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Florence Ilene Kirby Brewer © Enid News and Eagle 02-20-2015 Submitted by: Glenn
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Florence Ilene (Kirby) Brewer, 90, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in Wichita, Kan. Her funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at Lamont United Methodist Church. The Rev. David Mendenhall will officiate. Interment will follow at Lamont Cemetery. Visitation is 6:30-7:30 p.m. today, Feb. 20, at Lamont United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home, Pond Creek.
Florence was born Nov. 15, 1924, on a farm west of Lamont, Okla., to Edward C. Kirby and Rena Mae (Huffington) Kirby. Her dad was a participant of the Cherokee Strip Run of 1893. She attended Rich Valley School and graduated in 1942 from Lamont High School. She attended two years at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Okla., graduating in May 1944.
On June 23, 1944, Florence was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Eugene O. “Gene” Brewer, in Quartzsite, Ariz., while Gene was stationed with the Army Air Corps in Blythe, Calif.
Upon Gene’s service to his country, they made their home in the Salt Fork area. They had five children: Barbara Jean, Chris Edward, Carol Kay, Lesa Lynn and Brent Eugene. Florence was the proverbial homemaker and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lamont. She was active in Eastern Star, Willing Workers and United Methodist Women. Her proudest accomplishments were her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was also known for her cooking; cherry pies, chicken and noodles and homemade cinnamon rolls were some of her favorites to share.
Florence was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, who went to his eternal rest on Feb. 16, 1999; her parents, Edward C. and Rena Mae Kirby; and her brothers, Joel Kirby, Paul Kirby and Frank Kirby.
She is survived by her sister, Reta Knight of Ottawa, Kan. She also is survived by Barbara Thrift and her husband Fred of Lexington, Ky.; Chris Brewer of McKinney, Texas; Kay Hamill and husband Randy of Wichita, Kan.; Lesa Kleinmann and husband Calvin of Overland Park, Kan.; and Brent Brewer and wife Theresa of Hunter, Okla.
Florence is survived by grandchildren, Todd Thrift and wife Dayla of High Springs, Fla., Kristi (Thrift) Seuhs and husband Kelly of Stillwater, Okla., Jana (Hamill) Coleman and husband Doug of Tulsa, Okla., Derek Kleinmann and wife Sarah of Cleveland, Ohio, Kelly (Hamill) Sterman and husband Eric of St. Louis, Mo., Matt Kleinmann and fiancée, Sangeeta Shastry of Lawrence, Kan., Brady Brewer of Manhattan, Kan., and Whitney Kleinmann of Roeland Park, Kan. She also is survived by her great-grandchildren, Kyle, Tucker and Mesa Thrift, Drew and Adalyn Kleinmann, Kensey and Courtney Coleman, Kolton Seuhs and Matthew and Emily Sterman.
Memorials may be made to Lamont United Methodist Church.
(Submitted by family)
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