Pansy Faye Stout

1913 - 2010

Pansy Faye (Branstetter) Stout November 6, 1913 - February 3, 2010 Funeral services for Pansy Faye (Branstetter) Stout, 96, will be held at the Columbus Street Baptist Church (714 Columbus Street) on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pansy was born November 6, 1913 in Little Rock, Arkansas to William and Cordelia Branstetter. She was the fourth of ten children, the eldest daughter in a family of eight brothers and one sister. Her entire youth was spent on the family farm in Hartville, Missouri. She accepted Christ at an early age. In September 1935, she married Russell E. Stout in Ava, Missouri and to their union four daughters were born. The family moved to Orange County in 1940 and then to Kern County in 1945. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, seven brothers, one sister and twin daughters, Mary Jeannine Thomas and Alice Janice Moore. Left to mourn her is her brother, Kenneth Branstetter of Wallace, Idaho; her daughters, Faye Lucas and husband, Jim of Camino, CA and Evelyn Childress and husband, Jim of Bakersfield, CA. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild and many beloved nephews, nieces, extended family and sisters-in-law she loved as true sisters. After retiring from Kern Medical Center in 1972, she returned to homemaking. Next to God, she loved her family and home. She loved to cook, sew, clean and extend hospitality to all her family and friends. Her family extends special thanks to Jonelle O'Sullivan for her loving care and attention and to the Odyssey Hospice group, Theresa, Stephanie, Bruce and Doug. For additional service information, contact Basham Funeral Care at 873-8200. Basham Funeral Care