Annabelle Webb

Annabelle Hust Schmitz Webb, 90, of Iola, Kansas, left this world to meet her savior Jesus Christ on June 15, 2012 at Girard Medical Center. She was born April 12, 1922 at Prague, Oklahoma, the daughter of William H. and Myrtle Stinson Hust. At the age of 14 months she moved with her mother and two brothers, Robert and William Hust, to Stroud, Oklahoma. When she was twelve they moved to Mound City, Kansas. She attended the Mound City Schools where she met and married the bus driver, George D. Schmitz, on October 27, 1940 at Nevada, Missouri. They made their home and raised their family on their farm southeast of Blue Mound. In 1957 she began working at Wiles General Store in Blue Mound. In 1961 she achieved one of her life long dreams when Annabelle and George opened the Blue Dawn Cafe which they operated until 1970. After selling the cafe she worked at the Sugar Valley Rest Home in Mound City until 1975 when she began employment with the Mound City School District working in food services at the grade school. They moved to Hutchinson in 1981 and then to Iola in 1986. In Hutchinson and Iola she was involved with child care services along with operating craft shops until retiring in 1993. Her lifetime hobbies were sewing and crocheting but her favorite was making and dressing dolls. Her husband preceded her in death on January 7, 2002 and on November 23, 2002 she married Carl L. Webb. Carl was a very special person in her life and she and Carl spent many enjoyable years driving around and visiting their kids and grand kids. She accepted Christ as her savior at the age of 12 in the Mound City Baptist Church and was presently a member of the Iola Baptist Temple. SURVIVORS: Her husband: Carl Webb of the home 2 Sons: James Schmitz & wife, Kristy of Parker, KS, and Lloyd Schmitz & wife, Wanda of Hutchinson, KS 2 Daughters: Myrtle Northway & husband, Rev. Donald of Coleman, TX and Mary Stokes and companion Wesley Grosdidier of LaHarpe, KS 11 Grandchildren, 24 Great Grandchildren and 4 Great Great grandchildren She was preceded in death by 2 infants sons, 2 brothers, 1 granddaughter and 3 great grandsons. VISITATION: 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Iola Baptist Temple. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Curry Cemetery southwest of Mound City, Kansas MEMORIAL: Iola Baptist Temple Memorial gifts may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left on this website, www.iolafuneral.com .