BRIGHT, Lela Mae (Wolfe) - b. August 24, 1935 - d. February 15, 2011

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Lela Mae (Wolfe) Bright, 75, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 15, 2011 at William Newton Hospital in Winfield.  Born on August 24, 1935 in rural Sedan, Kansas, she was the daughter of David Emerson and Meda May (Wells) Wolfe.

Her family moved to Grenola, Kansas in 1944.  Lela attended Grenola schools and graduated from Grenola High School in 1954.  She was united in marriage to Wilbur S. Bright on June 26, 1956 on a family farm east of Grenola.  Lela worked as a Police Meter Maid in McPherson, Kansas.  She later worked for Binney & Smith Crayola Company in Winfield for 20 years until they closed.  She then went to work for Calmar, working on the machines until her retirement in 2008.  Mr. Bright preceded her in death on September 20, 2007.

Lela was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Winfield.  She enjoyed farming and tending her vegetable gardens.  She was an extremely generous woman.

Her surviving family includes her daughter, Melinda Olive and husband, Jay of Garland, Texas; her mother, Meda May Wolfe of Winfield, Kansas; her brothers, David Wolfe, Jesse Wolfe and wife, Peggy, and Bill Wolfe, all of Grenola, Kansas; her sisters Bertha Reeves of Grenola, Kansas and Freda Daehnke and husband, Sigurd of Winfield, Kansas; her grandchildren, Michelle and Kelli Olive and Stephanie Hoyer and husband, John;  her great-granddaughters, Madeline and Ansley Hoyer; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her father and husband, Lela was preceded in death by her daughter, O'Mickia Wainwright in November of 2006 and he sisters, Bessie June Wolfe and Marilyn Lois Bell.

Funeral services were held on Monday, February 21, 2011 at First Church of the Nazarene in Winfield, Kansas.  Interment followed at Highland Cemetery.  Memorials have been established in Lela's name for the Grenola Alumni Association and for the First Church of the Nazarene in Winfield.  Contributions may be made through Miles Funeral Service, P.O. Box 720, Winfield, Kansas 67156.  Online condolences may be left at www.milesfuneralservice.com.

(taken from the Miles Funeral Service website)