Tina Marie Wilden

Tina Marie Wilden, 39, of Kensington, Kansas, was born April 18, 1971, at Yuba City, California, to Delbert Lee and Gloria Marie (Patterson) Smith Lawrence, and died in an auto accident, December 30, 2010, at Smith Center, Kansas.

Tina married Mike Wilden, and later they divorced. She worked in Housekeeping for several nursing homes and hospitals during her lifetime.

Tina was preceded in death by her grandparents, Floyd and Edna Patterson, three uncles- Floyd Patterson, Randy Phillips, and Erine Phillips; aunt - Percella Estes; and neice - Amber Dawn Villafranco.

She is survived by her daughters- Tabitha Wilden of Mankato, Kansas and Tehrina Wilden of Burr Oak: two grandchildren; seven siblings – Lisa Greenwood of Salina, Kansas, John Lawrence, Scott Lawrence, Michael Smith, Rhonda Smith, Tanya Smith Shalon Morris, all of California; her mother Gloria Lawrence of California, and father Delbert Smith of Arizona; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A celebration of life service for Tina Marie Wilden will be (was) Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at 4:00 p.m., at the Christian Church, Mankato, Kansas, with Pastor Thaddeus Hinkle officiating. Tina requested that her cremains be returned to California. The family request memorials are sent to Melby Mortuary, P O Box 384, Mankato, Kansas 66956, to be placed in an education fund.

Melby Mortuary, Mankato, Kansas, was in charge of arrangements.