HOISINGTON — Merna Marie Williamson, 86, died Aug. 10, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.
She was born April 17, 1926 at rural Barton County, the daughter of Hank and Stella (Miller) Laudick
The longtime Hoisington resident was a retired CNA of 40 years Great Bend and Garden City. She was a member of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and volunteered at RSVP both of Hoisington.
Survivors include two sons, Steven Williamson, Wichita; and Nathan Williamson and his wife Debra, Mesa, Ariz.; two daughters, Sylvia Neuman and her husband Dave of Salina; and  Anita Laird, Hoisington; two sisters, Vada Stafford, Wichita; and Glenna Sheets, Saginaw, Mich.;
a brother, Gary Laudick of  Galena, Mo.; 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Lora Williamson.
Funeral Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington with Father Francis Oroffa officiating. Interment will be at St. John Cemetery, Hoisington.
Visitation is scheduled from 1 to 8 p.m., Monday with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. and 9 a.m until service time, Tuesday, all at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home.
Memorial Funds can be made to Kans for Kids in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Box 146, Hoisington, KS,  67544
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net

Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home *
415 N. Main/P.O. Box 146
Hoisington, KS, 67544
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Aug. 12, 2012