Lula Mae Alpers, 75, died Oct. 15, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1938, in Buffalo, Okla., to Walker Clinton and Elma Mae (Harmon) Irion.

Lula Mae graduated from Northwestern College in Alva, Okla., with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She was an elementary and substitute teacher for schools in Stafford County and was a homemaker. She was a volunteer for RSVP, the Salvation Army and Wesley Towers. She attended Peace Church in Hudson.

On Aug. 12, 1964, she married Wayne L. Alpers. Wayne and Lula Mae shared 49 years together. He survives.

Other survivors include: children, Sonja Reiser and husband Dennis of Hutchinson, Aaron Alpers and wife Jill of Wichita; grandchildren, Allison and Kimberly Reiser, Nathan, Austin, and Shayla Alpers; and sister-in-law, Esther Irion of Buffalo, Okla. Lula Mae was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Charles Irion.

Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Peace Church, 492 NE 140th St., Hudson, with Reverend Dr. Kim Biery and Pastor Amy Foster officiating. Burial will be in Peace Cemetery following the service. The family invites friends and family to join them at Hudson Community Hall for dinner following the burial. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.

Memorials may be made to Peace Church or Park Place Christian Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.