MINNEOLA – Gayla Kay Kofford, 65, died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Minneola District Hospital.
She was born August 17, 1950 at Fowler, the daughter of Herman and Wilma (McKissick) Weddle. She was a lifetime area resident and a graduate of Minneola High School. She worked as a Certified Nurses Aide at the Minneola Nursing Home until her retirement in 2012.
She was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church and Garden Club both in Minneola.
On July 4, 1969 she married Gary F. Kofford at Minneola. He survives.
Other survivors include: her 2 sons, Steven, Minneola and Bryan, Russell, Kansas; 2 sisters, Greta Pike and husband Sterling, Minneola and Loleta Lokken and husband Les, Littleton, Colorado; and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorial services will be 11:00 am Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the First Christian Church, Minneola, with Virgil White officiating. There will be no public viewing, cremation has taken place.
The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society in care of Minnis Mortuary, P.O. Box 459, Minneola, Kansas 67865. Condolences may be sent to www.minnismortuary.net