Letha Maye Acheson, 99, of Morland, Kansas departed this life in Hill City, Kansas and entered her heavenly home January 9, 2021, just a mere twenty days from her hundredth birthday. She was born in a sod house to Sam and Minnie (Turner) Bangle in Lucerne, Kansas, January 29, 1921, the third of 14 children.
Her early school years were spent in a one-room
country school. To attend high school, Letha stayed with the Hays family
in Morland. She graduated from Morland High School in 1938. Following
her high school graduation, she taught for two years in the Goshen
School, a one-room school about 10 miles north of Morland. Everyday
Letha and her brother would head north over what we imagine were poor
roads and not too reliable transportation. He was in charge of lighting
the stove for her and getting her set for the day.
Letha and her classmate, Olen D. Acheson, were married December 22,
1940, at the Methodist Church in Graden, Kansas. They happily spent
their entire lives in Morland where they raised their four children:
Sharon, Donald, Delbert, and Joyce.
Being one of the oldest daughters in the family, she undoubtedly
helped with the household chores, caring for the younger children, and
preparing large meals. Her early cooking expertise served her well as a
cook at both the Morland Grade and High School. Besides cooking for the
noon meals, Letha and Olen took the job of janitors for the high school.
Following retirement, she became a member of the Graham County Hospital
Auxiliary, running errands for staff, and greeting and helping patients
and families feel at ease. Letha was active in her church, the Morland
Assembly of God, where she taught Sunday School classes for many years.
Preceding Letha in death were her parents; husband Olen; daughter
Joyce Young; brothers: Mike, Chet, William, Richard, and Phillip;
sisters: Alice Heron and Phyllis Lutz; and grandson Scottie Davis.
Survivors include: a daughter Sharon (Don) Davis, Springfield,
Missouri; two sons, Donald (Carol) Acheson, Morland, and Delbert
(Carolyn) Acheson, Morland; sisters: Virginia Cook, Wichita, Norma
Lemon, Hill City, Minnie (Vern) Gano, Washington; brothers, Jesse
(Ranada) Bangle, Houston, Texas, and Doyle (Katie) Bangle, Louisiana; 10
grandchildren: Kandra Wilson, Scott Critchfield, Melinda Jamison,
Darrell Acheson, Tiffany Weatherington, Tennille Giancola, Angela
Basten, Jennifer Painter, Laurie Reed, and Andrea Roland; 26 great
grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Letha will be remembered as a kind and gentle soul who lived her
life well. She will be missed by her devoted family, the people of
Morland, and the surrounding communities. We are saddened she is gone
from us, but are at peace in the knowledge that she has entered eternal
life, hearing her Savior’s words: “Well done, good and faithful
servant.”
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