Ella Madge Ukens Obituary (1920

Ella Madge (Ebersole) Ukens, 92, of Hooker, Oklahoma, departed this life to be with her Lord on July 2, 2013, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal KS. Madge was born on Oct 10, 1920 at the family homestead northwest of Hooker to Marshall Robert and Martha Linow (Gilmore) Ebersole. The Ebersoles had moved to this area from Missouri. She grew up working on the family farm where they raised broomcorn and maize. She attended the Lemon School, a little over a mile and a half walk to the east of the homestead. She and her family moved to Hooker just prior to her entering 7th grade and she graduated from Hooker High School. She worked at The Hooker Advance and First National Bank prior to being married to Emil Ukens October 7, 1945 and becoming a busy full time homemaker. She loved, in addition to her family, doing all kinds of needle work, gardening, canning, and working in her large yard, birds, growing flowers and traveling. Having found salvation as a young woman at a tent revival, she taught many different Sunday School classes through the years, and served as secretary for the Awana program and was attending the Gospel of Grace Church. She always financially supported several missionary programs and really loved the old hymns. Many know her as a great seamstress, knitter and quilter. At one time she operated a knitting shop out of her home and gave knitting lessons around the kitchen table. Later in life she enjoyed teaching quilting and meeting with her quilting friends. She was always involved in her childrens activities, insisting on music lessons for everyone and attending Sunday School and Church. She also served as a Cub Scout leader and was a part of the Friendly Folks program at the Methodist Church. She is survived by Don and Joyce of Hooker, Peggy Overstreet and husband Ron of Boise City, Bob and Lori of Felt, and Tom and Kim of Conway Arkansas. Grandchildren Angela Danielson and husband Jeff of Deer Park, Illinois; Ashley Ylitalo and husband Matt of Knoxville, Tennessee; Aspen Balthazor and husband Matt of Haysville, KS; Michelle Schroeder and husband Derek of Alta Vista, KS; Kimberly Nichols and husband Eddie of Dodge City, KS; Michael Overstreet, of Boise City, OK; Shaun Ukens of Stillwater, OK; Randi Ukens of Tulsa, OK; Nathan Ukens of Albuquerque, NM; and Rachel Ukens of Wichita, KS; Great Grandchildren Zayne Symons of Okmulgee, OK; Emma, Eli, Ezra and Ellie Ylitalo of Knoxville, Camden and Tenley Balthazor of Hayesville; Anna Schroeder of Alta Vista; and Mason and Ryan Nichols of Dodge City. She was preceded in death by her husband Emil in January of 1989, her parents, an older sister Jean Ukens, and younger brother Howard Ebersole. Memorials are suggest to the Gospel of Grace Church for missions and may be left at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, Oklahoma 73945. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2013 at the Gospel of Grace in Hooker with Rev. Christ McFarland and Rev. Jack Jacobs officiating. Interment will be in the Hooker Cemetery directed by the Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. in Hooker, Oklahoma