Martha "Theola" Saffer, 90, died January 17, 2007 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born November 7, 1916 at Council Grove, Kansas, the daughter of William Anthony and Rubie Orene (Stillman) Gray. She married Delbert Russell Saffer April 1, 1937 at Lyons, Kansas. He died May 9, 2005. Mrs. Saffer was a homemaker, and worked at Duckwalls in McPherson and Great Bend. She was a Great Bend resident since 1997, coming from Lehigh and the McPherson area. Mrs. Saffer was a member of First Christian Church and the Rebekah's both of McPherson. She was the Sunday School Superintendent and belonged to the Mother's Club and also was a Girl Scout Leader, all of McPherson. Additionally, she belonged to a quilt club at Lehigh, Kansas. She attended the First Christian Church at Great Bend, and enjoyed sewing, embroidery, quilting, and crafts. Survivors include one son, Russell Dean Saffer and wife, Jaime, Prescott, Arizona; three daughters: Karol Kay Holtby and husband, Ronald, Shreveport, Louisiana; Joy Elaine Esch and husband, Charles "Bill", Phoenix, Arizona; and Martha Jones and husband, Shelby, Great Bend, Kansas. Mrs. Saffer is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, William "Bud" Gray and a sister, Katherine Lucille "Babe" Clark. Funeral services for Mrs. Saffer will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 22, 2007 at First Christian Church, McPherson, Kansas. The Reverend John Gran will officiate. Burial will be at Rosean Cemetery, Emporia, Kansas at 3:30 p.m. Friends may call Sunday, January 21, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family to receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established with the Alzheimer's Association in care of the funeral home.