Lee Young Alt

Lee Young Alt, 83, of Overland Park, Kansas, died November 3, 2009 at Menorah Medical Center.

Lee was born November 7, 1925 in Neosho, Missouri and had the honor to be the daughter of Donald and Rose Benedict Young. Lee attended the University of Arkansas and was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority. She taught elementary school for 3 years before marrying Eugene E. Alt.

Lee was a member of Cherokee Christian Church, and had the privilege of serving as a deacon there. She served as assistant election commissioner of Johnson County from 1968 until 1981, and as election commissioner until 1986. She was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984, a member of the Leawood Women’s Club and the Leawood Garden Club where she served as president of each.

With all of the above mentioned, it is most important that it be said of all of her accomplishments, the family feels her greatest accomplishment and most significant was her love and care for her family. In the tapestry of her life, her resolve and case was woven in everything that she pursued. She will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her husband, Eugene E. Alt, of the home; daughter, Sarah and husband Gary Swanson of Bentonville, Arkansas; son, John Alt of Omaha, Nebraska; 10 grandchildren, Eleanor and husband Steve Harvey, Matthew, Joshua, Katherine and Julia Swanson, Adam, Aaron and his wife Erinn, Lindsey, Travis, and Blair Alt; and 7 great-grandchildren. Lee was preceded in death by her sister, Marjorie Gaston of Neosho, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cherokee Christian Church, 7457 Cherokee Drive, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208, or Kansas City Hospice, 10100 W. 87th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, Kansas 66212 or www.kansascityhospice.org

Visitation and Memorial Service

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 7, 2009, at Cherokee Christian Church. Friends may call from 10-11:00 a.m., prior to the service.