Myrtle Alice Cherry

Myrtle “Alice” Cherry, 91, of Olathe, Kansas went to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 24, 2022. She will forever be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to everyone she knew.

Alice was born on June 22, 1930 in Beulah, Kansas to John Camblen and Myrtle Deborah (Burris) Burns. She attended and graduated from Cherokee High School.

She grew up with and married the love of her life Marvin Leonard Cherry on May 13, 1948. Together they raised their four children, John, Ron, Becky, and Gwen. Alice was a professional cook working several different positions in Food Service. She was a devoted member of her church, Church of the Nazarene in Parsons Kansas, Girard, Kansas and Westside Church of the Nazarene in Olathe, Kansas. Alice loved assisting with church dinners, church camps and catering various events. She helped run the church daycare center and owned her own business, “Cherry Tree Daycare”. Alice was known as the “Cinnamon Roll Lady”. She baked her famous cinnamon rolls and they were well known throughout the county.

Alice is preceded in death by her parents, loving husband of 65 years, Marvin Cherry who passed away on December 20, 2013, loving son, Ron Cherry, eight brothers; George “Marshall” Burns, Melvin Burns, Millard Edwin Burns, John “Donald” Burns, Harold Max Burns, Willard Ralph “Dud” Burns, Charles Leroy “Roy” Burns, Robert “Joseph” Burns and two sisters; “Annie” Anna Pearl Sterling and Wanda “June” Jones. She is survived by her children; John Cherry and his wife Dianne of Texarkana, Texas, daughter-in-law, Lynne Cherry of Parsons, Kansas, Becky Sutton and her husband David of Nixa, Missouri, and Gwen Wilmoth and her husband Mike of Olathe, Kansas. Left behind to cherish “Mamoo’s” memory are her eleven grandchildren; Kristin Cherry, Jessica Bailey (Chuck), Ryan Cherry (KJ), Natalie Lee (Michael), Ragan Schubert (Keith), Shane Cherry (Lynette), Amanda Brant (Nathan), Jeffrey Sutton, Megan Turner (Garry), Monica Spencer (Jason), Jared Wilmoth, and twenty-two great grandchildren; Audrey, Tripp Bailey, Hudson, Houston, Hendrick, and Hannah Cherry, Daniel, Silas Lee, Anna, Amos Schubert, Autumn, Cole Cherry, Adie, Liam Brant, Jacob Turner (Katelyn), Logan, Chloe Turner, Eli, Josiah, Michaela, Abigail, and Jeremiah Spencer and two great-great grandsons; Timothy, Alexander Turner. Alice is also survived by her sister, Norma Hellen Washington. Alice also had many “adopted” children and grandchildren who affectionately called her “mom” and “mamoo”. She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

Alice will be cremated according to her wishes. A “Celebration of Life” honoring the memory of Myrtle Alice Cherry will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: Olathe Westside Church of the Nazarene, Compassionate Ministries.

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