Mildred Kathryn Van Scyoc-Carson, 86, died June 5, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 31, 1925 at Gove County, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Carrie Mabel (Bailey) Willson. She married Elmo Van Scyoc September 28, 1941 at Collyer, Kansas. He died March 16, 1961. She then married James Richard Carson July 6, 1963 at Hoisington, Kansas. He died July 8, 2010. A Hoisington resident for sixty-five years, Mrs. Carson was a homemaker and co-owner of Carson's Department Store. Mrs. Van Scyoc-Carson was a member of First Christian Church, Hoisington. Survivors include three sons: Larry Van Scyoc and his wife Irma, Wichita, Kansas; Leland Van Scyoc, Hoisington; and Lonnie Van Scyoc and his wife Sandy, Hoisington; three daughters: Luann Gutierrez, Hoisington; Ladonna Wallace and her husband Dennis, Wichita; and Leilani Schenkel and her husband Scott, Great Bend; one sister, Wilma Meljo, Hoisington; fourteen grandchildren: Joel Gutierrez, Hoisington; Timothy Van Scyoc and his wife DeeAnn, Wichita; Brandon Wallace and his wife Dalena, Partridge, Kansas; Aaron Wallace and his wife Kristy, Wichita; Ryan Wallace and his wife Brie, Savannah, Georgia; Sheryl Van Scyoc, Wichita; Casey Elliott and her husband J. B., Lawrence, Kansas; Ashley Earnest and her husband Karl, Topeka, Kansas; Tonya Jones, Great Bend; Lashon Van Scyoc and his wife April, Hoisington; Brittany Van Scyoc, Hoisington; Clinton Van Scyoc, Topeka; Evan Schenkel, Great Bend; and Cory Schenkel, Fort Scott, Kansas; and twenty-five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Roland Willson, Dean Willson, Melvin Willson, Kenneth Willson, and Bobby Willson; and one sister, Laura Jean Willson. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Grace Community Church with Pastor Roy Savage and Pastor Aaron Wallace. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 8, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Kans for Kids or Grace Community Church Music Ministry, in care of the funeral home.