Joanna Irene Rentfro
January 18, 1935 — November 27, 2006
Joanna Irene Rentfro, of Eureka, died November 27, 2006, at her home, at the age of 71.
She was born on January 18, 1935, at home northeast of Howard, the daughter of Joseph Francis and Esther Irene (Maben) Rentfro. She was raised in Severy, and graduated from Severy High School with the class of 1953. She then moved to Wichita, and spent one year at the American Business College in Wichita. After college she worked three years at McDonald Manufacturing Co., and eleven years for the Beech Aircraft Corporation. In 1968, Joanna moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, then to Tulsa, Oklahoma, the next year.
In 1973, Joanna was united in marriage to Jack William Boring, Sr., in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in February of 1975.
In 1973, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she worked in the District Attorney’s office for fifteen years. In 1989, she returned to Severy. She worked in many places including the Broadway Christian Church in Wichita, for two years, the Greenwood County Hospital for seven years, and the Greenwood County Historical Society for three years, and later, as the secretary of the Christian & Congregational Church in Eureka.
She is survived by one brother, Raymond Rentfro of Topeka; and one sister, Eileen Wilson of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, December 4, 2006 at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka, with Pastor Alan Hunter of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment will follow in South Lawn Cemetery, in Severy.
A memorial has been established in her name to the Christian & Congregational Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045
She was born on January 18, 1935, at home northeast of Howard, the daughter of Joseph Francis and Esther Irene (Maben) Rentfro. She was raised in Severy, and graduated from Severy High School with the class of 1953. She then moved to Wichita, and spent one year at the American Business College in Wichita. After college she worked three years at McDonald Manufacturing Co., and eleven years for the Beech Aircraft Corporation. In 1968, Joanna moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, then to Tulsa, Oklahoma, the next year.
In 1973, Joanna was united in marriage to Jack William Boring, Sr., in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in February of 1975.
In 1973, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she worked in the District Attorney’s office for fifteen years. In 1989, she returned to Severy. She worked in many places including the Broadway Christian Church in Wichita, for two years, the Greenwood County Hospital for seven years, and the Greenwood County Historical Society for three years, and later, as the secretary of the Christian & Congregational Church in Eureka.
She is survived by one brother, Raymond Rentfro of Topeka; and one sister, Eileen Wilson of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, December 4, 2006 at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka, with Pastor Alan Hunter of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment will follow in South Lawn Cemetery, in Severy.
A memorial has been established in her name to the Christian & Congregational Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045
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