Toevs, Frankie L. Bogue (1908-1995)

Revision as of 15:15, 16 January 2012

Newton Kansan obituary: 1995 Jul 6

Birth date: 1908 May 10

text of obituary:

Frankie L. Toevs

Frankie L. Toevs, 87, 801 E. Fourth, owner of Toevs Court, died Wednesday (July 5, 1995) at Newton Medical Center.

She was born May 10, 1908, in Newton to Frank Bogue and Hattie Rhodes Bogue. She married Irvin E. "Dutch" Toevs on Sept. 19, 1935, in El Dorado. He died Oct. 16, 1980.

She was a charter member of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church, Wesley Workers Sunday School Class of the church, Chapter AG of P. E. O., Soroptimist International, American Association of University Women, Business and Professional Women and Newton Medical Center Auxiliary, and was the first woman to serve on the Prairie View and United Methodist Youthville boards. She also served on the boards of Southwestern College in Winfield, Friendly Acres Retirement Community, Newton Library, Methodist Board of Hospital Homes and Methodist Conference Endowment Fund. She was founder of the Woman of the Year program and received the Woman of the Year Award in 1956 in the category of Community and Civil Service and in 1957 for overall Woman of the Year.

Survivors include on son, Dudley Toevs of Newton; one sister, Verda Godding of Weslaco, Texas; two granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 10 a. m. Saturday at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church with the Revs. Don Swender, Chester Osborn and Jeff Gannon, all of the United Methodist Church, and David Keazirian of St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Abbey in Newton.

Friends may call from 5 to 9 p. m. today and 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Friday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.

Memorials may be sent to Trinity Heights United Methodist Church History Room in care of the funeral home.