Edna I. (Craig) Logan Francis
Edna I. (Craig) Logan Francis, age 99 years, of Great Bend, Kansas, and formerly of Claflin,Kansas, passed away on Friday evening, May 17, 2013 at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood,Kansas. Edna was born on November 5, 1913 near Caldwell, Kansas to Homer Francis and Katie Elmira (Siebenthaler) Craig. Edna graduated from Abbyville, Kansas High School in 1931, and was united in marriage to H. DeLos Logan on December 15, 1935 in Caldwell, Kansas. He preceded her in death on November 27, 1957. She later married Vaughn Francis on September 19, 1975 atClayton, New Mexico, and he preceded her in death on June 13, 1990. Edna worked at G & D IGA Grocery in Claflin for several years. She was a member of the Claflin United Methodist Church, the Order of Eastern Star, Rebekahs, and Royal Neighbors of America. Throughout her life Edna loved reading, working crossword puzzles, fishing, and she bowled into her eighties, for which she received several trophies. She took great joy in new births, whether in her family or not.
Survivors include one son, Leslie D. (and his wife, Barbara) Logan of Claflin, Kansas; two daughters: Janet K. (and her husband, Don) Nily of Great Bend, Kansas and E. Eileen (and her husband, Harold) Straub of Russell, Kansas; nine grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Edna was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, one brother (Keith Craig) and three sisters (Irma Mae Jones, Opal Crosslin, and Dessie Dunn).
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Charter Funerals in Great Bend, Kansas. Interment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Monday at the funeral home, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Memorials may be designated to the Scholarship Endowment Fund at Claflin United MethodistChurch or Kans for Kids. Online condolences may be left and a complete obituary notice may be viewed at https://www.charterfunerals.
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CHARTER FUNERALS
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Great Bend, KS 67530