Myrtle Brodmerkle

Obituaries

August 30, 2011 - 12:00 AM

Myrtle Iris Brodmerkle, 93, of Iola died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, at her home.
Myrtle was born Dec. 11, 1917, on a farm northwest of Yates Center, to Archie and Mary (Mulsow) Wells. She grew up on the farm and worked at several jobs before she married Philip L. Brodmerkle on July 18, 1943. They made their home in Woodson, Bourbon, Greenwood and Allen counties, moving to Iola in 1972. During the early years of her marriage she worked as a retail salesclerk in Yates Center and Fort Scott. He died on Aug. 26, 1992.
She enjoyed gardening and growing flowers. Her memberships include Wesley United Methodist Church and Dirt Diggers Garden Club.
She is survived by two sons, Steven L., Neosho Falls, and Bruce L. and his wife, Marilyn, Chillicothe, Mo.; a sister, Vanessa Gould, Portland, Ore.; two granddaughters, Lauren Horsman and her husband, Ryan, and Kathryn Brodmerkle; and a great-granddaughter, Harper Iris Horsman.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Myrnice Stranghoner and Lyla Oswald, two infant sisters, Leila and Cleta, and an infant brother, Roy.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola. The Rev. Trudy Kenyon Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Iola.
Memorials to Wesley United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.

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