D. Maxine Esslinger, 76, of Emporia died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at her home.
She was born March 27, 1935, in Yates Center, to Harold and Ann (Plyth) Ireland.
She spent her childhood in Yates Center and graduated from Yates Center High School. She earned an associate degree from Allen County Community College in Iola.
She had been employed in quality control for Midland Brake in Iola and later for General Dynamics in California. She moved from Oklahoma City to Emporia 14 years ago.
She leaves a son, Brad, Wichita Falls, Texas; three daughters, Cindy Galdean, Long Beach, Calif., Janice Middleton, Hohenwald, Tenn., and Marilyn Taylor, Pulaski, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; a brother, Bill Ireland, Yates Center; and two sisters, Mary Ann Hill, Lawrence, and Kay Downing, Erie.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Yates Center Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Campbell Funeral Home in Yates Center.
Memorial contributions to the Maxine Esslinger Memorial Fund, which will be designated by the family at a later date, may be sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 188, Yates Center, KS 66783.
D. Maxine Esslinger
