She was born on Jan. 30, 1931, in Parsons to Albert A. and Edith (Pearce) Christine. She graduated from Parsons High School in 1949 and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War from 1950 to 1954.
Pauline worked for Lockheed Aircraft from 1954 to 1957. From 1959 to 1973, she worked in Washington, D.C., at the Pentagon for the Department of the Navy. Later, she worked at an ammunition depot at Hawthorne, Nev. In 1978, she returned to Parsons and was employed at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant until her retirement in 1992. Later, she and her sister, Wanda Hight, operated Sir Ramics ceramic and stained glass shop on North 26th Street for several years.
She was a member of First Christian Church and had served as a deacon and a member of several committees. She was a life member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles E. Christine and Ray O. Christine; two half-brothers, Bert Christine and Lyle Christine; and three sisters, Carrie Milks, JoAnn Stine and Wanda Hight.
The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery with military honors given by Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Friends may call at their convenience at Carson-Wall Funeral Home Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to either First Christian Church or the charity of the donor’s choice and may be left at or sent to the funeral home at Box 942, Parsons, 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
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