1924
Gertrude
2011
Gertrude P. Parsons
May 5, 1924 — January 7, 2011
Gertrude Pauline (Will) Parsons, age 86, longtime Hunter resident, left this life for a better place Friday, January 7, 2011 at Lone Tree Compassionate Care Center, Meade, Kansas. She lived in Lone Tree Compassionate Care Center, Meade to be near her daughter Cindi. Gertrude was born May 5, 1924 in Bethany, one of four children born to Lewis and Ida Will.
She was preceded in death by her husband Dwight Parsons; one sister Bernitta Schulz of Cortez, CO; one brother, Theodore Will, of Salina; and one step-brother Duane Will of Topeka.
Survivors include one sister LaVerna Weber of Salina; four children, Steve Parsons, Vicci Shipp, Cindi Herbig, and Pam Meyer; 12 grandchildren, Jennifer Witzak, Heather Redabaugh, Angela Perruzza, Jason Boulanger, Sean Herbig, Mayson Herbig, Jarad Herbig, Jess Herbig, Derek Herbig, Kelsey Herbig, Ryan Meyer and Kevin Meyer; and 10 great grandchildren.
She was a wonderful mother and will be missed by all her children and their families.
As a child, Gertrude attended Bethany Baptist Church. She attended Hunter High School, graduating in 1942. She taught school several years following high school. After she married Dwight, she joined Trinity Lutheran Church where she remained a member until her death. She spent her married life on a farm south of Hunter. She loved gardening and tending flowers on her farm.
She loved being a grandmother and was special in her grandchildren's eyes.
Pastor Matthew Schneider will officiate at Funeral Services which will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hunter. Burial will follow in the Spillman Cemetery near Ash Grove, Kansas. Memorials may be given to the Trinity Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 9 AM until 8 PM Friday at the McDonald Funeral Home, Beloit.
She was preceded in death by her husband Dwight Parsons; one sister Bernitta Schulz of Cortez, CO; one brother, Theodore Will, of Salina; and one step-brother Duane Will of Topeka.
Survivors include one sister LaVerna Weber of Salina; four children, Steve Parsons, Vicci Shipp, Cindi Herbig, and Pam Meyer; 12 grandchildren, Jennifer Witzak, Heather Redabaugh, Angela Perruzza, Jason Boulanger, Sean Herbig, Mayson Herbig, Jarad Herbig, Jess Herbig, Derek Herbig, Kelsey Herbig, Ryan Meyer and Kevin Meyer; and 10 great grandchildren.
She was a wonderful mother and will be missed by all her children and their families.
As a child, Gertrude attended Bethany Baptist Church. She attended Hunter High School, graduating in 1942. She taught school several years following high school. After she married Dwight, she joined Trinity Lutheran Church where she remained a member until her death. She spent her married life on a farm south of Hunter. She loved gardening and tending flowers on her farm.
She loved being a grandmother and was special in her grandchildren's eyes.
Pastor Matthew Schneider will officiate at Funeral Services which will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hunter. Burial will follow in the Spillman Cemetery near Ash Grove, Kansas. Memorials may be given to the Trinity Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 9 AM until 8 PM Friday at the McDonald Funeral Home, Beloit.
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