Gladys M. Kisner, 86, formerly of Carlyle, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at Willard Care Center in Willard Missouri. Gladys was born September 14, 1925 at rural Carlyle, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Clara (Morris) Harling. She graduated from Iola High School in 1943. On February 20, 1943, Gladys married James T. Kisner at Chanute. They made their home in the Carlyle area most of their married lives. Gladys worked for Countryside Estates Nursing Home and then Gates Rubber Company for 15 years before she retired. Her husband preceded her in death on October 31, 1998. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Iola. She enjoyed gardening and was an avid reader. SURVIVORS: 3 Sons: Neil Kisner of Neodesha, Kansas, Richard Kisner of Rogersville, Missouri, and Tom Kisner of Des Moines, Iowa 1 Daughter: Nancy Smith of Custer City, Oklahoma 1 Sister: Lois Funston of Yakima, Washington 8 Grandchildren and 12 Great Grandchildren She was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Harling and a sister, Kathryn Keenum. FUNERAL SERVICE: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 3, 2011, at First Church of the Nazarene in Iola, Kansas. Rev. Daren Baldwin will officiate. BURIAL: Highland Cemetery, Iola, Kansas MEMORIAL: First Church of the Nazarene Memorial gifts may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left on this website, www.iolafuneral.com.