Iree Boyter

December 11, 1927 - January 3, 2021

ROGERS, AR - Sammie Iree Boyter, 93, of Rogers, AR, formerly of Medicine Lodge, KS and Green Valley, AZ, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Magnolia Place, Rogers, AR. She was born December 11, 1927 near Clarendon, TX, the second of six children born to W. R. & Carol (Walls) Hill. Iree’s family moved to Dodge City, KS in 1944 where Iree graduated from Dodge City High School in 1945. She completed a three-month emergency training course for teachers & at age 17 began teaching in a country school near Dodge City where she taught for one year. She married Joe Boyter on October 11, 1946 in Dalhart, TX. In October 1947, Joe & Iree moved to Medicine Lodge, where Joe had purchased a tire recapping business. Iree worked for Dillman Shaw, as an oil lease broker; Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce; legal secretary for Raymond Eggleston & Ralph C. Hall & was a full partner in Boyter Tires doing all the bookkeeping for years. In 1978, Iree returned to college to combat the “empty nest” syndrome, the result of her youngest child leaving home. She graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, OK in May,1982 with a Liberal Arts degree. In September 2000, they sold their home in Medicine Lodge & moved to Green Valley, AZ where they lived until November 2013, moving to Rogers, AR to be closer to family & friends. Iree wrote creatively for most of her life & won several awards for her poetry & prose, while in college & also received an honorable mention in a state contest. She enjoyed reading, doing needlework, scrapbooking, writing, camping, traveling & spending time with her children, grandchildren, family, friends & people from other countries. She served six years on the Medicine Lodge City Council & was a member of the Housing Authority Board, the Library Board, the monthly Book Club & was an active member of the Church of Christ. Iree was a loving mother, grandmother & great-grandmother & a good friend to many. Iree is survived by her daughter, Joree Friedly & husband, Roger of Hoisington, KS; son, Lane Boyter & wife, Jacque, of Rogers, AR; daughter-in-law, Marilyn (Boyter) Talbott & husband, Merle, of Wichita, KS; sister, Jane Underwood of Derby, KS; brother, David Hill & wife, LaVerna, of Green Valley, AZ; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren & numerous nephews, nieces & friends. She was preceded in death by Joe, her husband of 70+ years; son, Mark Boyter; parents; sisters, Lucy Jo (McMillen) Flowers, Patricia Welsh & Faye Davenport. Visitation will be on Friday, January 8, 2021 from Noon until 8:00 p.m. at Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. A private family graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2021. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Medicine Lodge Lincoln Library, in care of Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.