Clara Koch Bryant, 97, died Aug. 20 at Woodhaven in Ellinwood. She was born Nov. 10, 1910, in rural Great Bend, the daughter of William and Henrietta Lanterman Koch. A 1928 graduate of Ellinwood Rural High School, she was a lifelong Barton County resident. A farm wife, she married Harry L. Bryant on April 22, 1931, at Ellinwood. He died Jan. 27, 1998.
Mrs. Bryant was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, LWML, Dartmouth Social Club, and a community leader for the Dartmouth 4-H Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Eloise Jones of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Elinor Hiss and husband Lawrence of Ellinwood; a sister, Edna Manke of Lyons; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillie Manke and Mildred Ahrens, and two grandchildren, Michelle Revell and Bryan Hiss.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Ellinwood, with the Rev. Jeff Frakes officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at the Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Memorials are suggested to the Ellinwood School and Library Foundation or to the church.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Kimple Funeral Home*
113 North Main
Ellinwood, KS 67526
620-564-2300
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Aug. 22, 2008
Mrs. Bryant was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, LWML, Dartmouth Social Club, and a community leader for the Dartmouth 4-H Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Eloise Jones of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Elinor Hiss and husband Lawrence of Ellinwood; a sister, Edna Manke of Lyons; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillie Manke and Mildred Ahrens, and two grandchildren, Michelle Revell and Bryan Hiss.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Ellinwood, with the Rev. Jeff Frakes officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at the Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Memorials are suggested to the Ellinwood School and Library Foundation or to the church.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Kimple Funeral Home*
113 North Main
Ellinwood, KS 67526
620-564-2300
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Aug. 22, 2008
Clara Koch Bryant, 97, died Aug. 20 at Woodhaven in Ellinwood. She was born Nov. 10, 1910, in rural Great Bend, the daughter of William and Henrietta Lanterman Koch. A 1928 graduate of Ellinwood Rural High School, she was a lifelong Barton County resident. A farm wife, she married Harry L. Bryant on April 22, 1931, at Ellinwood. He died Jan. 27, 1998.
Mrs. Bryant was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, LWML, Dartmouth Social Club, and a community leader for the Dartmouth 4-H Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Eloise Jones of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Elinor Hiss and husband Lawrence of Ellinwood; a sister, Edna Manke of Lyons; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillie Manke and Mildred Ahrens, and two grandchildren, Michelle Revell and Bryan Hiss.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Ellinwood, with the Rev. Jeff Frakes officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at the Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Memorials are suggested to the Ellinwood School and Library Foundation or to the church.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Kimple Funeral Home*
113 North Main
Ellinwood, KS 67526
620-564-2300
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Aug. 22, 2008
Mrs. Bryant was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, LWML, Dartmouth Social Club, and a community leader for the Dartmouth 4-H Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Eloise Jones of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Elinor Hiss and husband Lawrence of Ellinwood; a sister, Edna Manke of Lyons; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillie Manke and Mildred Ahrens, and two grandchildren, Michelle Revell and Bryan Hiss.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Ellinwood, with the Rev. Jeff Frakes officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at the Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Memorials are suggested to the Ellinwood School and Library Foundation or to the church.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Kimple Funeral Home*
113 North Main
Ellinwood, KS 67526
620-564-2300
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Aug. 22, 2008
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