ELLSWORTH — Bernece Lancaster Milner, 103, died Aug. 31, 2011 in Ellsworth.
She was born Feb. 10, 1908 in Fairview, Okla., the daughter of Albert and Josephine (Goodale) Lancaster. 
She was a homemaker, an oil field pumper for Braden and Dean during WWII and surrogate mother to many children and grandchildren in Ellsworth. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Ellsworth. 
On May 21, 1925, she married Gus Clayton Milner in Emporia. He preceded her in death June 10, 1991. 
Survivors include sons Bill Milner, Wichita; and Kenneth Milner, Olathe; daughters Roberta Mog, Wilson; and Karen Kerby, Ellsworth; 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 at the funeral home with burial following in the Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled from 8 a.m. until service time Saturday at the Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas School for the Deaf and Blind Endowment or Good Samaritan Retirement Village, in c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 45, Ellsworth, KS, 67439.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Parsons Funeral Home
P.O. Box 45
Ellsworth, KS, 67439
785-472-3861
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Sept. 1, 2011