Obituary

Elrie Mayfield Kinser

Obituary

Elrie Mayfield Kinser, 101, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Presbyterian Manor in Newton.

He was born June 16, 1912, in Stevens County, the son of William and Blanche Cook Kinser. He was married to Myrtle Wheeler on March 25, 1934, at the Bethel Friends Church. They moved many times during the early years of their marriage, finding work with different farmers. In 1945 they settled with their family and farmed in Stevens County, until their retirement in 1977 to Haviland. They moved to the Presbyterian Manor in Newton in 2007.

Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Mary Ann Kinser, Sun City West, Ariz., Merl and Eunice Kinser, Coyle, Okla., Delmar and Phyllis Kinser, Newton, Irvin and Jean Kinser, Bonner Springs; nine grandchildren; brothers, Floyde, Loyde, Arlie and Trulin Kinser; and sisters, Fern Elam, Loene Berry, Hope Dunlap and Stella Hart.

Elrie was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle, on Aug. 16, 2009; brothers, Leroy, Robert and Leslie; and sisters, Fay Wheeler and Grace Morford.

Funeral services and celebration of Elrie's life will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at the Haviland Friends Church, Haviland. Burial will be in Haviland Cemetery, Haviland. A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg.

Memorials are suggested to Gideon's International and Barclay College, in care of Fleener Funeral Home, 514 S. Main St., Greensburg, KS 67054.