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Mary Juda Laird

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Mrs. Laird retired from Rival Manufacturing Co. and was a member of the Christ and Trinity Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Jolly Elders and was known for her hand quilting. She also liked to do fancy work and sewing.

Survivors include a son, Herb Keseman and his wife, Sharon, Linwood, Kansas; a daughter, Jeanette Wicker and her husband Duane, California, MO: ll grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren  eight great-great grandchildren and a daughter-in-law Audrey Keseman, Concordia. She was predeceased by a son. Fred Keseman, three brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Heckart Funeral Home with Rev. Yvonne Marshall officiating.

Pallbearers will be Tim Keseman, Jeff Wicks, Herbie Draffen, David Strobel, Woodrow Bush and Gary Kranz.

Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

The family suggests memorials to Christ and Trinity Church.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday.

Mary J. Laird, 98, of Sedalia, died Wednesday evening, May 7, 2008  at St. Mary’s Hospital, Jefferson City, MO 

She was born November 15, 1909 in Cole Camp, MO a daughter of Abraham N. and Mary A. Walker Bush. In 1927 she married Henry F. Keseman and he predeceased her. In  1947 she

married Alvin Lumpe  and he also predeceased her. In December of 1974 she married Elmer Laird and he died in 1994.