Alice Base
1922 - 2015
Obituary
Alice Base, 92, died on March 11, 2015
at Bethesda Nursing Home in Goessel, Kansas.
Alice was born on September 7, 1922 to
Homer and Zella (Ewalt) Eldridge in Mott, North Dakota.
Alice was a graduate of Biola Bible
Institute of Los Angeles, CA and a graduate of the school of nursing
at Bethel College in North Newton. She had a long career in nursing
until her retirement. She was a life time member of the First Baptist
Church in Newton.
She married Paul Jessie Base on June
11, 1949 at the First Baptist Church in Newton. He passed away on
November 23, 1991 after thirty three years of marriage.
She is survived by her children: Vivian
Schroeder, Virginia and Eddie Spellman, and Vernon and Angela Base;
brother: Thomas J. Eldridge and seven grandchildren and nineteen
great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband: Paul Jessie Base; parents: Homer and Zella Eldridge; and
sister: Myrtle E. Richards.
A memorial service will be held at
11:00 AM, Monday, March 16th at the First Baptist Church in Newton. A
visitation will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 PM, on Sunday, March 15th
at Petersen Funeral Home. The family will be present to greet friends
from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Sunday. A public committal will be held at
9:30 AM on Monday, March 16th at the Peace Valley Cemetery in rural
Roxbury, Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to New Tribes
Missions of Chisholm Trail Bible Church Goessel Kansas in care of
Petersen Funeral Home.
