Carroll Lynn Wedel, 84, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024 at the Pleasant View Home in Inman. She was born on March 5, 1940 in Pratt, Kansas, to Tracy Hugh and Grace (Nightengale) Elder.
She graduated from Galva Rural High School with the class of 1958.
She was baptized by her brother, Pastor Dennis D. Elder in Enid, Oklahoma. Carroll was a member of the McPherson Church of Christ.
Carroll worked at Farmer’s Alliance for 44 years in McPherson.
She enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles. Carroll was an avid Royals baseball and Chiefs football fan. She loved to travel and often traveled to Wyoming to visit her dad. Carroll and Gene spent many evenings driving around town and through the country together. She loved to enjoy a good cheeseburger.
Carroll was united in marriage to Dwight “Gene” Wedel on November 30, 1969 in Galva, Kansas. Carroll and Gene lived in Canton after their marriage and later moved to McPherson. They were married for 41 years until Gene’s passing on May 8, 2011.
She is survived by her brother, Danny (Janice) Elder of Galva; nephew, Allan (Jackie) Elder of Enid, OK; great-nephew, Jonathan (Brittany) Elder of Dallas, TX, and their children, Brock and Belle; and sister-in-law, Betty Elder of Enid, OK.
Carroll was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Dennis Elder; and half-brother, Robert Elder.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 8, 2024 at the McPherson Church of Christ.
Burial will follow at Lone Tree Church Cemetery, rural Galva. Family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, at Moundridge Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Gentiva Hospice or McPherson Church of Christ in care of Moundridge Funeral Home, PO Box 410, Moundridge, KS 67107.