Hope C (Hinkle) Pearce

Hope C. (Hinkle) Pearce

Hope C. (Hinkle) Pearce, 87, passed away Monday (June 2, 2008) at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born in Wichita to Fred and Helen (Magee) Hinkle. She attended Wichita East High School and graduated in 1938 in the top six of her class of 650 students. She graduated from Phillips University in Enid, Okla., with a bachelor's degree in child education. She married the Rev. James Pearce on July 14, 1944, in Enid. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and longtime member of Hillside Christian Church in Wichita.

She ministered alongside her husband in many different locations, he from the pulpit, she in the youth department. Some locations they called home during their ministry were Lacrosse; Garden City; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Birmingham, Ala.; and Memphis, Tenn.

Survivors include son, James Pearce and wife, Elizabeth, of Whitewater; grandsons, Jared Pearce and wife, Andrea, of Benton, and Douglas, Anthony, Randall and Loren, all of the home in Whitewater; son, Marshall Pearce and wife, Heide, of Wichita; granddaughter, Alicia Riley and husband, Jeff, and great-granddaughter Lily of Pierz, Minn.; grandson Brett and granddaughter Rae Anne, both of the home in Wichita.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home in Whitewater.

Church memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hillside Christian Church, 8330 E. Douglas in Wichita, with Pastor Bill McConnel officiating.

Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Schafer Cemetery, east of Whitewater, with Laverne Busenitz officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the youth ministries department at Hillside Christian Church.