Dateline: Hoisington, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Bess E. Sellens Age: 83
Date of Death: May 2, 2015
Place of Death: Locust Grove Village, LaCrosse, KS
Date of Birth: March 30, 1932 at Milo, Missouri
Parents Name: Allen and Mary (Brown) Laflen

OBITUARY INFORMATION
Bess married Howard Sellens February 7, 1953 at Hoisington, KS.
Mrs. Sellens was a Hoisington, Kansas resident, since 1953, coming from Moundville, MO.
Bess retired in 1992, after 36 years of teaching in area country schools and Lincoln and Eisenhower Elementary Schools in Hoisington.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and A.C.E. teacher’s union, both of Hoisington.

SURVIVORS
Husband: Howard Sellens, of the home
One son: Philip Sellens and wife Bonnie of Great Bend, KS
Three brothers: John Laflen of Buffalo Center, IA
Bob Laflen of Houston, TX
Jerry Laflen of Moundville, MO
One sister: Penny Beattie of Nevada, MO
2 Grandchildren: Sara Sellens, Kathleen Sellens
3 Step Grandchildren, Jonathan Stowers, Tonya Stowers, Stephen Stowers
6 step great grandchildren
She was preceded in death by sister, Pauline Hines.

SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Time of Service: 10:30 am
Place of Service: Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home
Interment: Milo City Cemetery, Milo, Missouri, Thursday, May 7, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.  Minister Rev. Dick Ogle.
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, with family receiving friends from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Memorial Fund: Clara Barton Hospital Foundation or First United Methodist Church or Kans for Kids, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544

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