Della Francis Gaylord, 70, of Frontenac, Kansas, died May 6, 2009 at Mt. Carmel Medical Center, Pittsburg, Kansas. She was born August 3, 1938 in Seymour, Missouri, the daughter of John and Molly Cantrell Olinger. She is survived by one son, Ronald Gaylord; and four daughters, Nancy and Connie Gaylord and Jan and Daleine Wade. Mrs. Gaylord willed her body to science. A memorial gathering will be held from 1-3 PM, Sunday, May 9, 2009 at the Timmons Chapel, 409 E. Ford, Pittsburg, Kansas.