Zelma Frances Herrick Colvin

Zelma Frances Herrick Colvin, age 99, of Hugoton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1914 on the Herrick farm southeast of Johnson, Kansas. She was the last of eight living children of James and Agnes (Walters) Herrick; who were pioneers in Stanton County and charter members of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene.

Zelma graduated high school from Breese College in Hutchinson, Kansas and attended Ft. Hays College. Zelma was a lifetime member of the Church of the Nazarene, and always considered the Bethel Church of the Nazarene her home church. Upon completing her education, she lived in Kentucky for a short time before moving to Kansas City where she worked in a bank, then spent 31 years as a Senior Accounting Clerk for the General Headquarters, Church of the Nazarene. She married Delphos Colvin in November 1962. They adopted a daughter, Jackie Ruth. Delphos passed away in 1976. In 1995, Zelma sold her home in Kansas City and moved to Liberal, Kansas where she and her sister, Myrtle Herrick, lived in the Woodland Terrace Retirement center for several years until moving to Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas.

Zelma is survived by her daughter, Jackie; five grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Garnand Funeral Home Chapel in Johnson, Kansas with Pastor Richard Stafford officiating. Interment will follow at the Stanton County Cemetery in Johnson, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association in care of Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 715, Johnson, Kansas 67855.