Mary Lou Wilson, 77, of Cummings, KS died on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the Mosaic Life Center, St Joseph, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, May 3rd, 2021 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Cormode Officiating. Burial will follow in the Cummings Cemetery, Cummings, KS. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Sunday, May 2nd at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are requested to the Atchison County 4-H or the KETCH Program and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.

Mary Lou was born on June 30, 1943 in Valley Falls, KS the daughter of Jack V. and Elizabeth “Betty” (Foster) Kirkham. She graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1961 and attended the Platte Guard Business School. Mary Lou worked for Lincoln Grain, the Atchison County CO-OP, with her mother at the Sunset Dari Dine, Valley Falls, KS and was the Postmaster for US Postal Service in Cummings and Lancaster. She retired in 2015 after approximately 25 years. Mary Lou was a member of the Cummings Christian Church, the VFW Auxiliary, a member of the Lady Elks # 647, Atchison, the Lancaster Saddle Club and enjoyed quilting, sewing, bowling, gardening and yard work and attending the grandchildren’s sporting events and activities. She was active as a 4-H Leader for the Lucky Clover 4-H and in helping with the Veteran’s programs through the Elks and the KETCH Program.

She was married to Gary Wilson on April 6, 1962. He survives of the home. Additional survivors include a son Dan (Misti) Wilson, Cummings, KS, a daughter Margie (Travis) McConnaughey, Valley Falls, KS, two brothers Bud (Kathy) Kirkham, Stark KS, and Harry Dean (Tossie) Kirkham, Valley Falls, KS, two sisters Beverly (Skip) Nitz, Cummings, KS and Nancy (Jim) Kenny, Palmdale, CA and three grandchildren Ryan (Cheyenna) Myers, Bethany (Tyler) Jacobson, and Bailey Wilson, and one great granddaughter Reese Nicole Jacobson. Her parents Jack & Annie Kirkham and Betty Kirkham preceded her in death.