FOWLER – Aaron L. Eccleston, age 89, died Monday morning, August 29, 2011, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas.

He was born May 4, 1922, in rural Gray County, Kansas, the son of J.B. and Maude (Pavey) Eccleston. As a young boy he attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School. After his graduation, he began his farming career and was a lifetime rural Fowler resident.

He was a member of the Fowler Christian Church, a former member of the Fowler Fish & Wildlife, and the Gray County 4-H. He enjoyed reading, and was found of western stories, playing cards, hunting, fishing, square dancing, and traveling the countryside.

On December 24, 1941, he married Mazo Lula Marrs, at Fowler, Kansas. She precedes him in death on September 3, 2010.

He is survived by:
A son, Sheldon Eccleston of Fowler, Kansas

Two daughters, Fransiska L. Durant of Dodge City, Kansas
Renae Laneer of Fowler, Kansas

A brother, Thurman Eccleston of Wichita, Kansas

Five grandchildren Seven great-grandchildren

He is preceded in death by his wife; parents; and six siblings.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2011, at the Fowler First Christian Church, Fowler. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Fowler Cemetery, Fowler.

The family would welcome memorials to the charity of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home.