Myrtle E. (DeLair) Krier, age 86, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri passed away in her home on July 16, 2013. She was born on April 8, 1927 at Kiowa, Colorado to Roy and Edna (Watt) DeLair. She married Richard Krier on November 21, 1951 and moved to Claflin, Kansas where they farmed and raised cattle until they retired. They then moved to Hoisington, Kansas. She was a member of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hoisington, Kansas, a lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Secretary and President of the Altar Society, and loved crocheting and reading. Richard passed away on June 3, 1985. In 2000, she moved to Mt. Vernon, Missouri to be closer to her daughter and family. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Hoffman and husband, LeRoy; two grandchildren, Paul Bradshaw and his wife, Amanda, and Deborah Jerue and her husband, David; four great grandchildren; one sister, Dorothy Murr, of Falcon, Colorado; one brother Roy DeLair, Jr. of Colorado Springs, Colorado and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Ross DeLair, and one sister, Mildred Worthy. Graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Claflin Cemetery in Claflin, Kansas with Father Anselm Eke as celebrant. Rosary will be held Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington, Kansas. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association or Kans for Kids in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, P.O. Box 146, Hoisington, Kansas 67544.