Marilyn Grace Dovel, 71, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. She was born March 6, 1940, at Spokane, Washington, the daughter of Wiley and Margaret Melba Smith Stewart.
She was a 1958 graduate of Halstead High School and attended Salt City Business College. Marilyn had worked for Bell Telephone Company, had been a sales clerk at Pegues and a caseworker at the State of Kansas SRS office.
On June 6, 1959, she married Delmar G. Dovel in Hutchinson. He died Nov. 2, 1995. Their two sons survive: Jeff and Greg, both of Hutchinson; one brother, Ken Stewart, Grove, Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Stewart.
Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Lerado Cemetery, with Pastor Luke Helmuth officiating. Her casket will remain closed. A register book will be available 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Elliott Mortuary and Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Home Healthcare Connection, in care of the mortuary.