Ione E. McBride, 83, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at her home, South Hutchinson.
She was born February 22, 1930 in Nickerson, KS, the daughter of William and Cynthia (Johnson) Bartlett.
A 1947 graduate of Hutchinson High School, she was a receptionist and bookkeeper for Dr. John Blank, Bell Credit Union, and the Royal Inn Motel. Ione was a member of the South Hutchinson United Methodist Church, Women of the Moose, Reno County KS. Amateur Radio Association, Kadiddlehopper Amateur Radio Club, and was a charter member of the Hutchinson Water Sports Club.
On May 18, 1947 she married Herbert McBride in Turon, KS. He died March 21, 2001.
Ione is survived by; her children, Debby McBride Brown, Parkville, MO, Jacque Holloway and husband Randy, Wichita, and Ronald McBride, Hutchinson; seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by; daughter, Linda Powell; great-grandchild, Zacheriah Anderson; son-in-law, Garry Brown; and two brothers, Donald and Wesley Bartlett.
Funeral Service will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 4, 2013 at South Hutchinson United Methodist Church with Pastor Warren Hett presiding. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson.
Visitation is from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M., Thursday and Friday, with family present from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday at Penwell Gabel Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Memorials may be made to South Hutchinson United Methodist church in care of the funeral home. Please visit www.penwellgabelhutchinson.com to leave personal condolences for the family.