Alice F. Harms, 79, of Parsons, died at 9:25 p.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at her home. She had been in failing health for several months.
She was born November 20, 1927 in Hillsboro, Kansas, to Peter D. and Mary (Funk) Pankratz. She grew up and attended schools in the Brudertal Church Community near Hillsboro, Kansas, graduating from Hillsboro High School.
On August 3, 1952, she married Sylvester Lee Harms near Hillsboro, Kansas. He preceded her in death September 2, 2005.
Following their marriage, they moved to Newton, where they lived for several years before moving to Wichita. Alice, Sylvester and their family worked 20 years for the First Church of God, now Central Community Church of God, and for 24 years, part-time for the oldest church in Wichita, the St. John's Episcopal Church. They made their church work as ministry unto the Lord.
She and Sylvester were active members of the Linwood Nazarene Church in Wichita for nearly forty years.
In January 1994, they moved to Hillsboro, where they lived and attended the First Mennonite Church. In May, 2005, they moved to Parsons to be near their daughter. While living in Parsons, they attended the Church of the Nazarene.
She enjoyed being a homemaker and taking care of her family.
SURVIVORS:
Two Sons – Stephen Harms and his wife, Kathy Tucson, Arizona
John Harms and his wife, Paula Leawood, Kansas
One Daughter – Sheila Lyle and her husband, Sam Parsons
Seven Grandchildren
Two Great-Granddaughters
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Wesley Pankratz.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at the First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro, Kansas. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery, east of Newton, Kansas.
Friends may call at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons after 9:00 a.m. Monday, September 17, 2007. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday evening at the funeral home in Parsons. The family will also receive friends at the First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro from 12:00 noon until service time on Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to the Mennonite Disaster Service and these may be left at or mailed to the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P. O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Alice F. Harms, please visit our flower store.
She was born November 20, 1927 in Hillsboro, Kansas, to Peter D. and Mary (Funk) Pankratz. She grew up and attended schools in the Brudertal Church Community near Hillsboro, Kansas, graduating from Hillsboro High School.
On August 3, 1952, she married Sylvester Lee Harms near Hillsboro, Kansas. He preceded her in death September 2, 2005.
Following their marriage, they moved to Newton, where they lived for several years before moving to Wichita. Alice, Sylvester and their family worked 20 years for the First Church of God, now Central Community Church of God, and for 24 years, part-time for the oldest church in Wichita, the St. John's Episcopal Church. They made their church work as ministry unto the Lord.
She and Sylvester were active members of the Linwood Nazarene Church in Wichita for nearly forty years.
In January 1994, they moved to Hillsboro, where they lived and attended the First Mennonite Church. In May, 2005, they moved to Parsons to be near their daughter. While living in Parsons, they attended the Church of the Nazarene.
She enjoyed being a homemaker and taking care of her family.
SURVIVORS:
Two Sons – Stephen Harms and his wife, Kathy Tucson, Arizona
John Harms and his wife, Paula Leawood, Kansas
One Daughter – Sheila Lyle and her husband, Sam Parsons
Seven Grandchildren
Two Great-Granddaughters
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Wesley Pankratz.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at the First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro, Kansas. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery, east of Newton, Kansas.
Friends may call at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons after 9:00 a.m. Monday, September 17, 2007. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday evening at the funeral home in Parsons. The family will also receive friends at the First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro from 12:00 noon until service time on Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to the Mennonite Disaster Service and these may be left at or mailed to the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P. O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Alice F. Harms, please visit our flower store.
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