E. Ames

Genevieve E. Ames July 21, 1917 - June 30, 2010 Genevieve Ellen Jenny Flickinger Ames of All Saints Manor in Columbus, Indiana, died June 30, 2010, at Columbus Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Ames was a proficient seamstress and quilter. She worked many years at Americus Grade School as a cook, then worked many years at Newmans Department Store in Emporia, Kansas. She was a licensed beautician and a farmers wife as well. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Gardening, cooking and all kinds of needlework were some of her hobbies. She lived many years in the Americus, Kansas, area. She lived many years at Horizon Plaza in Emporia, Kansas, moving to Columbus in 2008 to be closer to her family. She and her siblings faithfully kept a Round Robin letter going for over 60 years. Mrs. Ames was born July 21, 1917, at home in Waverly, Kansas, to Anna Belle and Karl W. Flickinger. She married Kenneth Ames October 3, 1940. He preceded her in death February 8, 1995. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Herb Flickinger; and a sister, Alice Miller. She is survived by a son, Leslie H. Ames (Karen) of Columbus; five grandchildren, Don (Michelle) Davis of Columbus, Dennis (JoAnn) Ames of Danbury, Connecticut, Theresa (Doug) Bates of Middleboro, Massachusetts, Darin Davis of Columbus and Travis Ames (Cori) of Fort Wayne, Indiana; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Hazel Barnett of Grove, Oklahoma, and Pauline Butts of Overland Park, Kansas; as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral Information A memorial service will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. The family request casual dress. Donations Information Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, in care of the funeral home. DirectionsService:  Map to Funeral Home