Alwilla Cathline Karleskint, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Monday, June 11, 2012, at the Moran Manor Nursing Home in Moran. She was born August 19, 1929, in Blue Mound, Kansas, the daughter of Elvin A. Boyd and Josephine F. Spillman Boyd. She graduated from Uniontown High School. She married Leo James Karleskint on June 25, 1947, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death on September 9, 1993. Alwilla retired after working as a teller for the Citizens National Bank for over twenty six years. She was a people person who seemed to know everyone, wherever she went. She enjoyed traveling on occasion and was an avid reader.

Survivors include two sons, Dan Karleskint and wife Iris, and Mark Karleskint and wife Mary Jo, all of Fort Scott; three daughters, Marilyn Miller, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Barbara Marchant, Fort Scott, and Sharon Manahan and husband Glen, Fort Scott; a brother, Dale Boyd, Lancaster, California; and a sister, Avis Stradley and husband James, Fort Scott. Also surviving are nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Howard Karleskint.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 15th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. Friday until service time at the Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.