Proffitt, Gerald Melvin             husband of Twila LaVaughn(Harper)

Burial Date: 2017,  01/27        Age: 101          Lot: 926 H

Gerald M. Proffitt, died January 22, 2017, at the Presbyterian Manor, Sterling. He was born January 5, 1916, in rural Sterling to Arthur and Lydia (Elliott) Proffitt. A lifetime resident of Alden and Sterling and a graduate of Alden High School. He was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of the Alden Baptist Church where he served as a trustee. He was a board member of the Alden Co-op for 6 years and a board member of the Sterling Co-op for14 years. He was a member of The Walnut Grove School Board and Alden School Board. On September 21, 1936, he married Twila Harper in McPherson. Survivors include a son Larry and Dixie Proffitt, Sterling; daughter, Judy and Harold Hodge, Madison, KS.; daughter-in-law, Susan Proffitt, Gallop, NM.; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Twila; his parents; a son, Roddy Proffitt and daughter Karen Price and husband Robert, four brothers, Harold, Dale, Clinton, Arlos and a sister Betty Duft; grandson, Royce Glinke, granddaughter, Barbara Stutz and husband Vern and great-grandson Tyson Proffitt. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Alden Baptist Church, Alden, Kansas at 10:00 A.M. with Matt Hendricks and Rev. Kendal Conner. Burial will be at Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling. Visitation will be Thursday, January 26, 2017, from 2:00 to 7:00 P.M. with family present from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials may be made to Alden Baptist Church or Sterling Presbyterian Manor in care of the Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.

1936 Wedding Picture