Althea Elaine (Ives) Yoxall
1928 - 2020
Altha Elaine (Ives) Yoxall, age 92, entered into rest on Friday, August 28, 2020, at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.
She was born in Hays, Kansas on June 29, 1928 to Harold and Hilma (Fischer) Ives.
She was a 1946 graduate of Stockton High School, Stockton, Kansas, and graduated from Cloud County Community College in 1983 with her Associate's Degree in Nursing.
On December 28, 1946 she married Edward Yoxall in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 21, 2004.
Elaine worked at the St. Joseph Hospital in Concordia as a Registered Nurse for 25 plus years before retiring.
She was member of American Legion and VFW, Concordia.
Elaine enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, playing marbles, crocheting and knitting and watching the KC Royals and Chiefs games.
She is survived by her two sons, Dennis Yoxall (Jacquelyn), Wichita, KS; Scott Yoxall, Concordia, KS; two sisters, Ruth Fenton (Raleigh), Stockton; Dixie Rose, Wagner, OK; five grandchildren, Nicole Green, Wichita, Kristin Rausch (Jared), Haysville, Leslie Robertson (Bill), Mulvane, Rachelle Ngo (Chris), Andover, and Nic Yoxall, Wichita; 15 great-grandchildren: Jessica and Jordon Paul, Allie, Colin, and Isabella Green, Garrett and Ryder Rausch, Reece, and Paige Robertson, Ashton, Kali, Laykkn, and Knox Ngo and Elizabeth Yoxall.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward; parents, Harold and Hilma; three brothers, A.J. Ives, Max Ives, Dean Ives and two sisters, Norma Moore and Joyce Keeton.
It was Elaine’s wishes to have been cremated.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 1:00 p.m.
A memorial service will be held Saturday September 5, 2020, at 1:00 PM at the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia. Inurnment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with Pastor Dwight Whitead officiating.
Memorial contributions may be given to the American Legion, Concordia, Kansas, in care of the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com
