Ersel J. Magnison

April 22, 1933 - March 27, 2017

Ersel Jane Magnison, 83, of Medicine Lodge, KS, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge, KS. She was born on April 22, 1933 in Aline, OK, the daughter of James Shaddy and Gladys (Gately) Shaddy. On August 1, 1949, she married Homer “Pete” Magnison, Jr., in Pratt, KS. He preceded her in death on August 22, 2001. Ersel was the Site Manager at the Leisure Center in Medicine Lodge, KS. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Medicine Lodge, KS. Surviving are three sons, James Homer (Sharon) Magnison of Lamar, OK, Robert Lynn Magnison of Medicine Lodge, KS, & Randall Dean (Rhonda) Magnison of Ulysses, KS; two daughters, Beverly Jane (Charles) Sawyer of Isabel, KS & Debra Jean Magnison of Wichita, KS; 14 Grandchildren, 17 Great Grandchildren, and One Great-Great Grandchild; one sister, Fern Grove of Shawnee, OK; Several nieces and nephews. Ersel was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, an infant son, Emmitt Lee Magnison, one grandson, Joshua Emmitt Magnison & one brother, Vernon Shaddy. Visitation will be on Friday, March 31, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with family present from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. at Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, KS with Pastor Michael Bennett officiating. Interment will be at the Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, KS. Memorials may be made to the Leisure Center, in care of Larrison Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.