Carol Joan Malcolm, 80, died Feb. 7, 2017, peacefully surrounded by her loved ones, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born May 1, 1936, in Nashville, Kan., to Alfred O. and Edna (Dicke) Opitz.

Carol graduated from Garden City High School in 1954 and Garden City Community College with an associates degree in physical therapy. She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, and Sunflower Ramblers and Kansas Sunchasers, both chapters of Family Campers and RV'ers.

On July 19, 1956, she married Bill Malcolm in Garden City. They shared 60 years of marriage. Carol is survived by: husband, Bill of the home; son, Charles A. "Chuck" Malcolm and wife Cindy of Great Bend; daughter, Lori Keegan and husband Patrick of Spokane, Wash.; sister, Phyllis Goss and husband Merle of Bella Vista, Ark.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Edna Opitz and sister, Glenda Austin.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 407 E. 12th Ave., Hutchinson, with Pastor Henry Blickhahn officiating. Burial will follow in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday with family to receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials may be made to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.