Olivia L. Favors

June 21, 2014

Olivia L. Favors, 98, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 11:05 p.m., Saturday, June 21, 2014, peacefully, at McPherson Care Center. Olivia was born in Tampa, Kansas on April 30, 1916, the daughter of George Washington and Anna Katherine (Kraus) Pope.Olivia attended the Enterprise Country School and graduated from Roxbury High School, Roxbury, Kansas. She later attended Nursing School.She was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church McPherson, Kansas. Olivia worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Kansas City, Missouri and in Newton, Kansas for a rest home and later Olivia ran a gas station in Bochita, Oklahoma She was a member of the Oriental Chapter 58 Order of Eastern Star of McPherson, Kansas Olivia L. Pope was united in marriage to Jessie Kurtz on April 21, 1945 at Ottawa, Kansas. Jessie died on December 17, 1964. Olivia was united in marriage to Algie Favors on September 23, 1968 at Newton, Kansas. He died on March 3, 1979. Olivia is survived by several nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Olivia was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Jessie Kurtz and Algie Favors; three brothers, Samuel, Allen, and Earl Pope; and two sisters, Victoria Williams and Clayoma Emley.Services are private and at the convenience of family. The final resting place will be at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Alma, Missouri.Memorials in memory of Olivia are suggested to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, McPherson and they can be sent in care of the Glidden - Ediger Funeral Home; 222 West Euclid Street; McPherson, Kansas 67460