Carolyn Louise Putnam Corrick

Carolyn Louise Putnam Corrick, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017. She was born April 24, 1917 in rural Shawnee County at 18th and Redden (now High Street) to Clara Louise Gibson Putnam and Dr. Harry Wells Putnam, Topeka dentist. She was fortunate to have three older brothers; Gibson Wells Putnam, George Harry Putnam & James Wesley Putnam. She attended Topeka and Emporia schools, and Emporia State University.

In June 1939 Louise married Franklin Corrick, the Kansas Revisor of Statutes and they raised three children

For eleven years, Louise did volunteer work with the Kansas State Historical Society, six years as coordinator of all docents and is a lifetime member. When the children were in Topeka schools she served in various offices of the PTA, two years as president of Topeka-Shawnee County. She also was president of Washburn Faculty Wives when her husband taught Kansas Statutes in the Law School.

Louise has been a president and a 73 year member of Kiwanitas, American Legion Auxiliary, American Association of University Women (life member), and Topeka Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (75 years), and has served as chapter regent.

Other Patriotic organizations that Louise belonged to were Margaret Dunning Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists; Daughters of 1812, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Daughters of Colonial Wars, and Colonial Dames of the 17th Century. She has been regent of DAC and president of Daughters of 1812.

She also was a 75 year member of First Presbyterian Church where she served as president of the Women's Association, and also a long time member and president of Group XI, an ecumenical group which meets at Central Congregational Church. She also has been the coordinator of Topeka Language Bank.

After her husband's death in 1977, Louise became the Law Librarian for the law firm of Schroeder Heeney Groff and Coffman, now Coffman Defries and Nothern and retired after 25 years in 2003.

Louise always said one of the joys of belonging to different organizations was knowing so many people and learning from all. She considered herself very fortunate.

Survivors include her three children Annabelle, Franklin Ellis (Jann) and James George (Newton Jones); grandchildren Cyndy Iglesias (David), Robin Love, Jeffrey Corrick (Stephen Brumble), James R Corrick and Franklin "Tripp" Corrick; great-grandchildren Imaria Corrick, Claudia, Amanda, Marisa and Sophia Iglesias and Tobin J Fletcher. Louise was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brothers.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 22 at First Presbyterian Church in Topeka. Memorial Contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 817 SW Harrison, Topeka, KS 66612.