Marie Frances Winger, age 85, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, December
6, 2020, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born
August 1, 1935, in Johnson, Kansas, the daughter of James LeRoy and
Mary Frances (Wallace) Collings.
Marie moved with her family to Neohso, Missouri, at the age of three.
When she was a teenager they moved back to Johnson and she graduated
from Stanton County High School. While in high school, she met Richard
Winger and they married on June 6, 1954, in Johnson. Marie and Dick
moved to the family homestead in 1960. They added a room onto the house
where she gave art lessons, which included toll painting and wheat
weaving. She would sell her crafts at craft fairs and also on
consignment. Marie worked along side of Dick doing the farm work and
helping during harvest. She spent many hours driving the tractor and
during milo harvest she drove truck and would do crafts waiting for her
next load. Marie and Dick instilled in their children a good work
ethic, common sense, honesty, accepting responsibility for their
actions, and placing others before themselves. Marie helped her
children with their 4-H projects and also served as a Girl Scout Leader.
In 1988, Marie and Dick moved to town. She was the Deputy County
Clerk for years. She loved to work in her yard and her flower gardens
were a showpiece. She and Dick owned and operated Beez Wings, a bed and
breakfast, for many years. She found joy in decorating each room for
the holidays. Marie was a member of Fields Memorial Wesleyan Church.
She and Dick taught Sunday school, and she would share her personal
stories before they would sing duets together during Sunday morning
church.
She is survived by sons, Jeff Winger and wife Anita of Starkville,
Mississippi, and Mark Winger and wife Tonya of Colby; daughters, Melodie
Casey and husband Don of Johnson, Kim Tucker and husband Paul of
Johnson, and Susan Johnson and husband Mike of Garden City; 19
grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Richard; and son, Stacey Winger.
Memorial graveside service will be Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 3:00
p.m. at Stanton County Cemetery in Johnson, Kansas with Reverend Kurt
Rovenstine officiating. Masks and social distancing are required. The
service may also be viewed live on Garnand Funeral Home Facebook page.
Memorials may be given to Fields Memorial Wesleyan Church in care of
Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 715, Johnson, Kansas 67855.