HOISINGTON -Minnie L. Landis, 87, died December 30, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born at home November 28, 1922 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the daughter of L.A. and Carrie (Brown) Pinkston. Minnie grew up in Shawnee, OK where she played on the Red Heads semi-pro womens basketball team. Minnie married Robert D. "Bob" Landis March 20, 1954, in Independence, Kansas. Bob passed away November 6, 2009. Minnie was a Hoisington resident since 1961. She worked at Suburban Laundry, Tindall Bakery, Hoisington cheese plant, Essex, the Commodities Program and babysat at the Womens Recovery. She was a former member of Vine United Methodist Church and was a present member of First United Methodist Church, Hoisington. She was also a member of the American Legion and VFW Auxiliaries, of Hoisington. She volunteered for Hoisington Little League, her church, delivered Meals On Wheels, and while in her 70s and 80s cared for old people. Minnie was preceded in death by her husband, Bob, her parents, one daughter-in-law, Karen Embry, three brothers, three sisters, two granddaughters, and one great great grandson Survivors include four sons: Lavell Embry, Newton, KS, Leon (Judy) Embry, Wichita, KS, Larry (Carlene) Landis, Manheim, PA; and Layton (Christy) Landis, Pratt, KS; two daughters: Gayle (Mark) Crump and Geneva (Mike) Patton; two brothers: Wayne Pinkston and Layton Pinkston, Shawnee, OK; four sisters: Emma Farris, Hot Springs, AR, Irma Keener and Josephine Leister of Shawnee, OK and Martha Ross, Harrah, OK; 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church, Hoisington, KS at 10:30 a.m. Interment in the Hoisington Cemetery, Hoisington, KS. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington with family receiving friends from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. Monday. To honor Minnies love of children, memorials are suggested to Kans for Kids and Hoisington Little League, both in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home - Box 146-Hoisington, KS 67544.