Graveside inurnment services for Mildred M. “Molly” Freeman, 102, Lawrence, will be 11 a.m. Friday at McPherson City Cemetery, McPherson, Kansas.
Mrs. Freeman died Oct. 7, 2012 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence, Kansas.
She was born Dec. 11, 1909, in Canton, Kansas, the Daughter of Dick and Maude Taggert Ganson. She graduated from McPherson High School in 1928.
She married Delbert F. Freeman in 1928. He was employed by Standard Oil and Gas, later named Amoco. They lived in several central and western Kansas communities before retiring in Ellinwood, Kansas in 1972.
While in Ellinwood she was an elementary school cook, an accomplished seamstress and an avid quilter. She loved to garden and play cards. She was an active member in Immanuel United Church of Christ in Ellinwood, KS.
Survivors include two sons; Kenneth Freeman of Kimberling City, MO, and Gary and Mary Freeman, Lawrence, KS; one sister; Dorothy Canton, Reno, KS; five grandchildren; Kim Ann Landreth, Karen Davis, Kaye and Bruce Garner, Angela and Rick Brandenstein, Allison and Bill Wishowski; and thirteen great grandchildren; two nephews Dick Flora, Sparks, KS, and Mark Flora Houston, TX.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Delbert, an infant son, Ronald, and a daughter, Kathleen Gibbs; one nephew Bob Flora.
The family suggests memorials made to the Immanuel United Church of Christ, 701 N Fritz Ave, Ellinwood, KS 67526.
