Alma Marie Redick McKoon, 84, Paola, died suddenly at her home March 17, 2014.

She was born Aug. 6, 1929, near Gridley, Kan., to John Ray and Cecile Beatrice James Redick. She was the second of eight children.

Alma married Eldon Warren McKoon on June 7, 1947, in Osawatomie. She was preceded in death by her husband on Jan. 11, 2002, after celebrating more than 54 years of marriage.

Born to this union were four children: Maxine Montague (Rick) of Coppell, Texas, Merle McKoon (Diane), Marla Dilliner (Randall), and Warren McKoon (Rita), all of Paola. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.

Alma was a 1947 graduate of Osawatomie High School. She was a member of the Plum Creek Methodist Church for more than 50 years and the treasurer of U.M.W. for many years. She loved to cook and helped serve many of the church dinners.

She was a homemaker and helped her husband on the farm where they lived their entire married life. She loved to crochet, quilt and sew and made many clothes, baby quilts, Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, and sock monkeys for all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She crocheted tablecloths for each of her children and many Christmas and wedding gifts were doilies that she made. She also crocheted and donated to her church a large wall hanging of the “Lord’s Prayer” and the curtains for every window of the church.

She was well known for her cinnamon rolls, homemade rolls, and donuts that she made on many occasions for her family’s many dinners and church events.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald who died in 1981, and Rowe Dean in 2011; and a great-grandson.

She also leaves behind her sisters, Joyce Rogers of Mulvane, Betty Willis (John) of Udall, and Sondra Brown (Lyle) of Richmond; and brothers, Bob Redick of Lawrence and Jerry Redick (Lori) of Lebanon, Mo.

Alma will be dearly missed by her family and many friends.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071, (913) 294-2372.

Service is at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.