Aug 08, 2023

Marline Joyce Amerine

Posted Aug 08, 2023 4:27 PM

Marline Joyce Amerine, Hoisington

Marline Joyce Amerine
Marline Joyce Amerine

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December 8, 1937 - July 29, 2023

Marline Joyce Amerine, 85, passed away July 29, 2023, at her home in Hoisington. She was born December 8, 1937, at Nowata, Okla. to Charles and Ada (Adamson) Branham.

She married Richard E. Amerine on February 6, 1955, at Beaver, Kan.  

A longtime area resident, Marline worked for Goss Insurance Agency and most recently worked for State Farm Insurance.

She was a member of New Life Baptist Church, Hoisington, and the Heritage Club.  However, one of her greatest joys came from sharing her banana bread with her family and many friends.  She also loved her title of "The Piano Grandma" to Richard's students.

Survivors include her husband, Richard E. Amerine of the home; two sons, Jeff Amerine and wife Leslie of Alabama, and Darren Amerine of Hoisington; a daughter, Chris Bitter and husband Mark of Great Bend; nine grandchildren, Cori Miller, Lacey Bonine (Dave), Klint Bitter, Lyndee McClung (Chase), Kayla Lawson (Garrett), Adam Amerine (Kyirsten), Joshua Amerine (Sara), Taylor Amerine and Jacob Amerine; 18 great-grandchildren, Madalyn Bonine, Alexander Bonine, Cora Bitter, Brynn Bitter, Ellie Bitter, Kamryn McClung, Elijah McClung, Jack Lawson, Beckett Tucker, Max Amerine, Eli Amerine, Zane Amerine, Zoey Amerine, Cadence Amerine, Grace Amerine, Landon Amerine, Noah Amerine, and Allison Amerine; a sister-in-law, Darlene Branham of Great Bend; and many nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Sharie Amerine; great-grandson, Aiden Amerine; two brothers, Donnie Branham and Jerry Branham; two sisters-in-law, Linda Branham and Joyce (Amerine) Saelens; and a grandson-in-law, Roch Miller.

Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, August 20, 2023 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, 415 N. Main St., Hoisington, KS, with family to receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, August 21, 2023, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, with Reverend Denny Lewis presiding. Interment will be in the Hoisington Cemetery, Hoisington, Kan.

Memorials have been designated to New Life Baptist Church in Hoisington or First Southern Baptist Church in Great Bend, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, 415 N. Main St., Hoisington, KS 67544. 

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