Mabel D. Meyer

Mabel D. Meyer was called home by our Lord December 29, 2012. She was a lifelong active Christian serving through the Lutheran faith. Mabel was born February 22, 1920 near Palmer, Kansas, to William and Lucy (Keller) Meyer. She lived near Olpe, Ks through her school years and attended Brown-Mackie Business College, Salina, Kansas. She married Raymond Meyer January 11, 1941 in Hiawatha, Kansas. Mabel delighted in every aspect of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church Ottawa, Ks from 1949-84; a charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Garnett, Kansas; past church council treasurer; Sunday school teacher; hospice volunteer; conservator for mental health patients; and, furnished cheerleader transportation for over 20 years. Mabel loved working with the public as deputy Anderson County treasurer, and bookkeeper for Warner Manufacturing Co. and Richmond Co-op. She was a lifelong, rabid fan of almost all sports. Mabel played softball and was an accomplished bowler. She and Ray bowled in week-end tournaments and she participated in 24 consecutive national tournaments. Her hobbies included crossword puzzles, card games from Bridge to Rook, crocheting, hand quilting, baking Christmas cookies by the hundreds of dozens and, most of all - fishing. She and Ray were inseparable teammates, taking day trips to Arkansas's White River well into their eighties. Mabel was preceded in death by siblings Paul Meyer, Frieda Hinrichs, Dorothy Schade, and Arleen Wallace. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Raymond Meyer, of the home; sons, Raymond Jr. (Judy), Ottawa, Kansas; Duane (Janis), San Antonio, Texas; grandchildren, Ryan (Sandee) Meyer; Derek (Chandria) Meyer; Megan (Tom) Hixson; Jenni Meyer; great grandchildren, Sydney, Abigail, Caleb, Lily, Connor, Chloe, Joshua, Mikayla, Paige, and Annalynne; and one sister, Berneice Merkel of Cocoa Beach, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Garnett, with burial to follow in the Garnett Cemetery. The family will be present to greet friends at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Home on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.