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The Lyre Letter
Alumnae News
Peggy Sayles '52 has farmed in southeast Kansas,
Canada, and Colorado, taught in Kansas and
Colorado, all while raising four children. Her
daughter is an Alpha Chi from Baker and her
grandson married Mandy Stark Tosh '03. Peggy
lives in Meriden, Kan. E-mail: psayles1@gmail.com
Lucele Duffin '53 enjoys her two grandchildren
and raises chickens and pygmy goats, which her
grandchildren enjoy. She lives in Spring Hill,
Kan., and enjoys sewing and gardening.
Virginia Schneider '54 retired from teaching for
22 years in the Bowling Green, Kentucky City
Schools in 1994, and her husband, Robert, retired
from the faculty of Western Kentucky University
in 1995. They built their retirement home on a
lake in Fairfield Glade, Tenn., and have lived
there ever since. Virginia and Robert stay active
in their church and the Lions Club, enjoy traveling
throughout the world, and winter in Florida. They
recently established a scholarship fund at KSU.
E-mail: bobschneider@multipro.com
Ramona Perkins '55 will celebrate her 55th
wedding anniversary with her husband, Bill, this
year. They are both still busy working on Perkins
Creek Ranch. Their daughter, Kate, and her
husband, Dave Whetstone, (both veterinarians)
have built a home on the ranch so they get to
see their grandchildren a lot. Ramona lives in
Howard, Kan. E-mail: p.ranch@hotmail.com
Marcia Zinn '56 retired in 2000 after 30 years as
an anesthesiologist. She had a sibling reunion in
New Braunsfels, Texas, last March with her brother
and sister and their significant others. Marica lives
in Greenwood, Mo. E-mail: mvezinnr@gmail.com
Margean E. Cress '57 lives in a retirement
community and is planning a trip to Germany
in June with her two children to do genealogy
reserach on the Westerhouse family. She lives in
Topeka, Kan.
Emily Peter '57 is a retired school teacher and
substitute teaches in Westminster, Colo. She has
four children and eight grandchildren, enjoys
traveling, most recently to Ireland, participating
in a book club, walking, and spending time with
family. E-mail: goemily@comcast.net
Grace Newby '59 works part time and volunteers
for a retired and senior program where she was
previously employed for almost 12 years. She
volunteers regularly at her church. Grace lives in
Wichita, Kan., with her husband, Curtis. E-mail:
cnewby7@cox.net
Annetta Shepherd '60 retired from teaching
elementary school in Haysville, Kan., and now
enjoys Wichita music theatre in the summer
and playing golf. She has a country home near
Ellsworth, Kan., and enjoys spending time there.
Annetta's daughter lives in Louisburg, Kan., so
she spends time there watching her grandchildren,
two of whom play football at Northeastern State
Oklahoma and Tahlequah, and her granddaughters
enjoy volleyball and basketball. Her son's family
lives in Texas and has two children at Texas
State University in San Marcos. Annetta lives in
Wichita, Kan. E-mail: wshepherd@cox.net
Jennifer Goodgion '62 has lived in Wilmington,
N.C., for 42 years. She still has family in Kansas
and Oklahoma. Jennifer's husband, Larry, got a
job with DuPont, which brought them to the East
Coast. He is a Pi Kappa Alpha K-State alumnus.
E-mail: goodgilj@aol.com
Marilea Wade '62 and her husband, Jerry, enjoy
retirement by traveling to see their children and
grandchildren in Texas, Vermont, and Rhode
Island, and family in Kansas and Iowa. They have
many home, community, and church projects to
keep them busy. E-mail: jmwade@suddenlink.net
Anellen Neill '63 retired from Barstow School
in June and plans to travel. She lives in Overland
Park, Kan. E-mail: anellen.neill@gmail.com
Linda L. Sanders '63 writes and directs murder
mystery dinner plays for non-profit groups in her
area. Her 10th play, "Windows into a Death,"
was performed April 25, 2014 at the Coutts
Art Museum in El Dorado. Linda volunteers at
the Eureka Public Library once a week and at
Grandview Elementary School with a part-time
adopt-a-class program in the El Dorado schools.
She is a member of P.E.O. and several ladies
groups. E-mail: lindasanders@cox.net
Elizabeth Swanson '69 and her husband, Phillip,
sold their house and moved to the Kansas City area
after 30 years in Texas and 37 teaching blind and
visually impaired students. Elizabeth is on staff at
the International House of Prayer in Kansas City.
E-mail: ebethswanson@sbcglobal.net
Virginia Kasten '71 enjoys spending time with
her grandchildren: "All boys, so no ACW legacies
yet." Occasionally she helps with practice
recruitment at the Alpha Chi Chapter at Butler
University. Virginia lives in Fishers, Ind. E-mail:
castenet@comcast.net
Aubrey Patterson '94 has three children: Sadye,
Lydia, and Blake. She and her husband, Lance, live
in Hutchinson, Kan. E-mail: aubrey@hutchcf.org
Bryanna Furman Spafford '96 is the Gamma
Zeta Chapter Advisor. She and her husband,
David Spafford, moved back to Manhattan in
January of 2013. David works for the KSU
Foundation. Together they have two daughters,
Camryn (8) and Jaclyn (4).
Emily Chapman Dunleavy '97 and her husband,
Jerod, were married in September 2013. She has
lived in Chicago, Ill., for eight years, where she
works as an operations manager for Travelers.
Deidre E. Burnett '04 is the Gamma Zeta
recruitment advisor. She and her husband,
Jess, were married on September 28, 2013.
They live in Council Grove, Kan. E-mail:
deidre.e.knight@gmail.com
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