He was born on Jan. 4, 1922 on the family farm outside of Green, Kan., the son of Albert and Maude (Gilchrist) Sump.
On Dec. 1, 1952 in Darlington, Ind., he married Betty Jean Richter. She survives of the home. Grant was a farmer and cattleman who epitomized the meaning of hard work. He served on the Green school board when it united with the Clay Center school district. He also served on the Goshen Township Board, Goshen Central Cemetery Board and the Greenleaf Co-op Board. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved his dog Herman.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Scott Sump and wife Pam of Green, Kan.; three grandchildren, Wendi Alexander and husband Royston, Casey Patterson and husband Derek and Matt Sump and five great-grandchildren, Gavin and Aubrey Alexander and Keton, Slade and Dakin Patterson.
He was preceded in death by one son, Bruce Sump; one daughter, Mona Sump; two brothers, Norman and Cecil Sump and three sisters, Virginia Carlson, Georgia Carlson and Maureen Parker.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clay Center with the Rev. Paul Tessaro officiating. Respect calls may be made anytime Friday at the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley, Kan. where the family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Clay Center, Kan.
A memorial has been established for Meadowlark Hospice. Memorial contributions may be left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley, Kan.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.pfeifleyfuneralhome.com.
Source: Clay Center Dispatch, April 25, 2013.
He was born on Jan. 4, 1922 on the family farm outside of Green, Kan., the son of Albert and Maude (Gilchrist) Sump.
On Dec. 1, 1952 in Darlington, Ind., he married Betty Jean Richter. She survives of the home. Grant was a farmer and cattleman who epitomized the meaning of hard work. He served on the Green school board when it united with the Clay Center school district. He also served on the Goshen Township Board, Goshen Central Cemetery Board and the Greenleaf Co-op Board. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved his dog Herman.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Scott Sump and wife Pam of Green, Kan.; three grandchildren, Wendi Alexander and husband Royston, Casey Patterson and husband Derek and Matt Sump and five great-grandchildren, Gavin and Aubrey Alexander and Keton, Slade and Dakin Patterson.
He was preceded in death by one son, Bruce Sump; one daughter, Mona Sump; two brothers, Norman and Cecil Sump and three sisters, Virginia Carlson, Georgia Carlson and Maureen Parker.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clay Center with the Rev. Paul Tessaro officiating. Respect calls may be made anytime Friday at the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley, Kan. where the family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Clay Center, Kan.
A memorial has been established for Meadowlark Hospice. Memorial contributions may be left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley, Kan.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.pfeifleyfuneralhome.com.
Source: Clay Center Dispatch, April 25, 2013.
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