Lois E. Glendening

Lois Elizabeth (Wilcox) Glendening passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 98. She was born on October 14, 1917 in Phillips County, Kansas to the late Charlie and Bessie (Roy) Wilcox. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, Kansas with the Class of 1935 and went on to attend Fort Hays State College for two years. After college she taught school for thirty years both as a full-time teacher at LaBelle Elementary School in Phillips County and Turkville Grade School in Ellis County as well as being a substitute teacher for the Codell and Plainville schools. On May 25, 1948 Lois was united in marriage to Max W. Glendening in Hays, Kansas. They were blessed with three sons, Jim, Marc, and Kurt. The teaching job she loved the most was being a wife, mother, and homemaker. Whether cooking, cleaning, or crocheting she raised her family with a kind, loving, and gentle heart. A member of the Baptist Church in Codell for over 40 years, and later in Plainville, her sweet wonderful spirit was felt by all who knew her including being a Senior Companion for 25 years so she could spend time encouraging, praying for, and visiting with her long-time friends and neighbors. Lois is survived by her sons Jim Glendening and wife Gladys of Hays, Marc Glendening and wife Joni of Plainville, and Kurt Glendening and wife Carol of Lawrence; grandchildren Jim Glendening, Jr. and wife Angela, Lisa Collins and husband Joel, Jennifer Glendening and Dustin Mechnig, Bret Glendening and wife Jacki, Jami Dix and husband Joe, Leaa Merrill, Adam Glendening and wife Cristine, Ryan Glendening and wife Jessica, Lindsey Glendening, and John Glendening; twenty great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Charlie and Bessie Wilcox, husband Max Glendening, brothers Gene Wilcox and Charles Wilcox, and sister Lucille Richmond. The Apostle Peter wrote, “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.” Lois lived her life as a shining example of what it means to be a beautiful woman. She will be greatly missed because she loved greatly and was greatly loved in return. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Plainville. Burial will follow at the Shiloh Cemetery near Codell.