Goldie Marie Michael was born at home in Brighton, Ohio on August 23,1933 to Ernest and Elva Nelson Stumbo. She was raised in Springfield, Ohio, one of nine children, all of who she deeply loved. She married Ralph Eugene Michael on February 9, 1952 in Richmond, Indiana. Raising their family in Ohio and California, working and owning a restaurant. They returned to Ohio for a few years where she met and befriended her future son-in-law, working at Cal-Mar Industries in Washington Court House, Ohio in 1976. After Ralph's retirement they moved to Kansas where she started working for Wal-Mart and was asked to move and help start their new store in San Bernadino, California. Ralph passed away August 21, 1996, so after 44 years of marriage she moved back to Kansas and continued working for Wal-Mart until her retirement. Living her life as a true "Stubborn Stumbo" she fought and won many health battles the last years of her life with prayer. A strong woman her family and friends have all been amazed by. In 2002 she married James Slead. Survivors of this strong woman are: three sons, Breck Michael and wife Carmen, London, Ohio, Dennis Michael and wife Judy, Fort Worth, Texas and Gregory Michael and wife Brenda, Moreno Valley, California; two daughters: Linda Blakeley, California City, California and Tia Pack and husband Paul, Great Bend, Kansas; three brothers: Roger Stumbo and wife Christine, Springfield, Ohio, The Reverend Gary Stumbo and wife Sandy, Upper Sandusky, Ohio and The Reverend Dale Stumbo and wife Lynda, New Carlisle, Ohio; nine grandchildren: her special care takers, granddaughter, Toyia Roblyer and husband Rob, Aaron Michael, Chad Michael, Dustin Michael, Tara Marazzo, Tamara Martin, Kerry Penwell, Pamela Penwell and Greg Penwell; numerous great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; Her many nieces and nephews she loved so dearly. Her good friend and nosy neighbor, Rita Robyler. Her extended Pack Family she loved. Our Mom had no inlaws only family. With all dear friends she loved and liked it would take up the whole newspaper to list everyone. She was preceded in death by two daughters, infant, Pamela Sue Michael and Sandra Gonzalez; two brothers, Forest "Bud" Stumbo and Donald Stumbo and three sisters, Helen Bostick, Norma Stant and Mabel "Pee Wee" Gibson whom she dearly missed and is having a family reunion with now. Funeral services will at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 7, 2008 at Central Baptist Church, Great Bend,Kansas with the Reverend Gary Stumbo and the Reverend Dale Stumbo officiating. Interment will be at the Great Bend Cemetery North, Great Bend, Kansas. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2008 with family to be present from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the National Kidney Foundation in care of the funeral home.