Darlene Ann Mattas

     Darlene Ann Mattas, 81, Wilson, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 in Salina, Kan.
     Mattas was born July 19, 1935 in Gorham, Kan., to Alfonse and Silverina (Quint) Hammersmith.
     Mattas first husband, Francis John Befort, passed away in 1961. Her second husband, Ernest J. Mattas, Jr., passed away in 2007.
     Mattas was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Francis and Ernest Jr., two infant brothers, Marvin and Martin, and an infant sister, Mary.
     Survivors include three daughters, Rosemary Anne Befort (Andre Zane) Shiever of Salina, Kan., Margaret Mae Befort Heart of Hays, Kan., and Bernadette (Jeff) Mattas Franks of Russell, Kan.; a brother, Al Hammersmith of Hutchinson, Kan.; a sister, Virginia Rathbun of Natoma, Kan., and five grandchildren.
     Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Foster’s Mortuary, Wilson. A vigil service with a Daughters of Isabella rosary will be at 7 p.m.
     Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wilson.
     Interment will be in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery.
     Memorials are to the St. Wenceslaus Altar Society or to the Daughters of Isabella St. Francis No. 232, in care of funeral home, 610 24th Street, Wilson, Kan. 67490.
     Condolences to the family may be sent to fostermortuary.com