Maria Carmmen Lear

Maria Carmen Lear was born on Wednesday, September 14, 1977, in Hawaiian Gardens, California. She was the daughter of Michael Dean and Peggy (Atchison) Lear and Rick and Barb Ledom. A lifelong resident, Maria made her home in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, until her death on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the age of thirty-one years. Maria graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1996. She worked as a merchandise processor for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. in Ottawa. She was an avid pool player and member of Northeast American Pool Association. She was also a dedicated volunteer for Relay for Life and worked charity events at Sandstone in Kansas City, Kansas. Maria was a devoted mother, daughter, aunt, sister and friend. She is survived by her daughter, Darbie Lear, and son, Dalton King, both of Ottawa; parents, Peggy and Michael Lear, of Ottawa, and Rick and Barb Ledom of Williamsburg, Kansas; five sisters, Jerri Beckwith and her husband, Jim, of Richmond, Kansas, Jennifer Swearingen of Ottawa, Capri Kirkland of Covington, Georgia, Shana Ledom of Williamsburg, Kansas, Jessica Shapley of Ottawa; brother, Charles Barnett of Spanaway, Washington; several nieces and nephews; and maternal grandparents, Owen and Shirley Atchison. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Eunice Ledom. SERVICES: Funeral services will be held from the Dengel & Son Mortuary in Ottawa at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2009. IN STATE: Friends may pay their respects to Maria after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Dengel & Son Mortuary where the family will meet with friends from 5:30 to 7:00 Wednesday evening. CEMETERY: Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, Kansas. MEMORIALS: The family suggests memorial contributions to Lear-King Children’s Education Fund, c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.