Sedgwick County KS Archives Obituaries.....Lafferty, Marcella Ann (Garner) January 18, 2005
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Marcella Ann (Garner) Lafferty
b. 3-6-1923 Homestead OK Blaine co
d. 1-18-2005  Wichita
Memorial Park Cemetery  North Enid OK Garfield co
D/O Frank Benjamin and Helen Ruth Patzkowski Garner and passed away from
complications following open-heart surgery.  She graduated from Enid High School
in 1941; Marcie was active in the drum and bugle corps. During her senior year
of high school, she met the love of her life, George A. Lafferty, whom she
married on September 12, 1942 at the First Baptist Church in Enid. Together,
they had three children, Michael, Timothy and Ann. As the wife of a career
military officer, they traveled with the family to various assignments in the
United States and Puerto Rico while George was on active duty from 1940 until
his death in 1958. After her husband's death, Marcella returned to Enid, OK
where she lived for 34 years and raised their three children on her own. She was
very proud that all three of her children completed their college education and
went on to be successful in the respected fields. In 1992, she moved from Enid
to Wichita to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren. Marcella was well
known for her love of politics and as a steadfast supporter of the military. She
was highly revered for her fierce independence. Until her surgery, she was able
to live in her own home in Wichita. Marcella was a very generous person who was
loved by many and all who knew her will miss her greatly. She supported her
children and grandchildren in their goals and academic endeavors. She was very
proud of her family's many achievements. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Major George A. Lafferty; siblings, Warren C. Garner, Mrs. E. Charles
(Lorraine) Muncy and son Timothy F. Lafferty.


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