Eva “Wanita” Davidson Cartner was born near Enterprise, Kansas January 29th, 1922, the youngest daughter of Ida (Frohardt) and Zera O.R. Davidson.
On June 4, 1944, she married Ralph Alden Cartner. He preceded her in death after 24 years of marriage, on July 7, 1968.
Following her mother’s death, Wanita spent several years helping her blind father manage a grocery store in Talmage, Kansas. Wanita was an LPN at Fort Riley, worked at Chapman Valley Manor, and had several jobs in the community and home. She was a long time member of the Brethren Church at Buckeye, Kansas. Wanita made a special effort to offer her love and care to friends and family and also took care of her niece Versha for many years.
Wanita will be greatly missed by her family including her sister Wanda Neaderhiser of Omaha, Nebraska, and several nieces and nephews. She met with the Lord peacefully at Village Manor in Abilene Kansas on Monday November 29th.
Services for Wanita will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 2, 2021 at the Danner Funeral Home in Abilene with Pastor Jason Kohler officiating. Her final resting place will be in the Union-Livingston Cemetery near Abilene.
Memorials can be made to Brethren Church in Buckeye or Village Manor care of Danner Funeral Home, 501 N. Buckeye, Abilene, Kansas 67410.