June I Bolan

June I. Bolan, age 86, died Sunday afternoon, April 21, 2013, at her rural Plains, Kansas residence.

She was born February 7, 1927, at rural Iuka, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Clara (Logan) Hollopeter. As a young girl she attended school in Satanta, Kansas, Canon City, Colorado, and Plains, Kansas. A resident of Plains, Kansas, since 1999, she was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Plains United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Meade County Council on Ageing, and the Gideon’s Auxiliary. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidery work, sewing, quilting, baking, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.

On March 30, 1947 she married Charles Vickers Schelhouse at Canon City, Colorado. He precedes her in death in 1978. On July 18, 1999, she married William C. “Bill” Bolan, Jr. at Estancia, New Mexico. He survives.

Other survivors include:

Two sons, Carl Schelhouse of Las Vegas, Nevada

Charles Schelhouse of Carthage, Texas

Four daughters, Charlene Golden of New Mexico

Barbara Beach of Salina, Kansas

Elaine Bell of Las Vegas, Nevada

Debbie Cleveland of Carthage, Texas

A stepson, Dino Bolan of Osceola, Missouri

Seventeen grandchildren Twenty-five great-grandchildren Two Great-Great-Granchildren

She is preceded in death by her parents; a son, Tio Bolan on March 16, 2008; three brothers; and three sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the Plains Untied Methodist Church, with the Reverend Keith Schadel presiding. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday and from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade, Kansas. Interment will follow in the Plains Cemetery, Plains.

The family would welcome memorials to the Plains United Methodist Women or the Liberal Gideon’s Auxiliary in care of the funeral home.

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