Jack Carlton Brink's Obituary
Jack C. Brink, age 89, a lifetime farmer and rancher passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at his farm near Howard, Kansas. He was born on August 1, 1919 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Gaylord Ralph and Nellie Mae (Eaton) Brink.
Jack attended Francher Valley Grade School near Fall River, Kansas and was a graduate of Fall River High School class of 1937. On March 14, 1938 Jack was united in marriage to Betty Marie Dudgeon in Yates Center, Kansas and she preceded him in death on September 20, 2004. Jack attended the Severy Church of the Nazarene. He was a Fiat School board member.
He is survived by three daughters: Marjean Jacobs and her husband, Henry, of Howard, Kansas, Nadene Ervin and her husband, Randy, of Chanute, Kansas, and Darlene Riggs and her husband, Leon, of Severy, Kansas, three sisters: Virginia Powell of Portland, Oregon, Genevieve Ebberts of Grand Junction, Colorado, and Novella Hale of Wichita, Kansas, five grandchildren: Jena Jacobs-Garcia and her husband Carlos of Burlington, Kansas, Jodi Sutton and her husband, Charles, of Wichita, Kansas, Nancy Barker and her husband, Allen, of Severy, Kansas, John Riggs and his wife, Erin, of Severy, Kansas, and Kristi Pugh and her husband, Robert, of Andover, Kansas, and ten great grandchildren. Jack was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, one brother Earl Brink, five sisters: Ila Jean Brink, Geraldine Smith, Betty Wooters, Atha Perry, and Nadene Marchant.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday March 30, 2009 at the Severy United Methodist Church with Pastors Dave Warren and Jerry Green officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday from 4 to 6 PM at Zimmerman Funeral Home. Interment will be at Cresco Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to Fredonia Regional Hospital and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at: www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard, Kansas.
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