IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Mildred Oleta

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Elliott

Feb 5, 1917 — Mar 24, 2011

Obituary

Mildred Oleta Elliott, 94, died March 24, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 5, 1917 at Medford, Oklahoma, the daughter of John Wesley and Lillie Belle (Wykes) Wisehart. She married Harry W. Elliott June 12, 1932 at Hays, Kansas. He died December 24, 1997. A Great Bend resident since 1938, coming from Ransom, Kansas, Mrs. Elliott was a secretary for the Barton County Court House and the County Superintendent of Schools. Mrs. Elliott was a member of First United Methodist Church; Great Bend Senior Center Board; American Legion Auxiliary, where she held all offices; 8 & 40; Past President of Women's Auxiliary; WIBC, where she held all offices; Great Bend Bowling Hall of Fame; and hosted the state tournament in Great Bend twice. She was also a Girl Scout leader and a CKMC volunteer. She was a Red Cross blood donor, donating more than one gallon. Survivors include one son: Robert Dean Elliott, Great Bend; one daughter: Lois Hickel, Salina, Kansas; one sister: Eileen Dreiling, Ventura, California; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and ten great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Darold Dean Elliott; one daughter, Joan Delores Keener; two brothers, John Wesley Wisehart and Clarence Wisehart; and one sister, Evelyn Lois Duffey. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 28, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend Dick Ogle officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Memorials are requested to the Great Bend Senior Center or Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of the funeral home.
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