Bonnie Elaine Wylie
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Memorial services for Bonnie Elaine Wylie, 74, Meriden, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Crossroads Wesleyan Church, 2030 SE 41st in Topeka, KS. Elaine passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Kelly House of Meriden.
Elaine was born on December 5, 1949, in Iola, KS, the daughter of Andrew R. and Bonnie E. (Ware) Wylie. Although Elaine lived in many towns around the state, she stayed connected to Humboldt for most of her life. She attended Humboldt Public Schools and Allen County Community College. She loved books and in 1969 entered Kansas State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University) where she received a master’s degree of Library Science in 1972. She then worked for several years in setting up Libraries in elementary schools around the state in Elkhart, Perry, Downs, Douglas, and other small towns. In the 1980’s she took the job of cataloguer in the Coffeyville Public Library, where she worked for over 30 years, retiring in 2017. Throughout her life, she faithfully served her Lord and her church wherever she lived. In 2018, she moved to the Lawrence area to be closer to family, residing in Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living Facility in Lawrence, KS. and later in Kelly House in Meriden. KS.
Survivors include her brothers, David A. (Ralda) Wylie, Lecompton, KS and Calvin R. (Tammy) Wylie, Clemson, SC.
Inurnment will be at a later date at Mount Hope Cemetery, Humboldt, KS.
Memorial contributions may be made in Elaine’s name to Crossroads Wesleyan Church or to Ascend Hospice and may be sent in the care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Elaine was always so caring and she would always ask us about our families. The Lord has called another servant home
Saddened to hear of Elaine’s passing. I enjoyed visiting with her at our class reunions. She was always a sweet and joyful person and a faithful servant of our Lord and Savior. Prayers of comfort for you and Calvin’s families. Jude Ostrander Rutledge.
I knew your sister as Bonnie a very sweet lady at Kelly House…she was always so proud of her beautiful fingernails no matter the color….
She always had a beautiful smile on her face and enjoyed seeing the children that came to visit…and I remember the day she introduced one of her brothers to me, she was so proud and very happy…
I will miss seeing her…so happy she will be reading books to those children in heaven…💞Janet Green
So grateful to have met Bonnie while visiting my mother at the Kelly House. What a beautiful smile and kind word she always had for anyone and everyone. She did so love to show off her colorful fingernails, always so proud of how lovely they looked. I feel so blessed to have known her for this past year. Thank you for sharing her us.
I shared an office with Elaine for a few years at Coffeyville Public Library, Elaine was always so caring and helpful to staff and patrons. She knew which patrons would like each book as she cataloged and made sure that they saw it. She carefully picked out books each month for her nursing home and assisted living patrons and delivered them. She helped me learn the cataloging process and the ropes of the library world. Hope she is reading all her favorites in heaven.
I had 11 1/2 joyful yeas working with Elaine at the Coffeyville Public Library before retiring to Joplin to help our daughter and husband with their 5 month old twins. She was like a sister to me! We went to see a Janet Paskal concert with her and Bonnie there in Humbolt and had so much fun.
She and her mom were very special people!
Love to all the family and friends.
Elaine was a wonderful person and we loved working with her for over 30 years. Love to her family and friends.