Verna Lucille Bode

Verna L. Bode, age 91, of Augusta, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, met her Lord quietly, June 16, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday, June 19, with family greeting friends 5-7 PM, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 501 S. Maple, Douglass. Funeral service 10 AM Saturday, June 20, Christ Lutheran Church, 1500 Cron, Augusta. Born and raised in her heartfelt home in Brule County, South Dakota, near Chamberlain, she married John Martin Bode in 1947. They were parents to five children. Moving to Augusta in 1966, Verna’s dearest loves were her family, Christ Lutheran Church and her many friends. Preceding her in death are her husband, John and daughter, Joyce Gaines. Survivors: sons, John D. Bode, Augusta, and James Bode, Rosalia; daughters, Lana Murphy (Bill), Wichita, and Linda Knott (Thomas), Marysville; sister, Deloras R. Heinrich, Spearfish, SD; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with Amedisys Hospice, 250 W. Douglas, Suite 101, Wichita, KS 67202 and Christ Lutheran Church 1500 W. Cron, Augusta, KS 67010.