Obituary of Marjorie L. Rolston
Marjorie L. Rolston, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village, Kansas.
Marge was born on August 19, 1921, at Stanberry, Missouri, the second child of ten children born to Lola Bell and William Turner. Her family moved to Garnett, Kansas in 1926.
She was united in marriage to Wayne Rolston on November 12, 1941, in Garnett. The couple traveled extensively while professionally racing greyhounds. During World War II, while Wayne was serving in the South Pacific, Marge was employed at the Boeing plant in Wichita helping to build the B-29 bomber. After the war, Wayne and Marge moved to Kansas City where she worked for Sears for several years before starting a family. They returned to Garnett in 1978 and were members of the First Christian Church. She was a gifted painter and was a friend to many in the community.
Marge was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Helen Sloan and Alice Beckett; and brothers, Tom, Millard, Richard and Lloyd Turner.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen Lee Norris, of Athens, Arizona; and son, Randy Rolston of Mission Hills, Kansas; six grandchildren, Kristen Terrio, John Barrett Norris, Andrew Rolston, Polly MacRoberts, Graham Rolston and Tess Rolston; and three greatgrandchildren: Kellen Terrio, Gage Terrio and Ralph MacRoberts.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Garnett Cemetery in Garnett, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church in Garnett, and left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent at www.feuerbornfuneral.com