Mead, Elaine J., 76, retired Food Service Employee for Wichita School District #259, passed away October 4, 2012. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Monday at Hillside Funeral Home East. Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Resthaven Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donnie Mead. Elaine is survived by her sister, Anna Marie Merrill of Wichita; Nephews, John Thompson, Patrick McCafferty, Steven Biesenberger; special friend, Louis Nelson; her dog, “Lucky.” Memorials to: Kansas Humane Society. 3313 N. Hillside Wichita, KS. www.HillsideFuneralHomeEast.com