Mary E. Josserand
Mary E. Josserand, age 77, died Saturday afternoon, November 28, 2009, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.
She was born September 22, 1932, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of John H. and Hazel (Markham) Weaver.  As a young girl, she attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1950.  A lifetime resident of rural Meade, she was a farmer and a rancher.
She was a member of St. Augustine Episcopal Church, Meade.  Mary enjoyed gardening, canning, archeology, hunting and trapping. 
On February 23, 1974, she married Don Josserand at the First Baptist Church, Meade.  He survives. 
Other survivors include:
A son, Mark Gillen of Independence, Kansas; Two daughters, Lark Hallum of Colcord, Oklahoma and Esta Bucher of Quinter, Kansas; A brother, Donald Weaver of Richardson, Texas; Eight grandchildren, Seventeen great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. 
She is preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.
Celebration of life services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary Chapel, Meade, with Father Dennis Zimmerman presiding.  Cremation has taken place.  Private family inurnment will follow at a later date.
The family would welcome memorials to the Meade District Hospital in care of the funeral home.