Lucy Carig Vining, 85, of Horton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at her home. She was born on June 18, 1925 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Carl and Suzanna Zwenger Carig the 6th of 8 children. She attended St. Leo's Catholic School through 8th grade, and graduated from Horton High School in 1943. She worked briefly in Topeka and Kansas City-returning home at those times to care for her mother. After her father's death in January 1945, she went to Cleveland, Ohio to live with her sister and husband. She was employed by the Navy Department and remained there until the early part of 1946. She returned again to Horton to care for her mother's ill health, and remained until her mother's death in January of 1947. At this time she went to Grand Junction, Colorado to work in the office of St. Mary's Hospital. She remained there for the greater part of the summer, and then returned to go to work at Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas in the infancy research center. She remained there until her marriage. She and Joe A. Vining were married on February 1, 1949 at St. Leo's Catholic Church. This was a time when gas was rationed, and large buildings had to get special permission to turn on the heat. They were allowed to have the church heat turned on at 6:00 A.M. for the wedding at 10:00 A.M. A short time after being unheated all week. The Vinings moved to Salina, Kansas a week after their marriage where her husband Joe began his job with Kennedy and Coe, a large accounting and tax firm. In 1950, Dr. G.M. Edmonds, owner of the private Horton Hospital, offered Joe Vining the position of business manager/administrator of his hospital. The Vinings returned to Horton at that time. She was a member of the St. Leo's Catholic Church, member of the Altar Society, member of the Lakeview Country Club. She was a avid golfer and retained her membership at the club from 1950 to the end of 2006. She served as an officer of the board of directors, and had several different jobs through the years as a member of the Women's Golf association. She was and still is a member of the Delphian Club being asked to join in 1955 and has served as president as well as other positions several times during this time. In 1963 Joe purchased the Insurance Agency of the H.W. Wilson, and at that time Lucy began to work at the business and became a licensed agent. They became members of the Independent Insurance Agents Association, member of the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents and a member of the Horton Chamber of Commerce. After her husband retired in 1985 she purchased the agency from him. On July 31, 1996, after being in the Horton business for 33 years, Mrs. Vining sold the Insurance Agency to the Jenson Insurance Agency. Preceding Mrs. Vining in death, as previously mentioned, were her parents, her husband Joe Vining in 1993, three brothers, Charles Oct. 1979, William April 1979 and Joseph Dec. 1998, Three sisters, Sr. Bertha June 1960, Theresa Horton Snyder Jan 1978 and Mary Delores Jones Dec. 1998. Surviving are her five children, Michael, Donna & twins Kiernan & Matthew of Chatham, New Jersey, Mary Kay Vining and daughter Kaitlin Ward Vining of Kansas City, Kansas, Mark, Mary Ann, Brad and Drew of Wichita, Kansas, Joe T. Vining, Cinda, Gabrielle, Alissa, Connor of Topeka, Kansas, Margaret "Maggie" Newton, David, Patty Blecha, Brent of Wichita, Kansas. Also surviving are 5 nephews and 4 nieces, and a sister, Sister Mary Cecilia of Leavenworth, Kansas. Lucy will be missed and fondly remembered for her love of church, devotion to her family and her reputation for cooking, particularly her signature pumkin bread and buckeyes. Funeral mass will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the St. Leo's Catholic Church in Horton, Kansas. A Prayer service will be at 7:00 P.M. on Monday evening at the Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton, Kansas with visitation to follow until 8:30 P.M. Burial will be at the St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery. Memorial may be sent to the St. Leo's Catholic Church or the Horton Public Library and may be sent in care of the mortuary. A special message may be sent to the family at www.dishon-maple-chaney.com