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Published Garnett, KS - May 16, 2008
Howard Chandler Christy, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, KS, passed away at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, following a bout of pneumonia and related heart complications.
He was born January 28, 1928, in Central City, Kansas, to Odie M. and Zelma Faye (Coberly) Christy.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he was stationed in Japan.
On September 8, 1956, he was united in marriage to Ivone J. Penny Woods in Kansas City, Kansas.
In 1960, Howard and Penny moved to Overland Park, KS where he worked in the construction business as a superintendent in the Local 101 Operating Engineers Union. In 1990, he retired to Garnett, KS, with his wife, to live in the home he grew up in.
He enjoyed spending time traveling, camping, fishing, sitting on the beach, playing his guitar, playing cards with friends, sitting on his porch, and fixing things in his garage. Howard and Penny were Winter Texans, spending each winter in South Texas in their trailer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; John and Frank; and a daughter, Marcia Morrison.
Howard is survived by his wife, Penny; two daughters, Jana Manning, of Prairie Village, KS, and Kellie Hendrix, and husband, Michael, of Overland Park, KS; two stepsons Miles and Mark Cecil, of Kansas City, KS; one brother Richard Christy, and wife Edith of Garnett, KS; 8 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be May 17, 2008, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Services, Garnett, KS. Interment will follow in the Garnett Cemetery.
Memorials suggested to the American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
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Published Garnett, KS - May 16, 2008
Howard Chandler Christy, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, KS, passed away at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, following a bout of pneumonia and related heart complications.
He was born January 28, 1928, in Central City, Kansas, to Odie M. and Zelma Faye (Coberly) Christy.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he was stationed in Japan.
On September 8, 1956, he was united in marriage to Ivone J. Penny Woods in Kansas City, Kansas.
In 1960, Howard and Penny moved to Overland Park, KS where he worked in the construction business as a superintendent in the Local 101 Operating Engineers Union. In 1990, he retired to Garnett, KS, with his wife, to live in the home he grew up in.
He enjoyed spending time traveling, camping, fishing, sitting on the beach, playing his guitar, playing cards with friends, sitting on his porch, and fixing things in his garage. Howard and Penny were Winter Texans, spending each winter in South Texas in their trailer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; John and Frank; and a daughter, Marcia Morrison.
Howard is survived by his wife, Penny; two daughters, Jana Manning, of Prairie Village, KS, and Kellie Hendrix, and husband, Michael, of Overland Park, KS; two stepsons Miles and Mark Cecil, of Kansas City, KS; one brother Richard Christy, and wife Edith of Garnett, KS; 8 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be May 17, 2008, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Services, Garnett, KS. Interment will follow in the Garnett Cemetery.
Memorials suggested to the American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
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Published Garnett, KS - May 16, 2008
Howard Chandler Christy, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, KS, passed away at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, following a bout of pneumonia and related heart complications.
He was born January 28, 1928, in Central City, Kansas, to Odie M. and Zelma Faye (Coberly) Christy.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he was stationed in Japan.
On September 8, 1956, he was united in marriage to Ivone J. Penny Woods in Kansas City, Kansas.
In 1960, Howard and Penny moved to Overland Park, KS where he worked in the construction business as a superintendent in the Local 101 Operating Engineers Union. In 1990, he retired to Garnett, KS, with his wife, to live in the home he grew up in.
He enjoyed spending time traveling, camping, fishing, sitting on the beach, playing his guitar, playing cards with friends, sitting on his porch, and fixing things in his garage. Howard and Penny were Winter Texans, spending each winter in South Texas in their trailer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; John and Frank; and a daughter, Marcia Morrison.
Howard is survived by his wife, Penny; two daughters, Jana Manning, of Prairie Village, KS, and Kellie Hendrix, and husband, Michael, of Overland Park, KS; two stepsons Miles and Mark Cecil, of Kansas City, KS; one brother Richard Christy, and wife Edith of Garnett, KS; 8 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be May 17, 2008, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Services, Garnett, KS. Interment will follow in the Garnett Cemetery.
Memorials suggested to the American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
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Published Garnett, KS - May 16, 2008
Howard Chandler Christy, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, KS, passed away at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, following a bout of pneumonia and related heart complications.
He was born January 28, 1928, in Central City, Kansas, to Odie M. and Zelma Faye (Coberly) Christy.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he was stationed in Japan.
On September 8, 1956, he was united in marriage to Ivone J. Penny Woods in Kansas City, Kansas.
In 1960, Howard and Penny moved to Overland Park, KS where he worked in the construction business as a superintendent in the Local 101 Operating Engineers Union. In 1990, he retired to Garnett, KS, with his wife, to live in the home he grew up in.
He enjoyed spending time traveling, camping, fishing, sitting on the beach, playing his guitar, playing cards with friends, sitting on his porch, and fixing things in his garage. Howard and Penny were Winter Texans, spending each winter in South Texas in their trailer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; John and Frank; and a daughter, Marcia Morrison.
Howard is survived by his wife, Penny; two daughters, Jana Manning, of Prairie Village, KS, and Kellie Hendrix, and husband, Michael, of Overland Park, KS; two stepsons Miles and Mark Cecil, of Kansas City, KS; one brother Richard Christy, and wife Edith of Garnett, KS; 8 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be May 17, 2008, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Services, Garnett, KS. Interment will follow in the Garnett Cemetery.
Memorials suggested to the American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
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