B. Frances Hubman
B. Frances Hubman, 93, died Wednesday
(February 10, 2021) at the Comfort Care Home of Newton.
She was born on June 7, 1927 in Alva,
Oklahoma, the daughter of Leo and Mable Hullet. Frances was raised in
the Wakita area where she graduated from high school in 1945 as her
class Salutatorian. She later received a Bachelor's Degree of Science
from the Oklahoma City University in 1949.
Frances moved to El Dorado, Kansas to
do her Internship, while there she met Fred Hubman, Jr. on a blind
date in January, 1950, they were engaged December 24th of that year.
Frances and Fred were married on
November 18, 1951 in Wakita, Oklahoma. They moved to a farm Southeast
of Peabody where they lived until moving to Newton in 1995. Fred died
May 26, 2000.
Through the years Frances had worked in
Newton at the Bethel Deaconess Hospital and later at several Via
Christi Clinics in Wichita.
She was a member of the First United
Methodist Church in Newton, was a volunteer for several years for
Prairie View and Youthville. Frances was always active, she was still
snow skiing when she was in the 70's and water skiing when she was
83.
Survivors include her son Gary Hubman
and wife Rebecca of rural Newton; daughters Sherry Schmidt and
husband Dennis of North Newton, Linda Simpson and husband Bill of
Orlando, Fla.; brother David Hullet of Seattle, Wash.; nine
grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Frances is preceded in death by her
parents; husband; brother Robert Hullet; and sister Allene Tidwell.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00
A.M., Friday (February 19, 2021) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral
Home. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
Friends may call at the funeral home on
Thursday (February 18th) between 1:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M., where the
family will receive friends between 6:30 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.
A memorial has been established with
Prairie View and Embers Hope/Youthville, contributions may be sent to
Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton, Ks.
