Leola Teel

TEEL, LEOLA MAE (Ryan), passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Leola was born in Burden, Kansas, on August 10, 1928, to the late Charles and Alice (Pickens)
Ryan. Leola was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles W. (Bill)
Teel; and brother, Joe Ryan. She is survived by her daughter, Penny Teel of
Wichita; sisters, Lorene Cunningham and Lucille Gardner, both of Derby; nephews,
Chuck (Melinda) Ryan of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Roger (Lana) Cunningham of Oxford,
Kansas, Norman (Judy) Dennis of Oxford, Alabama, Mitch Gardner of Wichita, and
Mark Gardner of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; nieces, Sandy (Larry) Admire of Edmond,
Oklahoma, and Pam (Bruce) Ballinger of Derby; 9 great-nephews and 3
great-nieces; and numerous great-great nephews and nieces. Leola grew up in
Burden, with a short period in Dexter. She and her sisters worked at the
Stagecoach Inn in Manitou Springs, Colorado, during the summers of 1946-1950.
Leola returned to Kansas to pursue her dream of becoming a beautician and
attended Dena’s Academy of Beauty Culture in Wichita, graduating in April 1951,
and continued as a beautician for 56 years. Leola and Bill married on June 20,
1953. They shared many happy years of camping, boating and fishing with family
and friends. She was a lifetime member of Eastern Star #128 and a member of EHU
for more than 50 years. Thank you to the excellent caregivers at the Kansas
Masonic Home and of Gentiva Hospice. Family visitation, 2-4 p.m., Sunday, July
19, at Broadway Mortuary, 1147 S. Broadway, Wichita, and Celebration of Life
Services, 10 a.m., Monday, July 20, at Broadway Mortuary. Memorials to Gentiva
Hospice, 2622 W. Central, Wichita, KS 67203 and the Alzheimer’s Association,
1820 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214. Share condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com.
Services by Broadway Mortuary.

Visitation

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Sunday, July 19, 2015 Place: Broadway Mortuary Chapel
1147 S. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67211

Celebration of Life

Time: 10:00am, Monday, July 20, 2015 Place: Broadway Mortuary Chapel
1147 S. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67211

Memorials

Gentiva Hospice
2622 W. Central
Wichita, KS 67203

Alzheimer's Association
1820 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67214

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