Obituaries

FRONTENAC — Elizabeth Ann “Babs” Morey, 88 of Frontenac, KS died
Frontenac, KS.
Babs was born June 10, 1921 in Frontenac, KS to Earl H. and Mary Ann
(Monahan) Morey, Sr. She attended area schools, graduating from
Frontenac High School with the class of 1939.
Babs worked as an information clerk for St. Francis Hospital in Wichita,
KS for 30 years before retiring.
She was a member of the Scared Heart Catholic Church in Frontenac.
Survivors include her sisters Rosez Kritzer of Frontenac and Virginia
“Lala” Payne of Pittsburg; nieces Jolene Moriconi, Mary Gilmore,
Christine White, Babbie Mathews, Karen Doue, Lee Ann Yartz, Sandra
Schifferdecker, Rosann Chance, Kimberly O’Donnell, Sharon Morey,
Pam Morey, Nancy Morey, Jennifer Morey and Kathy Morey; nephews
George Morey, Mike Payne, Jimmy Morey, Steve Merando, Jody
Merando, Mike Morey, Billy Morey and Pat Morey; sister-in-law June
Morey; along with numerous great nieces and great nephews.
Babs was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Kriss Yanko, Clara
Mae Merando and Mary Catherine Morey, brothers Jim, Pete, Bill and
Earl Jr. “Bull” Morey.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m., Monday, January 4, 2010 at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Robert Spencer as celebrant.
Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Pittsburg. The family will
receive friends from 7-8 p.m. on Sunday at Friskel Funeral Home, 230 E.
McKay St. in Frontenac, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friends
may call the funeral home after 4 p.m. on Sunday. The family suggests
expressions of sympathy be in the form of memorials to the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church Memorial Fund. Memorials may be left at or mailed to
Friskel Funeral Home of Frontenac. E-mail condolences may be left at
our Web site www.friskelfuneralhome.com.
