Helen Elizabeth Case
Helen Elizabeth Case, 98, of
El Dorado, a nationally recognized teacher and community leader, died Jan. 25,
2009, at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Helen was chosen the Kansas Teacher
of the year in 1960 and a Kansas Master Teacher in 1971, and she was placed in
the Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame in 1978. She was a member of First Christian
Church, taught Sunday school for 20 years, sang in the church choir, and served
as chairperson of the Finance Committee and the Foundation Board. She served as
the president of the South Central District of the Christian church and served
on the National Board of the Christian church.
Survivors include the
extended family of Bill and Clarinda Burchill of El Dorado.
Services will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday at First Christian Church in El Dorado. Private burial will precede
the services.
Memorials may be given to El
Dorado Partners in Education, First Christian Church Scholarship Fund, the
Kansas Christian Home Auxiliary, National Teachers Hall of Fame or the Helen
Case Fund at Emporia State University.
Share a memory of Helen at
www.kirbymorrisfuneralhome.com.
