Audra Madalyn Clary

Audra Madalyn Clary, age 92, of Louisburg, Kansas, died Monday, February 4, 2013 at the Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Madalyn was born July 24, 1920 at Bronson, Kansas. She was the only child of Ray M. and Jewell Grace (Duncan) Myers. The family moved to the Moran area in 1929. She graduated from the Moran High School in 1938. She worked as a telephone operator several years. On October 16, 1940, she was united in marriage to Lloyd L. Clary. When Lloyd returned from the armed forces in 1945, they moved to Moran where their son David Clary was born. They were partners in the C & M Produce and Feed business. Madalyn was also the city librarian and editor of the Moran Mirror newspaper. In 1972, they moved to Iola where they made their home at 518 N. Vermont. She was a member of the Moran Methodist Church. She had lived in many towns in Kansas including Arcadia, Cherryville, Moran, Iola, and Paola. After her husband"s death, she moved to Vintage Park Assisted Living in Paola and then Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center for the past ten years. Madalyn"s family came first always. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and neighbor and will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She was a very strong person and had survived two cancer surgeries. She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband Lloyd, and a son Rolland who was stillborn. She is survived by her son David and his wife Julie of Paola; her granddaughter Erin Royce and her husband Greg of Jacksonville, Florida and grandson Matthew Clary and his wife Melissa of West Lebanon, New Hampshire; and three great grandchildren Jack, Ben, and Kate Clary. Burial of cremains will take place at Moran Cemetery, Moran, Kansas at a later date. Memorials are to Grace Hospice. To share your memories of Madalyn or leave a special condolence message for her family, please click the Share Memories button above.