Jean “Honeycomb” Lemmons,

Jean “Honeycomb” Lemmons, age 85, died early Monday morning, June 29, 2015, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas.

She was born October 21, 1929, at Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of Jay Clark and Nettie Ethel (Walter) Wagner. As a young girl she attended the Kingman school system. A longtime resident of Meade, she was a cook, waitress, floral arranger, and a homemaker.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, DAR, Rebekah Lodge, and the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed crocheting, reading her bible, word puzzles, and spending time with her family and friends, in particular her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

On June 16, 1946, she married James A. Lemmons at El Dorado, Kansas. He precedes her in death on August 4, 1991.

She is survived by:

Her son, James “Critter” Lemmons of Wichita, Kansas

A daughter, Cheryl Powers of Meade, Kansas

A sister, Maurene Edmonds of Maryville, Tennessee

Five grandchildren, Robert Frazier and Wayne “Mouse” Warden of Wichita

Darrell Powers, Bradly Powers, and Aidan Powers all of Meade, Kansas

Fourteen great-grandchildren

She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; two brothers, Willis and Henry Wagner; and six sisters, Nellie Heinz, Helen Williams, Loyce Boswell, Gladys Wagner, Catherine Cuddy, and Natalie McKinney.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2015, at the United Methodist Church, Meade. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

The family would welcome memorials to the United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.

Personal condolences may be given to the family at www.fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com