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Alice Elizabeth Kana Guffey
11 Apr 1928 – 6 Oct 2007
| Birth | 11 Apr 1928 |
| Death | 6 Oct 2007 |
| Cemetery | Evergreen Memorial Park Wharton , Wharton County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Carolyn Brinkmeyer on 01 May 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94158651 |
Bio
Alice Elizabeth Kana Guffey, age 79, of Wharton, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, in a Wharton hospital following an extended battle with diabetes and Parkinson's Disease. She was born on April 11, 1928 in Smithville, youngest of six children, to the late Rudolph Kana and Hermina Hluchanek Kana. As an infant, Mrs. Guffey moved to El Campo and was a 1944 graduate of El Campo High School. She married Elgean "Gene" Pershing Guffey on April 20, 1946 in Wharton. He preceded her in death on Nov. 14, 2005. Gene and Alice were owners of the Guffey Grocery Store in Wharton from 1949 until 1976. After their store burned down, she worked with her husband at Gene Guffey Real Estate from 1981 until 2003. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Wharton. Mrs. Guffey enjoyed going to dances and playing bridge with her many close friends. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Wharton, with the Rev. Paul Quiggins officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include her daughters, Nancy O'Hearn and husband, Jim, of New Braunfels, Donna Chambers and husband, Jimmie, of Wharton, and Carol Guffey of Houston; sons, Bob Guffey and wife, Sarah, of Sugar Land, and Bill Guffey of Houston; brother, Beno Kana and wife, Eleanor, of El Campo; grandchildren, Scott Chambers and wife, Tammy, Todd O'Hearn, Stephanie Chambers and fiancé, Eric Matula, Casey O'Hearn, Laura Guffey, and Michael Guffey; great-grandchildren, Kirby and Cale Chambers; sisters in-law, Sophie Kana and Bernice Kana of El Campo; sisters-in-law and brothers-in law, Dottie and Ed Lechler of Wharton, Mary and Donald Obenhaus of Bonus, Margaret Guffey of Bay City, and Adele and Donald Guffey of Bay City; and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, Mrs. Guffey was preceded in death by her sister, Marcella Kaiser; and brothers, Walter, Adolph, and Louis Kana. Pallbearers are Bob Guffey, Bill Guffey, Scott Chambers, Todd O'Hearn, Casey O'Hearn, and Michael Guffey. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Vic Driscoll, Bob Wynn, Buddy Thompkins, and Talmadge Fordham. If desiring, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1717 Pioneer, Wharton, TX 77488; or to the American Diabetes Association, 2400 Augusta Dr., Suite 175, Houston, TX 77057-4989.
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- Albert E "Walter" Kana 1910–1978
- Adolph Arnold Kana 1911–1996
- Marcella Agatha Kana Kaiser 1913–2005
- Louis Joseph Kana 1917–1992
- Bernard "Benno" Kana 1926–2010
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