HARROD, Freda D. - b. August 17, 1920 - d. May 10, 2012

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Freda D. Harrod, age 91, a resident of Howard, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Howard Twilight Manor.  She was born August 17, 1920 in Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of Archie and Thelma (McKinzie) Lewis.

Freda married Floyd Ramsey on December 21, 1938, and twin boys, Jimmy Lee and Joe Dean, were born from this union.  She was employed 15 years at the Winfield State Training School in Winfield, Kansas and worked at various nursing homes throughout the years.  She was a member of the Howard United Methodist Church, the Rebekah Lodge #154 of Howard, and Order of Eastern Star, Queen City Chapter #138 in Winfield, Kansas.  She enjoyed working with her flowers and collecting pretty dishes.

Freda is survived by her twin sons, Joe Ramsey and wife, Carolyn of Mulvane, Kansas and Jim Ramsey and wife, Pat of Haysville, Kansas; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Floyd Ramsey, James Shelton, and Dallas Harrod; and a granddaughter, Teresa Ramsey.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Howard United Methodist Church with Pastor Charles Cryderman officiating.  Viewing will be held Monday, May 14, 2012 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home.  Interment will be held at Grace Lawn Cemetery in Howard, Kansas.  Family suggests memorials to the Howard Twilight Manor and may be left at with the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.  Arrangements are entrusted to Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home website)