Alma Ida Bare, 95, of Hiawatha, KS died on November 7, 2017 at the Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha.

Alma was was born March 18, 1922 in Edgemont, South Dakota. She was the daughter of Amos William Rickell and Blanche Elva (Markham) Rickell.

She married Charles F. Bare Sr. October 11, 1941 in Highland, KS. They spent most of their married life in Frankfort, KS. They had two sons, Charles F. Bare Jr. (Linda) of Leigh, NE and William E. Bare (Mary) of Yukon, OK. Eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren also survive.

Alma was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Frankfort, KS. She was a lifetime member of the Rebekah Lodge in Frankfort. She moved to Hiawatha in 2004 after the death of her husband.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband; Charles, siblings; Ruth Schuetz, Zelda Kelley, William Rickell, and identical twin sister Ada (Lansdon) Brewer.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha. Interment will follow at the Horton Cemetery in Horton, KS.

The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to services from 10a.m. – 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Memorial contributions are suggested to American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association and may be sent in care of the funeral home 124 S. 7th St. Hiawatha, KS 66434.

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