Obituary
Sonia Helen Yount, 64, Valley Falls, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at the Senior Living Center at Winchester.
She was born on Feb. 6, 1944, at Masardis, Maine, the daughter of Floyd Adonis and Marie Marguerite Pelletier York. She graduated from high school in Bangor, Maine.
Sonia worked as a health care professional until she married Henson James "Jim" Yount on Jan. 1, 1970. She and Jim worked together as lobbyists until their retirement. They were noted as "an imposing couple" working for causes they believed in at the Kansas State House. These causes included the AFL-CIO, Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Workman's Compensation and unemployment. They worked to pass bills that would affect working class citizens and were instrumental supporters of the Kansas Democratic Party. Sonia also worked in the Laborer's kitchen. She had attended the Rock Creek Bible Church.
Sonia and Jim moved to Valley Falls in 1972 and worked together on their Mini-Red farm caring for a variety of domesticated animals and wildlife, and raising a garden and fruit trees. Jim died on Aug. 20, 2001.
Sonia continued to care for others, working at LinnWood Place, the Jefferson County Geriatric Center at Winchester, with Meals on Wheels, doing private home care and looking after an animal sanctuary. She will be missed!
Survivors include her mother, Marie Marguerite Pelletier Ridenour, Duluth, GA; two sisters, Sylvia Dore, Alpharetta, GA, and Debi, Parker, Springfield, MA; four stepchildren, David Yount, Topeka, Sandy Heim, Carbondale, Gaylin Mitchell, Brookwood, Alabama, and Tom Yount, Phoenix; and many nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Graveside Service will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, at the Valley Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sunday, at Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Humane Society or to Jefferson County Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home, 810 Broadway, Valley Falls, KS 66088. Online condolences are at www.mercerfuneralhomes.com
She was born on Feb. 6, 1944, at Masardis, Maine, the daughter of Floyd Adonis and Marie Marguerite Pelletier York. She graduated from high school in Bangor, Maine.
Sonia worked as a health care professional until she married Henson James "Jim" Yount on Jan. 1, 1970. She and Jim worked together as lobbyists until their retirement. They were noted as "an imposing couple" working for causes they believed in at the Kansas State House. These causes included the AFL-CIO, Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Workman's Compensation and unemployment. They worked to pass bills that would affect working class citizens and were instrumental supporters of the Kansas Democratic Party. Sonia also worked in the Laborer's kitchen. She had attended the Rock Creek Bible Church.
Sonia and Jim moved to Valley Falls in 1972 and worked together on their Mini-Red farm caring for a variety of domesticated animals and wildlife, and raising a garden and fruit trees. Jim died on Aug. 20, 2001.
Sonia continued to care for others, working at LinnWood Place, the Jefferson County Geriatric Center at Winchester, with Meals on Wheels, doing private home care and looking after an animal sanctuary. She will be missed!
Survivors include her mother, Marie Marguerite Pelletier Ridenour, Duluth, GA; two sisters, Sylvia Dore, Alpharetta, GA, and Debi, Parker, Springfield, MA; four stepchildren, David Yount, Topeka, Sandy Heim, Carbondale, Gaylin Mitchell, Brookwood, Alabama, and Tom Yount, Phoenix; and many nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Graveside Service will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, at the Valley Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sunday, at Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Humane Society or to Jefferson County Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home, 810 Broadway, Valley Falls, KS 66088. Online condolences are at www.mercerfuneralhomes.com
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