Lois Harding, Age 92

Lois Darlene Harding, age 92, entered into rest on March 7, 2015 at the Marquis Place in Concordia, Kansas

She was born April 27, 1922 to Ira Jacob and Bernice Mease of Nashville, Kansas. She graduated from Isabel High School, and attended Pittsburg State Teacher's College where she received a teaching certificate. She then taught in a rural school in Barber County, Kansas. On August 1, 1942 she married Lewis Eugene "Turk" Harding. To this union a daughter Eugenia Lee "Genie" and Sammy Wayne "Sam" were born.

Survivors include her son Sam and wife Jacquie of La Grange, Illinois; granddaughter, Angela DeCoursey and husband Mark of Lenexa; son-in-law, Dave Schafer of Kansas City, Missouri; grandson, Phillip Ruth of St. Louis, Missouri; five great-grandchildren, Samuel, Nicholas, and Megan DeCoursey, and Alex and Nick Ruth. Also surviving are sisters Shirley Shaddox, and Wanda Hartman, sister-in-law Peggy Mease and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Lois was preceded in death by her, husband Lewis Eugene "Turk", her daughter Genie, her parents, two sisters, Marjorie Latterbaugh and Thelma Shinliver and brother Ival Wayne "Pete" Mease.

Funeral Services will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Concordia, Kansas with the Rev. Tessa Zehring officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Concordia.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm with family greeting friends from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm at the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia.

Memorial Contributions may be given to First United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers c/o Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.chaputbuoy.com

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