Kay County OK Obit for: Bessie A. (Mendell) Hild ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kay/kay.html http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Submitted to the archives by:Claudia Thiry, workfarm@kskc.net Date submitted: 3/10/2003 Transcribed from the Ponca City News, http://www.poncacitynews.com/ *********************************************************************** Ponca City News 7-8-1996 Bessie A. Hild ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. - Bessie A. Hild, mother of Carol Goulden of Ponca City, died Saturday, July 6, 1996, at Presbyterian Manor Health Center in Arkansas City, Kan. She was 89. The funeral will be held at a private service in the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kan., with the Rev. Philip Hirtzel officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City, Kan. Bessie A. (Mendell) Hild was born May 25, 1907, in Russell, Kan., the daughter of Elza Hugh and Ivy May (Hollingsworth) Mendell. She grew up and attended schools in Russell, Kan., Alva, and Cherryvale, Kan., graduating from Cherryvale High school in 1925. In 1927, she was married to John Hild, and the couple made their first home in St. Joseph, Mo. They later lived in Hutchinson, Kan., then established their home in Arkansas City in 1943. Mrs. Hild was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, where she was active in the Ladies Circle; Extension Homemakers Club, and the Victory Chapter of Order of Eastern Star where she served as guardian of Jobs Daughters. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Bob (Carol) Goulden of Ponca City; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband in 1983; one son Steve, in 1991; and one grandson. Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Hild's name to the First Presbyterian Church, c/o Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 756, Arkansas City, KS 67005. *********************************************************************** copyright USGenwb 2003 Ponca City News, http://www.poncacitynews.com/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ***********************************************************************