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Marian Elizabeth Nichols Wight

Birth	:	12 Sep 1916 Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	6 Feb 2011 Osage City, Osage County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Description	:	Marian Elizabeth Wight, 94 , Osage City, Kansas, formerly of Burlingame, Kansas, died Sunday, February 6, 2011, at Peterson Nursing Home, Osage City. She was born September 12, 1916, at Lyndon, Kansas, the daughter of Chester and Frances King Nichols. She attended Bessie School in the Pantag Neighborhood and graduated from Lyndon High School in 1934. Mrs. Wight was an equal and active partner in husband, Albert Wight's farming and cattle operation at Burlingame. She was a member of the Burlingame Federated Church and served as Chairman of the Federated Church Board when the new addition... Read More	Marian Elizabeth Wight, 94 , Osage City, Kansas, formerly of Burlingame, Kansas, died Sunday, February 6, 2011, at Peterson Nursing Home, Osage City. She was born September 12, 1916, at Lyndon, Kansas, the daughter of Chester and Frances King Nichols. She attended Bessie School in the Pantag Neighborhood and graduated from Lyndon High School in 1934. Mrs. Wight was an equal and active partner in husband, Albert Wight's farming and cattle operation at Burlingame. She was a member of the Burlingame Federated Church and served as Chairman of the Federated Church Board when the new addition was built in 1960. She was also active in Federated Women's Church Circles, the Saturday Afternoon Club, and EHU. Marian was an avid bridge player. She was involved in several women's bridge groups and also a couple's bridge club with her husband for over 50 years. Marian married Albert Wight, April 25, 1945, at Osage City, Kansas. Prior to her marriage, she worked in Osage City at Gamba Brothers Grocery Store, the Journal-Freepress Newspaper, and was City Clerk of Osage City for two years. Mr. Wight preceded her in death on June 19, 2002. She was also preceded in death by seven sisters, her identical twin sister, Mildred Bremer, Wilda Lafferty, Eunice Nelson,Velma Phelon, Dorothy Freid, and Marjorie Stanley. Two brothers also preceded her in death, James Nichols and Robert Nichols. She is survived by a sister, Betty Miller, Lyndon, Kansas. Other survivors include a son Jim Wight, and daughter-in-law Nancy, Matfield Green, Kansas; a daughter, Sara Evans and son-in-law John, Lebo, Kansas; five grandchildren, J.W.Wight and wife Tammi, Robert "Duke" Wight and Wife Tana, Megan Evans, Kate Evans, and Dylan Evans; and five Wight great-grandchildren, Braden, Rylie Page, Peyton, Trey and Colton. A funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 11, 2010, at the Burlingame Federated Church. Burial will be in Burlingame Cemetery. Marian will lie in state from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, at Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, where visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Burlingame Federated Church or the Burlingame Historical Preservation Society, and sent c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 196, Burlingame, KS 66413. Marian Wight Published in Topeka Capital-Journal on February 8, 2011

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Marian Elizabeth Nichols Wight death on 6 Feb 2011 in Osage City, Osage County, Kansas, USA

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