MONK, Izena Mae (Northcutt) (Gillespie) - b. July 26, 1942 - d. December 6, 2011

[Ole Granny]

Monk, Izena Mae, 69, of Lowell, Arkansas, retired Nursing Home Administrator, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at her residence.  She was born on July 26, 1942 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Gladys Maley and Melville Northcutt.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; children, Tony (Stacey) Gillespie, Stacy (Roy) Fouts, and Sheldon Gillespie; grandchildren, Nick, Shelby and Seth Fouts, Jessica Gillespie and Dallas Thiessen; one great-grandchild, Brinley Fouts; one sister; and one niece. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, and one brother.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Watson Funeral Home, 3201 S. Webb Road, Wichita, Kansas.

(published in The Wichita Eagle on December 9, 2011)