Mattie Jo Savute, 92, was born March 15, 1927 in Salem, Illinois, to James R. Balding and Corrine Heath. She passed away September 27, 2019 in Wichita, Kansas. Mattie was married to John Savute June 12, 1950 three years after graduating from North High. With that marriage, they had three children, Karen Gelvin, Pete Savute and Andretta Crider. She loved to travel the world with her husband in their private plane, where she would buy flashy trinkets everywhere they went. She enjoyed her involvement in many athletic activities and never missed a game. Mattie is known for threatening many umpires. Her survivors include 2 children, Pete (Janice) Savute and Andretta Crider; 7 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; 1 sister, Vonola Ferguson; many more family and loving friends and 1 son-in-law, Jeff Gelvin. Mattie is preceded in death by her parents, James and Corrine Balding; husband, of 50 years, John; daughter, Karen Gelvin; granddaughter, Julie Zittergruen; son-in-law, John Crider, and three siblings, Francis, Margie and Lewis.