Frances P. Veatch

Frances Pauline (Mayhew) Veatch passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019, at the Red Bud Village in Plainville, KS, at the age of 101. She was born on January 16, 1918 at the Mayhew farm in rural Rooks County to Ira and Sadie (Sollenberger) Mayhew. Frances was the 6th child and 4th daughter of Ira and Sadie. She attended West Plainville Grade School, having to walk 2 ½ miles to school, and graduated from Plainville High School in 1937. She then attended Crums Beauty School in Omaha, NE. Upon graduation in 1938, she returned to Plainville and began working for Georgie Rogers, along with Maime Dopita and Elveria Bieker. On June 6, 1940, Frances and James “Millard” Veatch eloped at the Methodist Parsonage in Hays, KS. Frances continued to work until it became too difficult to drive back and forth from their rented farm south of Palco. She helped on the farm and they spent 71 years together until Millard passed away in Dec, 2011. They were blessed with three children: Jim, Eileen, and Ron. Frances joined the Palco Canaan Chapel Church of the Nazarene in 1950. She was very active in the church serving as Young People’s President, Sunday school teacher, head steward, and on the board. She loved to crochet, make afghans, and hanger covers for the family. As a servant of her Lord, all the days of her life, Frances touched many lives, always reaching out to help others. As a loving, caring mother, her family was second only to God; and although she has now gone home to be with her Lord, her memories, and kind and caring ways will live on in our hearts for all eternity. Left to cherish Frances’ memories are her sons James Veatch and wife Gina of Chula Vista, CA and Ron Veatch and wife Suzanne of Palco; daughter Eileen Parks and husband Gary of Ellis; six grandchildren, Mike (Peaches) Veatch of Riverside, CA, Nicole (Joseph) Redd of Salina, Colleen (Todd) Nieman of Mujor, Tim (Katie) Parks of Washington, DC, Larisa (Shawn) Roy of Palco, and Troy (Sara) Parks of Great Bend; seven great-grandchildren, Quinton, Emily, Meagan, Anneliese, Brett, Raylyn, and Jasper; and sister-in-law Ruby Gilbert of Topeka. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ira and Sadie; brothers, Paul, Howard, and Jack Mayhew; and sisters, Verda Pendergrass, Lenore Gibson, and Peggy Tucker. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at 10:30 am at the Nazarene Church in Plainville. Burial will follow in the Pleasantview Cemetery in Palco. Visitation will be held Monday 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm with the family receiving friends 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Nazarene Church and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd, Plainville, KS 67663.