Name of Deceased: Eleanor C. “Ellie” Wilkinson
Date of Death: April 4, 2012
Place of Death: Great Bend Health And Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: August 12, 1924 at Beaver, Kansas
Parents Name: Valentine & Anna (Feltes) Kramer
OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Lawrence J. Churchill December 21, 1942 at Ellinwood, Kansas. He died March 16, 1967.
Married Elga Weldon Wilkinson September 25, 1976 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died July 9, 2007.
She worked in assembly production at Fuller Brush Company.
Mrs. Wilkinson was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1962 coming from Rural Great Bend, Kansas.
She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the Altar Society
SURVIVORS
One Son: Jim Churchill of St. John, KS
Two Daughters: Linda Renfro and her husband Willard of Great Bend, KS
Cheryl Muth and her husband Jim of Great Bend, KS
Seven Grandchildren: Todd J. Churchill, Lawrence Churchill, Amanda Reed; Miranda Tolin, Heath Muth, Jamie Dennis, and Travis Renfro
Great-grandchildren: Fourteen
Great-great-grandchildren: Two
She was preceded in death by daughter-in-law, Rojean Churchill; three brothers, Valentine “Smokey” Kramer, Nick Kramer, and Ambrose “Bud” Kramer, six sisters, Dorothy Reed, Elizabeth Nightengale, Lavella Laughlin, Anna Magie, Catherine Kramer, and Cecilia Ward; and one grandson, Grant Renfro.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Altar Society Rosary: 4:00 p.m., Monday, April 9, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 9, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend
Officiant: Father Don Bedore
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, April 9, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the American Alzheimer’s Association, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530