Wilma Harms, 93, of Russellville, died Saturday, December 12, 2009, surrounded by her family. The daughter of August and Martha Klingsick Gieselmann, she was born November 6, 1916 in Optima, Oklahoma.
She met and married Jacob Harms. They moved to McPherson, Kansas where they raised their family and lived there for about 50 years. They moved Russellville in 1995 to be close to their children.
Wilma was a devout Lutheran. She loved going to places to hear gospel music. She was born and raised in the Lutheran faith. When she & Jacob lived in McPherson, Kansas, they were one of the six founding couples of Grace Lutheran Church, which celebrated their 60th anniversary, in 2005. She was a Sunday school teacher, LWML member and very active in the church. Wilma is a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville. Sewing and quilting was Wilma's lifetime hobby. She made baby quilts for the AR Children's Hospital and from Jan 09 through October 2009, she made 246 quilts. She was still threading her own needles. Her daughter, Evelyn would deliver these to the hospital for her. She was very active with the LWML. Wilma was also a member of the Piney Extension Homemakers Club.
She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn Battershell and husband Bob of London; son-in-law, Darold Smith of Canyon, Texas; four grandchildren, Ron Battershell of London, Debra Battershell of North Little Rock, Heather Johnson & husband Mike of Canyon, Texas, Dawn Tangri of Orlando, Florida; one sister, Ruth Kreutziger of Dumas, Texas; five great grandchildren, Courtney, Mackenzie & Dexter Johnson, Asha & Shanti Tangri and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be at 10AM, Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville with the Rev. Herb Swanson officiating. The church's temporary location is 117 S. College, Clarksville, AR 72830. Burial will be at Augsburg Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.
Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church, Building Fund, PO Box 406, Clarksville, AR 72830.
Courtesy of Humphrey Funeral Service Online Obit.
She met and married Jacob Harms. They moved to McPherson, Kansas where they raised their family and lived there for about 50 years. They moved Russellville in 1995 to be close to their children.
Wilma was a devout Lutheran. She loved going to places to hear gospel music. She was born and raised in the Lutheran faith. When she & Jacob lived in McPherson, Kansas, they were one of the six founding couples of Grace Lutheran Church, which celebrated their 60th anniversary, in 2005. She was a Sunday school teacher, LWML member and very active in the church. Wilma is a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville. Sewing and quilting was Wilma's lifetime hobby. She made baby quilts for the AR Children's Hospital and from Jan 09 through October 2009, she made 246 quilts. She was still threading her own needles. Her daughter, Evelyn would deliver these to the hospital for her. She was very active with the LWML. Wilma was also a member of the Piney Extension Homemakers Club.
She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn Battershell and husband Bob of London; son-in-law, Darold Smith of Canyon, Texas; four grandchildren, Ron Battershell of London, Debra Battershell of North Little Rock, Heather Johnson & husband Mike of Canyon, Texas, Dawn Tangri of Orlando, Florida; one sister, Ruth Kreutziger of Dumas, Texas; five great grandchildren, Courtney, Mackenzie & Dexter Johnson, Asha & Shanti Tangri and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be at 10AM, Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville with the Rev. Herb Swanson officiating. The church's temporary location is 117 S. College, Clarksville, AR 72830. Burial will be at Augsburg Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.
Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church, Building Fund, PO Box 406, Clarksville, AR 72830.
Courtesy of Humphrey Funeral Service Online Obit.
Wilma Harms, 93, of Russellville, died Saturday, December 12, 2009, surrounded by her family. The daughter of August and Martha Klingsick Gieselmann, she was born November 6, 1916 in Optima, Oklahoma.
She met and married Jacob Harms. They moved to McPherson, Kansas where they raised their family and lived there for about 50 years. They moved Russellville in 1995 to be close to their children.
Wilma was a devout Lutheran. She loved going to places to hear gospel music. She was born and raised in the Lutheran faith. When she & Jacob lived in McPherson, Kansas, they were one of the six founding couples of Grace Lutheran Church, which celebrated their 60th anniversary, in 2005. She was a Sunday school teacher, LWML member and very active in the church. Wilma is a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville. Sewing and quilting was Wilma's lifetime hobby. She made baby quilts for the AR Children's Hospital and from Jan 09 through October 2009, she made 246 quilts. She was still threading her own needles. Her daughter, Evelyn would deliver these to the hospital for her. She was very active with the LWML. Wilma was also a member of the Piney Extension Homemakers Club.
She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn Battershell and husband Bob of London; son-in-law, Darold Smith of Canyon, Texas; four grandchildren, Ron Battershell of London, Debra Battershell of North Little Rock, Heather Johnson & husband Mike of Canyon, Texas, Dawn Tangri of Orlando, Florida; one sister, Ruth Kreutziger of Dumas, Texas; five great grandchildren, Courtney, Mackenzie & Dexter Johnson, Asha & Shanti Tangri and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be at 10AM, Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville with the Rev. Herb Swanson officiating. The church's temporary location is 117 S. College, Clarksville, AR 72830. Burial will be at Augsburg Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.
Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church, Building Fund, PO Box 406, Clarksville, AR 72830.
Courtesy of Humphrey Funeral Service Online Obit.
She met and married Jacob Harms. They moved to McPherson, Kansas where they raised their family and lived there for about 50 years. They moved Russellville in 1995 to be close to their children.
Wilma was a devout Lutheran. She loved going to places to hear gospel music. She was born and raised in the Lutheran faith. When she & Jacob lived in McPherson, Kansas, they were one of the six founding couples of Grace Lutheran Church, which celebrated their 60th anniversary, in 2005. She was a Sunday school teacher, LWML member and very active in the church. Wilma is a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville. Sewing and quilting was Wilma's lifetime hobby. She made baby quilts for the AR Children's Hospital and from Jan 09 through October 2009, she made 246 quilts. She was still threading her own needles. Her daughter, Evelyn would deliver these to the hospital for her. She was very active with the LWML. Wilma was also a member of the Piney Extension Homemakers Club.
She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn Battershell and husband Bob of London; son-in-law, Darold Smith of Canyon, Texas; four grandchildren, Ron Battershell of London, Debra Battershell of North Little Rock, Heather Johnson & husband Mike of Canyon, Texas, Dawn Tangri of Orlando, Florida; one sister, Ruth Kreutziger of Dumas, Texas; five great grandchildren, Courtney, Mackenzie & Dexter Johnson, Asha & Shanti Tangri and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be at 10AM, Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville with the Rev. Herb Swanson officiating. The church's temporary location is 117 S. College, Clarksville, AR 72830. Burial will be at Augsburg Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.
Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church, Building Fund, PO Box 406, Clarksville, AR 72830.
Courtesy of Humphrey Funeral Service Online Obit.
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