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Leota
2008
Leota E. Altum
August 3, 1930 — November 27, 2008
Leota E. Altum, 78, Newton, KS passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at the Sedgwick Healthcare Center.
Leota was born August 3, 1930 in Agra, KS the daughter of Clarence Earl and Jessie Lula (Minium) Reid. She was employed with Axtell Hospital for 23 years as a Food Services Supervisor and later retired from Bethel Hospital after the merger. Leota was an avid bingo player and enjoyed dancing. She enjoyed cooking when her family would get together and she had made quilts for her entire family.
She married Don E. Altum on June 22, 1956 in Lyndon, KS. He preceded her in death in 1991. She was also preceded in death by her son Lewis Glen Altum in 1979, brother Cecil Marvin Reid and her parents.
She is survived by her children Edward Lee Altum, Wesley Dean Altum, Jody Lynn Altum, Donnitta Ray Warren, William Dearl Altum and Thomas Eldon Altum all of the Newton area. 15 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren; sisters Nancy Marie Keezer of NE; Verlamae Janece Kostelecky of Newton and Caroline Irene Thomas of NE; and a brother Basil Wayne Reid of FL.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, December 1, 2008 at Broadway Colonial Chapel, Newton, KS with Chaplain Denny Bell officiating. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 PM, Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Hospital or the Good Shepherd Hospice and may be left in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Leota was born August 3, 1930 in Agra, KS the daughter of Clarence Earl and Jessie Lula (Minium) Reid. She was employed with Axtell Hospital for 23 years as a Food Services Supervisor and later retired from Bethel Hospital after the merger. Leota was an avid bingo player and enjoyed dancing. She enjoyed cooking when her family would get together and she had made quilts for her entire family.
She married Don E. Altum on June 22, 1956 in Lyndon, KS. He preceded her in death in 1991. She was also preceded in death by her son Lewis Glen Altum in 1979, brother Cecil Marvin Reid and her parents.
She is survived by her children Edward Lee Altum, Wesley Dean Altum, Jody Lynn Altum, Donnitta Ray Warren, William Dearl Altum and Thomas Eldon Altum all of the Newton area. 15 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren; sisters Nancy Marie Keezer of NE; Verlamae Janece Kostelecky of Newton and Caroline Irene Thomas of NE; and a brother Basil Wayne Reid of FL.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, December 1, 2008 at Broadway Colonial Chapel, Newton, KS with Chaplain Denny Bell officiating. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 PM, Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Hospital or the Good Shepherd Hospice and may be left in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
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