IMOGENE C. HAMLIN, 91, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Cumbernauld Village.

Born on February 28, 1917 in Osage County, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Washington MacDonald "Mac" and Lottie (Summers) Gardner. She was reared and educated in Osage County, five miles east of Ponca City. Imogene attended McCord and Ponca City schools.

She was united in marriage to Donald Lee Johnson on December 22, 1934 in Newkirk, Oklahoma. To this union, two children were born, Donald Lee Johnson, Jr., and Susan Elizabeth Johnson. The couple later divorced.
On June 16, 1950, Imogene married Clarence B. Hamlin in Wellington, Kansas. To this union, two children were born; Steven C. Hamlin and James E. Hamlin. The couple lived in Winfield. Mr. Hamlin preceded her in death on November 22, 1999.

Imogene worked as a practical nurse at St. Mary's Hospital, William Newton Hospital and in private nursing in Winfield. She retired in 1982. She was a member of Grandview United Methodist Church. She enjoyed visiting with people and preparing family meals, traveling to Skeedee, Oklahoma and visiting with her sisters and mother, and also like talking on the telephone. She enjoyed watching soap operas, listening to country swing music and was an avid reader in her younger years,

Her family includes:
Her daughter: Susan West and husband, James of Winfield;
Her sons: Steve Hamlin and wife, Cathy of Douglass; and James Hamlin and wife, Linda of Winfield;
Her daughter-in-law: Carol Johnson of Winfield;
Her sister: Lottie Lee Bell of Kansas City, MO;
Her brother: Frank Gardner of Wynnewood, OK;
Her sister-in-law: Letha King of Wichita;
Her grandchildren: Jane Barker and husband, Zach of Atlanta; June Neal and husband, Eric of Winfield; Joy Vetter and husband, Tarl of Wichita; JoAnn Hamlin of Douglass; Brandi Biddle and husband, Brian of Winfield; Braden Dimick and wife, Tara of Topeka; Chris Eubank of Lawrence; Craig Eubank of Del City, OK; Cathy Sudik and husband, Jackie of Del City, OK; Darryl Johnson and spouse, Tammy of Wichita; and Darren Johnson of Winfield;
Her great grandchildren: Callie, Brianne and Trevin Biddle all of Winfield; Hope and Cordell Dimick of Topeka; Tracy McCormick of Chickasha, OK; Stacy Pece of Oklahoma City; Ashley Rasnic of Salina; Jessica Johnson of Wichita; and Baylee Barker of Atlanta;
Her great-great grandchildren: Sydney McCormick, Brooklyn Underwood and Cadence Minard of Chickasha, OK; Kayley Pece, Kimberly Pece, and Leonard Pece of Oklahoma City, OK; and
Many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, Imogene was preceded in death by her son, Donald Lee Johnson, Jr., her sisters, Faye Dunlap, Josephine Ballew, Vanetta "Rosie" Martin, and Agnes "Bill" Johnson, and her brothers, Joe Gardner, Loyd Gardner and Emmert Gardner.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at 2:00 P.M. at Miles Funeral Service. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 5 to 9 P.M. The family will greet friends from 6 to 7:30 that evening.
A Memorial has been established in Imogene's name for Grandview United Methodist Church. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.Online condolences may be made at www.milesfuneralservice.com.