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Lonnie Alan Wallace, 65, of Pueblo, Colorado and former Russell, Waldo and Paradise, Kansas resident, died on March 12, 2015, at his home.
Lonnie was born on October 12, 1949, in the Russell City Hospital in Russell, Kansas, the son of George W. and Bonnie (Williams) Wallace. He grew up in Waldo, Kansas and graduated from Paradise High School in Paradise, Kansas.
He met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Rose Marie Alani Wells in May 1969 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Lonnie and Rose raised two son Aaron and Paul Williams. He worked as a service technician working on machinery and hydraulic equipment. He also worked in the asphalt paving industry.
He is survived by his two stepsons Aaron H. Williams and Paul D. Williams;
brothers Ronald G. Brozek (Lana) and Donald V. Engle (Betty);
sister Marjorie E. Wheeler;
5 step grandchildren and 3 step great
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Rose on November 29, 2013, and sisters Vonda J. Powell and Bonnie J. Engle.
A graveside memorial service to honor Lonnie's life is pending at this time and will be held at a later date.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Rose on November 29, 2013, and sisters Vonda J. Powell and Bonnie J. Engle.
A graveside memorial service to honor Lonnie's life is pending at this time and will be held at a later date.
Cards and condolences may be sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.
his
wife Jane of Tahlequah, OK, Crystal A. Green of Warrensburg, MO, and Michael E.
Newton and his wife Diana of Wichita, KS. Also surviving are grandchildren
Shelly Parr, Jim Green, Brooks Newton, Julie Newton, and Sarah Brown as well as
six great-grandchildren: Tyler Parr, Haley Parr, Jackson Green, Noah Green,
Griffin Newton, and Thurston Brown. 
Wellington, Stafford, Preston, Pratt before coming back to Russell
for retirement. During those years as a full-time homemaker, Charlotte kept the
family fed with her wholesome down-home recipes as well as with goodly portions
of moral instruction, creative spirit, and self-deprecating humor. 
spirit through her own works of art and her enduring memory of
hundreds of songs and poems from her school years. Through the years and into
her 90s, she would break into a poem or song when the topic of a conversation
reminded of a particular lyric. As a young woman, Charlotte created beautiful
works of sculpture, songs, and poetry. She and Jim kept the family in stitches
with their humor and on-going word play. Often the humor was based on double
entendre, misunderstandings that were quickly exploited for their bizarre 
implications, and Charlotte’s ability to laugh at her own foibles.
Charlotte continued the art of story-telling that her parents were known for.
She told hundreds of stories centering on humorous anecdotes or unique character
traits of her relatives or others from the small Kansas towns along the Lincoln
Branch of the Union Pacific: Lincoln Center, Lucas, Luray, Waldo, Paradise,
Natoma, and Plainville. She told these stories so well and so often
that the characters and the anecdotes have become part of
the family heritage.
always dreamed of being a stewardess in the airlines but
was never able to make that dream a reality. She worked for Travenol in Hays,
Kansas and also worked for King of the Road in Russell, a hostess at Russell's
Inn and a house cleaning service in Russell. She was a longtime member of the
St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Russell. She loved animals,
especially her cat Spooky. Most of all she enjoyed
spending time with her family.
parents. Her sister DiAnn Becker died February 16,
2015.
City as a licensed agent.
and raising and training show dog
Collies.
Celebration of Donnie’s Life will be held at 11:00 A.M.
Friday, January 23, 2015 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor Dennis
Finch officiating.
