She served her Church many years as Treasurer, choir member, Flower chairman, Council member and as Women’s Fellowship Chairman. She was also past President of Church Women United of McPherson when they were both active organizations. She was a past President of Soroptimist International of McPherson. Edward (Pat) and two children, Sarah and Alan in California on their way home. After retiring, she and Harold would spend winters in Arizona visiting their sons Dale (Lucrecia) and Dr. She retired after ten years as bookkeeper at Raleighs Drug Store and sixteen years taking care of the payroll for Certainteed Corp in McPherson. During her travels, she visited all 50 states. She enjoyed visiting National Parks, Canada and Alaska. She also loved to travel and go camping with the family. Her family was very special to her and she loved to sew, cook and bake. Returning home, they settled in McPherson raising four children, Howard, Mary Margaret, Edward and Dale. He was stationed at an Air Base in Columbia, South Carolina and then sent to Long Island, New York until the war ended. After four months, she returned to work at the Bank while he served 2 ½ years in US Army Air Force in the Mediterranean area returning home in January of 1945. She graduated from Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, Kansas and worked at the First National Bank in Hutchinson until marrying Harold Edward Fries May 25, 1942, after he joined the Army Aircorp and graduated from the Officers Candidate School in St Louis, Missouri. The family moved into Inman when she started school, graduating from grade school and high school in Inman. "(Ilda) Jane Graves Fries, the daughter of Brooks Wallace and Florence Emma (Tuxhorn) Graves, was born Septemon her parents’ farm near Inman, Kansas.
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