Carol J. (Ackley) Arie, 72, of Wichita, formerly of Parsons, passed away quietly and peacefully with her family at her side at 5:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at Via Christi-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She had been in failing health.
She was born July 28, 1937, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Clarence D. and Opal M. (Benjamin) Ackley. At a young age, her family moved to Parsons where she grew up and attended school. She spent the last two years in Wichita at Manor Care Health Center and Catholic Care Center and continued her helpful ministry to the other residents who lived there.
On March 25, 1956, she and Gary Allen were married in Parsons. They later divorced. She and Gerald Arie were married October 5, 1970, in Miami, Oklahoma. They later divorced.
Through the years, she worked in Parsons at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home from 1966-1976 in food service and as a nurse's aide, as a seamstress at Broderick Manufacturing Company from 1976-1986, a laundry attendant at Fabric Care Center from 1986-2001, and as a housekeeper at Woodworth Community Services.
She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Parsons. She especially enjoyed spending time and playing cards with her family and friends and will be missed by all.
Survivors include:
One Son – Joseph D. Arie Independence, KS
Three Daughters – Margaret E. (Allen) Robinson and husband, Steve Ft. Worth, TX
Sonja J. (Allen) Newby and husband, Alan Tulsa, OK
Lisa K. (Allen) Wood and husband, Brad Wichita, KS
Nine Grandchildren
Nine Great-Grandchildren
One Brother – Robert D. Ackley Parsons, KS
Two Sisters – Patricia (Ackley) Wise Wellsville, KS
Linda K. (Ackley) Creekkiller Parsons, KS
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Don Ackley in 2004, and James Ackley in 2009; and one sister, Trudy (Ackley) Roper in 1985.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Carol J. Arie, please visit our flower store.
She was born July 28, 1937, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Clarence D. and Opal M. (Benjamin) Ackley. At a young age, her family moved to Parsons where she grew up and attended school. She spent the last two years in Wichita at Manor Care Health Center and Catholic Care Center and continued her helpful ministry to the other residents who lived there.
On March 25, 1956, she and Gary Allen were married in Parsons. They later divorced. She and Gerald Arie were married October 5, 1970, in Miami, Oklahoma. They later divorced.
Through the years, she worked in Parsons at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home from 1966-1976 in food service and as a nurse's aide, as a seamstress at Broderick Manufacturing Company from 1976-1986, a laundry attendant at Fabric Care Center from 1986-2001, and as a housekeeper at Woodworth Community Services.
She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Parsons. She especially enjoyed spending time and playing cards with her family and friends and will be missed by all.
Survivors include:
One Son – Joseph D. Arie Independence, KS
Three Daughters – Margaret E. (Allen) Robinson and husband, Steve Ft. Worth, TX
Sonja J. (Allen) Newby and husband, Alan Tulsa, OK
Lisa K. (Allen) Wood and husband, Brad Wichita, KS
Nine Grandchildren
Nine Great-Grandchildren
One Brother – Robert D. Ackley Parsons, KS
Two Sisters – Patricia (Ackley) Wise Wellsville, KS
Linda K. (Ackley) Creekkiller Parsons, KS
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Don Ackley in 2004, and James Ackley in 2009; and one sister, Trudy (Ackley) Roper in 1985.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Carol J. Arie, please visit our flower store.
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