Laura W. Ayres, 101, long time resident of Herington, died Monday, August 2, 2004, at the Lutheran Care Home in Herington, of natural causes. She was born on June 24, 1903, at Hope, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Rosalie (Zollinger) Langhofer.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, August 7, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church, Herington, with Pastor Victor Force officiating.
Burial will follow at the Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Herington Chapel, Friday, August 6, 2004, from 2pm until 8pm; where the family will receive friends from 7pm until 8pm Friday.
Mrs. Ayres was a homemaker, worked as a clerk for over 20 years at Boellings Pharmacy and later worked in the Herington Elementary School as a lunch room helper. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church since 1931, (she was the oldest member in years and age), and served as a Deacon, Elder, and the United Presbyterian Women. She was a member of the Dix-Day V.F.W. Auxiliary of Herington.
She married Franklin H. Ayres on November 27, 1921 in Council Grove; he preceded in death on June 24, 1958. Also, preceded in death by a daughter Jean Goodman on May 1, 1977; a son Oscar Ayres on May 2, 1995; and a granddaughter Marcie (Ihde) Plaice on September 1, 1999. Five (5) brothers (Elmer Langhofer, Edgar Langhofer, Emmit Langhofer, Walter Langhofer, Chester Langhofer) and a sister (Melinda Bernhardt).
Survived by two (2) daughters: Muriel Ihde of Herington, and Jessie Longhofer of Granbury, Texas; a brother Alden Langhofer of Wichita; a sister Selena Lay of Newton; twelve (12) grandchildren; thirty (30) great grandchildren; and seventeen (17) great-great grandchildren.
Memorials are requested to the Dickinson County Hospice, the Lutheran Home, or the First Presbyterian Church and can be sent in care of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449-3038.
Obituary information and condolences can be obtained on line:
www.penwell-gabel.com
Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, August 7, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church, Herington, with Pastor Victor Force officiating.
Burial will follow at the Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Herington Chapel, Friday, August 6, 2004, from 2pm until 8pm; where the family will receive friends from 7pm until 8pm Friday.
Mrs. Ayres was a homemaker, worked as a clerk for over 20 years at Boellings Pharmacy and later worked in the Herington Elementary School as a lunch room helper. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church since 1931, (she was the oldest member in years and age), and served as a Deacon, Elder, and the United Presbyterian Women. She was a member of the Dix-Day V.F.W. Auxiliary of Herington.
She married Franklin H. Ayres on November 27, 1921 in Council Grove; he preceded in death on June 24, 1958. Also, preceded in death by a daughter Jean Goodman on May 1, 1977; a son Oscar Ayres on May 2, 1995; and a granddaughter Marcie (Ihde) Plaice on September 1, 1999. Five (5) brothers (Elmer Langhofer, Edgar Langhofer, Emmit Langhofer, Walter Langhofer, Chester Langhofer) and a sister (Melinda Bernhardt).
Survived by two (2) daughters: Muriel Ihde of Herington, and Jessie Longhofer of Granbury, Texas; a brother Alden Langhofer of Wichita; a sister Selena Lay of Newton; twelve (12) grandchildren; thirty (30) great grandchildren; and seventeen (17) great-great grandchildren.
Memorials are requested to the Dickinson County Hospice, the Lutheran Home, or the First Presbyterian Church and can be sent in care of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449-3038.
Obituary information and condolences can be obtained on line:
www.penwell-gabel.com
Laura W. Ayres, 101, long time resident of Herington, died Monday, August 2, 2004, at the Lutheran Care Home in Herington, of natural causes. She was born on June 24, 1903, at Hope, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Rosalie (Zollinger) Langhofer.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, August 7, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church, Herington, with Pastor Victor Force officiating.
Burial will follow at the Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Herington Chapel, Friday, August 6, 2004, from 2pm until 8pm; where the family will receive friends from 7pm until 8pm Friday.
Mrs. Ayres was a homemaker, worked as a clerk for over 20 years at Boellings Pharmacy and later worked in the Herington Elementary School as a lunch room helper. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church since 1931, (she was the oldest member in years and age), and served as a Deacon, Elder, and the United Presbyterian Women. She was a member of the Dix-Day V.F.W. Auxiliary of Herington.
She married Franklin H. Ayres on November 27, 1921 in Council Grove; he preceded in death on June 24, 1958. Also, preceded in death by a daughter Jean Goodman on May 1, 1977; a son Oscar Ayres on May 2, 1995; and a granddaughter Marcie (Ihde) Plaice on September 1, 1999. Five (5) brothers (Elmer Langhofer, Edgar Langhofer, Emmit Langhofer, Walter Langhofer, Chester Langhofer) and a sister (Melinda Bernhardt).
Survived by two (2) daughters: Muriel Ihde of Herington, and Jessie Longhofer of Granbury, Texas; a brother Alden Langhofer of Wichita; a sister Selena Lay of Newton; twelve (12) grandchildren; thirty (30) great grandchildren; and seventeen (17) great-great grandchildren.
Memorials are requested to the Dickinson County Hospice, the Lutheran Home, or the First Presbyterian Church and can be sent in care of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449-3038.
Obituary information and condolences can be obtained on line:
www.penwell-gabel.com
Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, August 7, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church, Herington, with Pastor Victor Force officiating.
Burial will follow at the Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Herington Chapel, Friday, August 6, 2004, from 2pm until 8pm; where the family will receive friends from 7pm until 8pm Friday.
Mrs. Ayres was a homemaker, worked as a clerk for over 20 years at Boellings Pharmacy and later worked in the Herington Elementary School as a lunch room helper. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church since 1931, (she was the oldest member in years and age), and served as a Deacon, Elder, and the United Presbyterian Women. She was a member of the Dix-Day V.F.W. Auxiliary of Herington.
She married Franklin H. Ayres on November 27, 1921 in Council Grove; he preceded in death on June 24, 1958. Also, preceded in death by a daughter Jean Goodman on May 1, 1977; a son Oscar Ayres on May 2, 1995; and a granddaughter Marcie (Ihde) Plaice on September 1, 1999. Five (5) brothers (Elmer Langhofer, Edgar Langhofer, Emmit Langhofer, Walter Langhofer, Chester Langhofer) and a sister (Melinda Bernhardt).
Survived by two (2) daughters: Muriel Ihde of Herington, and Jessie Longhofer of Granbury, Texas; a brother Alden Langhofer of Wichita; a sister Selena Lay of Newton; twelve (12) grandchildren; thirty (30) great grandchildren; and seventeen (17) great-great grandchildren.
Memorials are requested to the Dickinson County Hospice, the Lutheran Home, or the First Presbyterian Church and can be sent in care of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449-3038.
Obituary information and condolences can be obtained on line:
www.penwell-gabel.com
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