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Sophia C. Osborn
December 18, 1913 - September 17, 2006

Sophia C. Osborn, 92, Salina, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006.

Mrs. Osborn was born Sophia Kirkland on Dec. 18, 1913, in Fairbury, Neb., the daughter of Johnathan Archibald and Sallie (Swartz) Kirkland. She was a homemaker.

She was a founding member of All Saints Orthodox Christian Church on Jan. 9, 1994. She was a lifetime member of the Society of Mary, a dame in the Order of Saint Ignatius of Antioch and a founding member of St. Sophia of Antiochian Orthodox Women.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Burton W., in 1991; two sisters, Fern Hartman and Kyle Anderson; and a brother, John David Kirkland.

Survivors include two sons, John of Salina and Dr. Vernon of Loveland, Colo.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at All Saints Orthodox Church, 2818 Scanlan, Salina 67401, the Right Rev. Daniel Griffith officiating. Burial will be in All Saints Orthodox reserve in Gypsum Hill Cemetery. A requiem divine liturgy will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at the church. Memorials may be made to the church.

Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church.