Lucy Louise Gifford

   Lucy Louise (Wege) Gifford, age 103, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, in Bloomfield, Indiana.

   She was born on September 28, 1918.  Lucy was the daughter of Emil and Frances (Walters) Wege.  She was a graduate of Fostoria, Kansas, High School.  Lucy married Howard Gifford in July 1939, and they raised their 4 children on a farm in Southeast Kansas.

   She worked for Kansas State University in food services and Home Health.

   She enjoyed flowers and gardening and was devoted to her family. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Manhattan. 

   Lucy is survived by 3 of 4 children: Beulah Ann Shipwash, Donald Dean Gifford and Carol Almeda Anderson, 13 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren, and 1 great- great-great-grandchild.  Lucy was the second of 10 children who have all preceded her in death along with their spouses.

   She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter (Ellen Louise Brown and husband Harold), one great-granddaughter (Ashley Toland), and one great-grandson ( Noah Shipwash).

   Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. A visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. service time at Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego. 

   Memorial contributions are suggested to the Seventh Day Adventist Church or the Heart Association and may be left in care of Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home, 4370 Salzer Rd, Wamego, KS 66547.