Dorothy Landen

Dorothy Landen, 97, of Marysville, KS, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Frankfort Community Care Home. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Monday, March 19 at the United Methodist Church in Marysville. Rev. Dale Lewis officiated. Jane Sedlacek played the organ and sang “Close to Thee”, “On Eagles Wings” and “Softly & Tenderly.” The congregation sang “The Old Rugged Cross.” The pallbearers were Greg Post, Bill Post, Charles Landen, Jr., Jason Gose, Andy Post, Jerimiah Hipp and Keagan Laflin. The honorary pallbearers were Corey Spellmeier, Vicki Post, Tricia Gose, Jessica Hipp, June Parks, Margie Hawkins, Sharon Byrum and Caroline Komko. Burial was in the Oketo Cemetery. Dorothy was born November 6, 1914 at St. Paul, TX, daughter of Jacob and Sophia (Belli) Carpenter. She attended Deer Creek School north of Marysville. On October 19, 1934, she married James William Landen at Seneca, KS. They lived most of their married lives at Oketo. After James preceded her in death on January 30, 1983, she moved to Marysville. In 2010, she moved to the Frankfort Community Care Home. Dorothy was a homemaker but also helped others by working as a seamstress, doing laundries, ironings, cleaned homes and prepared meals. She was a member of the Marysville and Oketo United Methodist Churches, United Methodist Women, Methodist Church Circle, VFW Auxiliary and Hospital Auxiliary. Dorothy volunteered as a tour guide at the Pony Express Museum in Marysville, 25+ year volunteer for RSVP, and was a greeter at Community Memorial Healthcare. Dorothy enjoyed cooking, sewing, quilting, flowers, going to the nursing home to help others play bingo, and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and three brothers, William, Charles and Benny Carpenter. Survivors include one son, Charles (Ann) Landen, Sr., Lyman, SC; two daughters, Darlene Barnes, Edwardsville, KS, and Theresa "Teri" (Corey) Spellmeier, Home, KS; two sisters, Marjorie (Vance) Meinecke, Overland Park, KS and Mary Rupp, Burbank, CA; eleven grandchildren, thirty-three great-grandchildren, twenty-one great-great-grandchildren and one great-great-great grandbaby. A memorial fund has been established to the United Methodist Church, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, or American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure. Contributions may be sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Dorothy Landen, please visit our flower store.