kansas.
Mary loved to read, write letters, dabble in genealogy, sew, always made all her own clothes, crocheted, embroidered, quilted, made dolls, canned lots of food, loved gardening (she would be up at 6AM in the flower beds), and who could ever forget all those homemade pies, cinnamon rolls, fudge, etc. The aroma flooding the house and melting in the mouth.
Mary’s foremost love was for God and church, always up early reading her Bible. Growing up she attended the Wesleyan Methodist Church, in the 1940’s started with the Nazarene church, been a member there ever since. Always helping out where needed; greeting, help with socials, office work, missionary work, making bandages, clothes etc. Mary’s philosophy was “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop”.
She was loved and will be greatly missed by all. Her legacy has passed on to her children and now to the grandchildren. “Her children shall rise up and call her blessed” Prov. 31:28
A Celebration of Mary’s Life will be held at The First Nazarene Church, Topeka, Kansas at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 3rd. All are invited. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel is assisting the family. Memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s name to the family.
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