Edna M (Pruett) Hosford

Female 1914 - 2017  (103 years)


 

Hosford, Edna

The Newton Kansan

Edna Hosford

Obituary

Edna M. Pruett Hosford, 93, Olathe, died July 20, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe.

Edna was born June 14, 1924, in Atchison, the daughter of William H. and Elsie Louise Meyer Pruett. She attended Harmony Gardens Grade School and graduated from Atchison High School.

She and Junior Dale Hosford were united in marriage on Dec. 20, 1941, in Platte City, Missouri.

Edna and her husband owned and operated several restaurants over the years, including the A&W Restaurant in Newton for more than 25 years. At one time, they operated two Buzz-Inn Restaurants individually, one in Garden City and one in Newton.

Over the years, Edna especially enjoyed raising and loving her Pug dogs.

Survivors include her husband, Dale Hosford, Olathe; two sons, John (Connie) Hosford, Newton and Mark (Natalie) Hosford, Lawrence; two daughters, Pamela (Tom) Hill, Lenexa and Kathryn (Ed) Lee, Salina; a sister, Thelma Darnell, Olathe; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Elsie Pruett; five brothers: Wilmer H. Pruett Jr., Lawrence Pruett, Glen Pruett, James Pruett and Thomas Pruett; and six sisters: Margaret Blackwell, Emma White, Barbara Pruett, Loretta Plaisted, Esther Gillespe and Leona Scholz.

Memorial graveside services and inurnment will be 11 a.m. Friday (Aug. 25, 2017) at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth. Final care has been provided by Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison. Online condolences may be left at www.arensbergpruett.com.


Owner/SourceHarvey County Genealogical Society
Date19 Aug 2017
Linked toEdna M (Pruett) Hosford




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