Edna Holsman

Edna Juanita Vaughn Holsman, age 92, of Mound City, Kansas passed away Sunday March 20, 2011 at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. She was born on June 8, 1918 in the Wall Street Community the daughter of Ira and Mary Etta Park Paddock. She was a homemaker and worked for a time as the activity director for Pleasant View Manor. She married Marion Vaughn on August 4, 1936 and were happily married for forty years until his death on November 1, 1976. She then married Clarence Holsman who also preceded her in death in 1978. She later had a companion in Glen Pierce. She was also preceded in death by a son in law Kenneth Shroyer, great grandchildren: Nicholas, Trevor, Blade and Brooke, and two sisters, Nellie Cowell and Cleta Barrett. Edna was a member of the Wall Street Church, Rainbow Club, a volunteer at Concern, was a gifted cook, enjoyed her family and spending time with them at Sugar Valley Lake. She is survived by a son John Vaughn and wife Linda of Leawood, Kansas, three daughters: Jeanette Kellstadt and husband Elver J. of Mound City, Joan Shroyer of Shawnee, Kansas, and Judy Poole and husband Don of Mound City, and a sister Thelma Troth of Pleasanton, Kansas, twelve grandchildren: Robert, Duane, Debbie, Vickie, Kelly, Jerry, Tony, Misty, Travis, Meaghan, Marisa and John David, and sixteen great grandchildren: Joshua, Brett, Blake, Briar, Clayton, Anna, Elijah, Caden, Shawn, Kimberly, Kylie, Bailey, Ryleigh, Ayden John, Tyler, and Maleah. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday March 25, 2011 at the Wall Street Christian Church. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM Thursday at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel in Mound City, Kansas. The family suggests contributions to the Wall St. Church, c/o Coffel-Schneider, P.O. Box J, Mound City, Kansas. On line condolences for the family can be left at www.coffelschneider.com. Arrangements: Coffel-Schneider, Mound City, KS.