Larned – Valeta B Milhon, 91, passed away October 15, 2016 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was born May 28, 1925 in Centerview, Kansas; the daughter of Otis and Olema Freeman Derley. A lifetime area resident, she was a daycare provider and a school cook.

She was a member of the First Christian Church, Christian women ladies group and the Welcome Inn Senior Center, all of Larned.

On August 13, 1944 she married Norman Ray Milhon in Lewis, Kansas. He passed away September 29, 2003.

Survivors include; two sons; Darrell (Kathy) Milhon, Norden, Nebraska and David (Michelle) Milhon, Kansas City, Missouri; her friend, Roger Haberman, Larned; fifteen grandchildren, thirty one great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by; a son, Dennis Milhon and two sisters, Hazel Heit and Moureen Mehringer.

Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Father Warren Stecklein presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday with family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to the Welcome Inn Senior Center in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.