Mary E. Wade

Mary E. Wade, 92, formerly of Chetopa, died at 4:45 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2007, at Sunset Manor Nursing Center in Frontenac.

She was born February 12, 1915, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Herbert N. and Mary A. (Stevens) Wade. After graduating from Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg, she taught in two rural Labette County one room schools, Chetopa, Fowler, Kansas and Dodge City.

She was a lifetime member of the United Methodist Church in Chetopa and Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority.

SURVIVORS:
Two Nieces - Patricia L. Smith
Virginia A. Lane
Two Nephews - Paul L. Wade, Jr.
John N. Wade
Nine Great Nieces and Nephews
Eleven Great-Great-Nieces and Nephews
One Great-Great-Great-Nephew

She was preceded in death by one brother, Paul Wade.

Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. Friends may call after 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.

Memorials are suggested to the Chetopa United Methodist Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mary E. Wade, please visit our flower store.