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Helen Kittle (Meskill) Slaymaker

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Helen Kittle (Meskill) Slaymaker, 87, of Bella Vista, Ark., formerly of Leawood, Kan., passed away July 20, 2016 in Rogers, Ark. Ms. Slaymaker was born in Overland Park, Kan., and was preceded in death by her parents, Liz and Larry Kittle and her brother, Gene Kittle. She attended Westwood View Elementary School and Shawnee Mission (North) High School. She received her Bachelor's Degree at the University of Kansas where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Following graduation she was a stewardess for Trans World Airlines. She received her Master's Degree at Central Missouri State University and taught Kindergarten children at Cherokee Elementary School in Overland Park Kansas for 32 years before retiring in 1993. She was a member of the Village Presbyterian Church, Junior League of Kansas City MO and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association of Kansas City. In the past she had served as the sorority's Province Director of Alumni. She was a past president of The Greater Kansas City Panhellenic Association. She served on the Shawnee Mission Head Start Board of Directors. She was a member of Altrusa International Inc. of Bentonville/Bella Vista, Ark. Ms. Slaymaker is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Becky Meskill, Bella Vista, Ark.; three granddaughters, Dawn Meskill, Wichita, Kan., Colleen Johnson and her husband, Lance, Centerton, Ark. and Shannon Ciarlone, Oxford, Pa.; and two great granddaughters, Jessica Johnson, Centerton, Ark., and Elizabeth Ciarlone, Oxford, Pa. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m., July 26, 2016 at the Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd. Bella Vista, Ark. There will be a private family service in Leawood, Kan. Memorials may be made to Bella Vista Animal Shelter, 32 Bella Vista Way, Bella Vista, Ark. 72714. On-line condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.

Published July 24, 2016

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