General Notes

The following obituary was written by her children:

Frances Nadene (Blosser) Patton

Frances Nadene (Blosser) Patton, 84, died Thursday, August 1, 2002 at the Clay Center Hospital.

Frances was born on October 2, 1917 to Nathaniel and Arletta (Glover) Blosser in rural Hesston, Kansas.  She was the second of six children.  She moved with her parents and family to the Homestead Community in Chase County, Kansas, where she met her husband N. Marion Patton.  They were married in the Homestead Friends Church on February 21, 1943.

They farmed and raised their family of three children in the Homestead Community.  Frances spent many years as a 4-H Leader with the Lucky 13 4-H club in which all three children were active members.

They moved to Cottonwood Falls, Kansas in 1965.  While in Cottonwood Falls she was employed at the local grocery store.

They moved to Morganville, Kansas in August 1967.  Frances worked along side her husband as a bookkeeper at the Farmers Coop Elevator Assn. in Morganville.  She retired in May 1981.

Frances enjoyed her retirement years and stayed very active.  When in Morganville she painted watercolors of local scenes. She and Marion shared gardening, the flowers, and traveling.  The flower gardens of roses and iris’ were admired throughout the community.  Due to family circumstances, she was unable to complete high school.  One of her proudest accomplishments was completing her GED after she retired.

Frances was a member of the Homestead Friends Church and attended the United Methodist Church of Morganville.  She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star 180 of Clay Center and was active in the organization for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: LaVern (Nate), Robert (Bob) and Richard (Dick) and one sister, Mary Louise.

She is survived by her husband, Marion of the home;
… a son, N.M. Patton and wife Norma of Peabody, KS; their children Amy Turner and husband Jeff of Purcell, MO; Rachel Webster and husband Ryan and their daughter Ruthie of Dodge City, KS; Grace Patton of Phoenix, AZ;
… their daughter Datha Olney and husband Craig of Barrington, IL, their daughter Kimberly Wojtkunski and husband Josh of Middleton, WI and son Corey Olney of Barrington, IL;
… their daughter Jerrie Loader and husband Bob; their children Darren Loader and wife Laura and son Brandon; a son Jason Loader all of Clay Center, KS;
… a sister Opal Loucks and husband Martin , two sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be Monday, August 5th at the Clay Center United Methodist Church at 10:00 AM.  Graveside services will be at the Prairie Grove Cemetery near Cottonwood Falls, KS at 3:00 PM.

Memorial contributions may be made to the ISIS Shrine Crippled Children’s Travel Endowment Fund or the Morganville United Methodist Church.