Geraldine Cecilia Coonce, 81, died Oct. 15, 2005, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.
She was born Sept. 13, 1924, in Qulin, Mo., the daughter of Harlen Earl and Velma Calvin Carter. A resident of Nickerson since 1983, moving from Yuma, Ariz., she was a homemaker.
She belonged to Christ's Bible Church, Nickerson.
On March 23, 1940 she married David William Coonce in Summerton, S.C. He died Aug. 11, 1993.
Survivors include: two sons, Danny and Jimmy Earl, both of Hutchinson; two daughters, Gale Cash, Summerton, S.C., and Kathy McAllister, Nickerson; a sister, Betty Cumbee, Spokane, Wash.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, David "Billy" William Coonce Jr.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, with Pastor Destry M. Cowell presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice House, in care of the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be left for the family at www.elliott mortuary.com