Naomi Louise Cline, 94, died January 17, 2009 at Kansas Masonic Home, Wichita, Kansas.
Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 20 at 1:30 p.m. in Wichita Park Cemetery, 25th street north and Hillside.
She was born in Bridgeport, Illinois to nellie May Sunderland and Joseph Garry Moran. She moved with her parents and brother, Lewis, to Kansas in 1916 and lived in many Kansas communities during her childhood.
Naomi graduated from Wichita North High School in 1933 and from Franklin Business College in Wichita.
She married Jim Cline in 1944. They lived in several Kansas and Oklahoma communities before settling in Wichita and operating a self-service garage called "Seven Eleven Garage." This led Naomi to her job at Garnett Auto Supply where she served in nearly every job in her office including secretary supervising all accounting work and payroll for eight Garnett Stores. Naomi retired from Garnett in 1979. She was a member of Eastern Star and Arnaranth. She became a member of the 3D Chapter of American Business Women's Association in 1959 and was a charter member of the Kanza Chapter. She held office as the treasurer of the 3D Chapter and as vice-president of the Kanza chapter.
Naomi was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Jim; her brother Lewis; and one niece.
She is survived by a niece, Judy Finnell; five grand-nephews and one grand-niece.
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