| Gilda Laverne Meyer April 2, 1926 July 19, 2009 |
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| Comments from friends and relatives May this tribute bring comforting words and pleasant memories during this difficult time. It has been an honor serving your family. Lanman Funeral Home Staff Name = Terry Myers E-mail = terrym@rap.midco.net Phone Number = 605-432-6022 Memorial Name = Gilda Meyer Comments = Hi Carolyn, So sorry to hear about your Mom (as well as your Dad in 05). I feel like we lose a little peice of ourselves each time we lose one of our parents from KHS/1963. (My mom Hazel,89 yrs is in a retirement center in Buhler Ks). You be strong now like you've alway's been--I'm certainly thinking of you!!! Terry Name = Virgil and Lavon Wiersig E-mail = vlwiersig@sbcglobal.net Phone Number = 580-327-1536 Memorial Name = Gilda Meyer Comments = Our deepest sympathy is with all your family. Gilda was such a neat lady. Anyone knowing Gila was blessed. One could always expect her sweet smile and the warmth of her heart. We always enjoyed visiting with her and Harley in church when they attended Zion Lutheran in Alva. They usually sat right behind us. God bless the family of Gilda. Name = Harvey and Shirley Schuesssler E-mail = harveyshirley@suddenlink.net Phone Number = 580-327-2655 Memorial Name = Gilda Meyer Comments = We will remember Gilda as a special, lovely lady. She and Harley were faithful members of Zion Lutheran Church. It was a pleasure to visit with them at church. I'm sure it was inconvenient for her to make the trip to Alva after Harley passed away. We are glad we had the opportunity of knowing such a kind couple. I know Gilda will be missed. You have our sincere sympathy. God be with you and bless you. |
| KIOWA-Gilda Laverne (Vaught) Meyer was born April 2, 1926 in Kiowa, Kansas and passed from this life on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at the Kiowa District Hospital. Gilda was one of three children born to parents, Frances and Cora Perry Vaught of Kiowa. She attended both Oklahoma and Kansas schools and graduated from Kiowa High School in 1944. She met Harley Herman Meyer of Courtland, Minnesota during his pilot training, and they were united in marriage on February 19, 1944 in El Reno, Oklahoma. Gilda was an excellent homemaker and had a keen eye when it came to decorating and furnishing the homes she and Harley lived in over the years. She enjoyed caring for her family and traveling with Harley to visit family and friends. Following Harley’s death in 2005, Gilda continued to reside in Kiowa where she remained a member of the Zion Lutheran Church of Alva, Oklahoma and then attended the Kiowa Congregational United Church of Christ. She was a longtime member of the American Legion Auxiliary and enjoyed music and attending Kiowa Border Line Dinner Theatre productions. Gilda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harley; infant son, Allen John and twin sister, Gloria Irish. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law; Carolyn and Dan Rankin of Wildwood, Missouri, Janice and Mike Hill of Kiowa, Kansas; one brother, Wilmer Vaught of Denver, Colorado; three grandchildren, Kimara Aarons and husband, Peter of San Diego, California, Kristen Rankin of Atlanta, Georgia, Brian Hill and wife, Tami of Kiowa, Kansas and one great grandson, Joshua Aarons. Funeral service will be Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Kiowa Congregational United Church of Christ with Pastor Donovan Graber officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Kiowa, Kansas. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.lanmanmemorials.com Memorials may be made to the Kiowa District Hospital/Manor or the Kiowa Congregational United Church of Christ through the funeral home. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 21, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
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