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Alice Amyx

1920 - 2020

Alice Amyx obituary, 1920-2020, Lawrence, KS

BORN

1920

DIED

2020

Alice Amyx Obituary

Alice Clayton Amyx passed away May 27, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born in Lawrence on October 7, 1920, to Ross Herbert Clayton and Marguerite McVey Clayton. Both of her parents were originally from Hill City, Kansas. Alice graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1938 and attended the University of Kansas where she was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. She also attended Lawrence Business College. She married Carl Breckinridge Amyx on October 6, 1940, at the Central Christian Church in San Diego, California.

Alice was a ninety-year member of the First Christian Church and a seventy-five-year life member of O.E.S. Adah Chapter #7 and the Evangeline Chapter #162 of Baldwin City, Kansas. She belonged to the New Generation Society of Lawrence, Berea Bible Study and the Home Builders Sunday School Class of the First Christian Church. She also helped with the church's "Operation Child" project and the Prayer Shawl Ministry.

Alice worked as a secretary for the KU Alumni Office for ten years and was a life-long KU basketball fan. Alice worked for the community of Lawrence in many ways: serving at her children's school PTA, volunteering at LMH, delivering for "Meals on Wheels" and serving as a chairman for one year, serving her neighborhood on the election board, and managing the Lawrence Art Guild Holiday Fair for two years. She was a well-known quilter and belonged to the Kaw Valley Quilters Guild for many years and traveled to workshops all over the United States.

Alice was a proud member of the '38's, a group of Liberty Memorial graduates who met monthly for lunch for years. She belonged to several bridge clubs and was a member of one for sixty-seven years. She also belonged to several study clubs.

Alice and Carl enjoyed many trips with The Flying Jayhawks and after Carl's death, Alice traveled to many elder hostels in the United States and Canada.

Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Ross and Marguerite Clayton, a sister (Marguerite Dalrymple), her husband, Carl Amyx, a son-in-law (Lanny Dayton Gaston) and a grandson (Geoffrey Tyler Gaston). She is survived by a sister (Ruth Mrkonic), and her beloved children, Ross Michael Amyx (Linda), Richmond, Virginia, and Marguerite Amyx Gaston, Lawrence. She is also survived by her three beloved grandchildren, Ross (Jessie), Richmond, Virginia, Megan (Taylor), Atlanta, Georgia, and Joshua, Lawrence, as well as her five great-grandchildren, Julian, Griffin, Hannah , and Harper, children of Ross Amyx, Richmond, Virginia, and Addison Green, daughter of Megan Amyx Green, Atlanta, Georgia.

A memorial service is planned for the future.

Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Jul. 3, 2020.
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Dear Sweet Alice how we will miss our visits at our office . All your great stories your laugh and your sunshine smile. May God give you internal peace. We will miss you Alice Amyx. Love Bernadette and Garvin at the Neighborhood Hearing Aid Center.

Bernadette

Friend

July 9, 2020

Margie, I just saw that your Mom recently passed and I wanted to let you know how sorry I am. Prayers to the your family.

Barb Wente-Linke

Classmate

July 7, 2020

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Mrs. Amyx. Alice was the mother of my classmate, Marguerite Amyx Gaston. She was also a friend and classmate of my father, Bill Pendleton. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. I remember going to her house on Barker Avenue for Margie's gatherings and enjoying her graciousness and hospitality. She was beautiful inside and out. May the Lord comfort all her loved ones at this difficult time.

Helen Pendleton Rumbaut

Friend

July 5, 2020

Alice and Carl were such wonderful people and we were blessed to be their next-door neighbors for five years. Reconnecting with Alice when presenting her Eastern Star 75-year membership pin in 2015 was such an honor! We visited again, sharing our quilts--a passion I joined her in long after moving from the neighborhood. Sharing memories with her on Facebook was a highlight as a way to stay connected. My sincere condolences on this great loss to the family, friends, and greater community that she was such a big part of.

Liz Granberg-Jerome

Friend

July 5, 2020

Alice was such a special woman. She was so friendly and loved to talk about everything- especially her grandson Josh. I treasured the visits we had with her at her beautiful house on Barker. I am so glad she was able to enjoy her Birthday party last year and have her beautiful quilts displayed. She will be missed.

Marcia Riley

Friend

July 4, 2020

I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept my deepest condolences. Your family will be in my prayers.

Steven L. George

Friend

July 3, 2020

Alice was a neighborhood legend. She knew everyone and was always very friendly. She truly lived everyday with joy. It was always fun to run into her and catch up with her family and the many neighbors on Barker!
Rest In Peace, Alice
Barbara Robbins Perry
(Formerly 2102 Barker Ave)

Barbara Perry

Neighbor

July 3, 2020

I loved Alice, she was my best friends Mom and my second Mom. She was always there for me when I was growing up. I was privileged to get to visit with Alice often during the last 16 years. When I was in the Kansas City area, to see my son, I always made a trip to Lawrence to see her. My visits with Mom2 were very special. I will miss her.

Jim Riley

Friend

July 3, 2020

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