Maxine Bledsoe

Maxine E. Bledsoe MAXINE E. BLEDSOE, 95 of Carbondale, KS passed away peacefully Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. She was born October 25, 1920 on the family farm near Carbondale, KS the daughter of Cloy Alvin and Susie Anise (Gibbs) Rishel. She grew up and attended Ridgeway Grade School and later graduated from Carbondale High School. Maxine was united in marriage to Clark Earl Bledsoe on February 5, 1941 in Topeka, KS. They shared over sixty-six years of marriage before the death of her husband on September 29, 2007. Maxine was the homemaker and the wife of a farmer. Maxine was a great quilter, she made quilts for most of her family. She enjoyed gardening, canning and raising chickens. She enjoyed going to the Senior Citizen Center at Burlingame, KS; the Jolly Neighbors Club in southern Shawnee and northern Osage counties; and Senior Citizens at Berryton United Methodist Church. She enjoyed and looked forward to the family gatherings at her home which happened frequently. Mrs. Bledsoe was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Helen Crook; brother, Harold Rishel; and two sisters, Ruth Hase and Helen Snyder. She is survived by two sons, Darrell Bledsoe and wife, Marilyn of Berryton, KS and Gary Bledsoe and wife, Sue of Carbondale, KS; a son-in-law, Ted Crook of Carbondale, KS; nine grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Grace Community Church, 310 E. 8th Street, Overbrook, KS 66524. Burial will follow at Ridgeway Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m. before the service at the church. Memorial contributions to Johnson Cancer Center at Kansas State University and may be sent c/o Greenwood-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 268, Overbrook, KS 66524. Condolences may be sent to the family through www.lamb-roberts.com. Maxine E. Bledsoe