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Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Inc.

214 Oak Street

Bonner Springs, Kansas

Margaret Flattery Obituary

Margaret (Bunker) Flattery, age 90, of Lawrence, KS passed away peacefully on Fri., April 8, 2016 at Brandon Woods in Lawrence, KS. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 am, and the Funeral will be at 11 am, both on Wed., April 13, at the Edwardsville Christian Church in Edwardsville, KS with burial to follow in the Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens Cemetery in Shawnee, KS. Margaret was born March 6, 1926 on the family farm near Grant City, MO to Dale and Laura Davidson. She was the third of five children and graduated high school in 1943 at Sheridan, MO. Margaret left the farm with her sisters to help the war effort. She built tail section nacelles for B-25 bombers as a riveter at the Fairfax airport in downtown Kansas City. Later she was a bookkeeper for many years at W.R. Grace Seed Company. Margaret married Harly Bunker in 1944 and they took up residence in Bonner Springs, KS. Harley preceded her in death in 1998. She married Robert Flattery in 1970 and continued to live in Bonner Springs. Margaret moved to Brandon Woods, Lawrence, KS upon Robert's death in 2013 to be near her family. She was a member of the Edwardsville Christian Church, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Wyandotte County Historical Society. Margaret was preceded in death by her brother Ralph Davidson and sister-in-law Joan Davidson of Sheridan, MO; sister Hazel Haney and brother-in-law Evart Haney of Independence, MO. She is survived by three sons David Bunker (Janis) of Lawrence, KS; Mark Bunker (Debra) of Parker, KS and William Flattery (Mie) of Bossier City LA and a daughter Jane Genett (Louis) of Denver, NC and grandchildren Heather Bunker (Ken Filsinger) of Lawrence, KS; Courtney O'Donnell (Geoff) of Davidson, NC; Matthew Genett (Kristen) of Matthews, NC and Michael Genett (Denise) of Cornelius NC; and seventeen great grandchildren.

The family wished to express their gratitude and thank the staff at Brandon Woods at Alvamar and the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Hospice. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials in Margaret's name to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association and may be sent in care of the Alden – Harrington Funeral Home 214 Oak St. Bonner Springs, KS 66012

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Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Apr. 10, 2016.

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April 13, 2016

To the Flattery family. My family is sorry for your loss, may God give your family the strength to cope during this difficult time, also the care and love from others will make you feel that you are not alone. Proverbs 17:17 says "A true companion is loving all the time, and is a brother that is born for when there is distress."

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