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Lucille Kinney Makes Bequest

A $445,000 bequest to benefit the Fellowship of John program at Kansas Christian Home has been made to the Newton Community & Healthcare Foundation (NCHF).

The gift to the endowment fund that supports the Fellowship of John fund came from the estate of Lucille Kinney who had lived at Kansas Christian Home in Newton for 20 years.

The Fellowship of John program was established to support residents of Kansas Christian Home who have exhausted their financial resources.

"We are so pleased that Mrs. Kinney chose the Fellowship of John endowment at NCHF," said Loren Friesen, CSPG, Executive Director of NCHF. "This endowment fund will provide support for residents of the home into perpetuity."

Mrs. Kinney, 89, was an assistant to the president of a Wichita retail school supply company. Her husband, Warren, was a stock broker in Wichita.

While living in Wichita, Lucille and Warren were members of the Hillside Christian Church, and served as sponsors for their church youth group. Mrs. Kinney also enjoyed sewing, knitting and bridge.

The couple moved to the Kansas Christian Home about 20 years ago. They built a cottage on the KCH campus so that Mrs. Kinney could be assured of permanent care the rest of her life.

Warren died several years after they moved into the home.