George Meyer

George A. Meyer, 96, of Ellinwood, died April 11 at Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood.

Born March 20, 1914, at Tampa, to Gerhardt and Wilhelmine (Brandt) Meyer, he was employed by drilling companies.

He married Millicent Noel June 24, 1947, at Pittsburg.

He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife, Millicent, of Ellinwood; two sons, Edward and Richard of Wichita; three daughters, Madeline Gabriel of Studio City, Calif., Elaine DeTour-Spronken of Tucson, Ariz., and Natalie Windholz of Gorham; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ellinwood.

Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, 3½ miles north of Tampa.

Memorial funds have been established with the churches in Ellinwood and Tampa and Ellinwood Area Health Care Foundation.