LARNED — Ailsa Myrtle Morgan, 92, died March 28 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. Born Feb. 22, 1920 in Barton County, she was the daughter of George and Etta M. Hopkins Hofmaster. On Dec. 30, 1946 she married William D. Morgan in Great Bend. He died on Oct. 4, 2001. A lifetime Barton and Pawnee County resident, she was a homemaker, bookkeeper and an aide at the Larned State Hospital.
Mrs. Morgan was of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include, three sons, Dave of Derby, Verlin “Orley” of Larned, and Gale of Racine, Wis.; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold Hofmaster and Harley Hofmaster; and a sister, Donna Doyle.
Memorial graveside service will be 2 p.m. on Monday at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Great Bend with Pastor Wade Russell presiding. Inurnment will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Welcome Inn Senior Center in care of the funeral home.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Beckwith Mortuary
P.O. Box 477
Larned, KS 67550
Great Bend (Kan) Tribune, March 30, 2012