FRENCH, Erma Charlene (Rader) - b. May 3, 1933 - d. April 5, 2019

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Erma Charlene French, 85, of Panhandle, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2019.  She was born on May 3, 1933 in Winfield, Kansas to Chois Elmer and Erma Letitia (Beery) Rader.

Erma was raised in Eureka, Kansas and graduated from Eureka High School in 1951.  She later attended Kansas State Teacher College in Emporia, Kansas.  She married Willard F. French in Wichita, Kansas on March 6, 1953.  Willard and Charlene moved to El Dorado, Kansas in 1960 where they raised their children and where Charlene worked for the Walnut Valley State Bank for several years.  They later made their home in Beaumont, Kansas.

Charlene loved her family with all her heart; they were her greatest joy.  She loved all animals, especially her pet got, Billy-Bob, and her mules, Maudie and Molly.  She loved the Flint Hills, and one of her favorite pastimes was traveling the country roads and admiring the countryside she called home.  She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to joke with family and friends.  Her grandchildren loved to hear her stories about growing up as much as she loved telling them. 

Charlene is survived by her daughter, Cindy Cowan and husband, Brent of Panhandle, Texas; her son, Steve French and wife, Linda of Augusta, Kansas; sister, Elizabeth Lockhart and husband, James of Piedmont, Kansas; four grandchildren, Caity (Chad) Naylor, Paige (Nollie) Byrd, Colbi (Will) Winborne, and Sadie (Jon) Nadolny; and five great-grandchildren, Remyngton Naylor, Nollie (J.R.) Byrd, Paisley Byrd, Evyn Winborne, and Henry Nadolny.  She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Willard on December 15, 2015.

Cremation has taken place.  A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Beaumont Christian Cowboy Church in Beaumont, Kansas.  Memorials may be made to any of the following:  Alzheimer's Association, BSA Hospice of the Southwest, or the Beaumont Christian Cowboy Church.  Memorials may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.countrysidefh.com.  Final services have been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)