Gareld McGhee

Gareld Clark "Gary" McGhee, 79, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Sunday, February 14, 2016, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Gary was born April 26, 1936, at rural Colony, the son of Claude Robert and Mary Jane (O''Dell) McGhee. He grew up on the family farm west of Colony and graduated from Colony High School in 1953. On June 2, 1957, Gareld married Shirley Ann Fooshee at the First United Methodist Church in Garnett. They lived and farmed west of Colony. Gary served as swine leader for the Colony High Point 4-H Club, on the Anderson County Fair Board, as an elder at Northcott and Colony Christian Church, and was a long-time member of the Kansas Livestock Assn. and National Cattlemen Beef Assn. He was awarded the Anderson County Conservation Award in 1979. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Shirley Ann McGhee of the home; two children, Darren McGhee and wife, Cindy of Westphalia, KS and Vicki Atwood and husband, Joe of LaCygne, KS; 4 grandchildren, Tyler Atwood of Lawrence, Chad Atwood of LaCygne, Derick McGhee of Wellsville and Rochelle McGhee Smart and husband, Dustin of Iola; 5 siblings, Roberta West of rural Colony, Thelma Haley and husband, A.D. of Yuba City, CA, Sharon Kay Voorhees and husband, George of rural Colony, Mona Tinsley and husband, Jerry of Springfield, MO, and Jack Ellis and wife, Marylyn of Humboldt, KS; sister-in-law, Dorothy McGhee of Iola; brother-in-law, Dale Fooshee of Topeka, KS; sister-in-law, Carol Hicks and husband, James of Riverside, CA and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Mikell Diane Stahl, brother Duane McGhee, brother-in-law Robert West and sister-in-law Shirley Ann Fooshee. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at the First Christian Church in Iola. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Fri., Feb. 19, 2016, at the First Christian Church in Iola, with burial to follow in the Colony Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Colony First Responders or Colony Christian Church and may be left with the Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. To leave a condolence online, go to www.iolafuneral.com .