Grace M. Packard

Grace M. Packard, age 101 years, of Wymore died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Wymore Good Samaritan Center. She was born March 26, 1912 at Waterville, Kansas to Andrew and Lula Mae (Parks) Whitesell. She spent her childhood in that area and attended Marshall County rural school. Grace married Willard Packard on October 5, 1929 at Marysville, Kansas. They lived various places until 1944 to 1947 when they moved to Wymore. They lived at Liberty until 1962 when they returned to Wymore. Her hobbies included playing Bingo, reading, playing cards, and doing word puzzle games.

Grace is survived by a son, George Packard and his friend Sue of Denison, Iowa; by two daughters, Marie Watson and Shirley Thummel, both of Wymore; and by a granddaughter whom she raised, Grace Norton and her husband, Kenny of Hayesville, Kansas; by a sister-in-law, Ruby Bowon of Seward, Nebraska; by 14 grandchildren, and she and Willard were the elders of a family of 125 descendants. She was preceded in death by her parents, by her husband, Willard on June 26, 1989; by two infant children, by two daughters, Elizabeth and Norma Jean; by a son, Wally; by two brothers, George and Bill; and by a sister, Jessie.

Graveside service will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Wymore Cemetery. Her body will lie in state at the Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home from 9:00 A.M. Thursday until 12:30 P.M. Friday with her family receiving friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday. Memorial to the American Cancer Society with the funeral home in charge. Her online register book may be signed at ghchapel.com.

Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home, Wymore, is in charge of arrangements.