Alva Review-Courier -

Wildena Georgia Probst died on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, in Protection, Kansas. She was 80 years old.

Wildena "Dena" was born on July 13, 1939, in Kremlin, Oklahoma, to George and Wilma (French) Probst. Her older brother Roscoe Lee "Rocky" welcomed her into the family, which was soon expanded to four more: George ("Buddy"), Bill, Roger and Helen.

Stricken with polio at the age of seven, Wildena spent months in an iron lung. The polio left her right arm paralyzed and her left arm partially paralyzed, but Wildena overcame her disability. She learned to drive, was an award-winning debater and wa...