Rozel – Darcey Lyn Van Meter, 45, met her heavenly Father on October 8, 2015 at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kansas; after a courageous battle with cancer. Her strong will, unwavering faith in God and the love and prayers of family, friends and supporters gave her the courage to continue fighting through adversity.

Darcey was the daughter of Robert and Vicki Brown Frisbie. She was born in Wichita,
KS on March 13, 1970 and was raised in Larned, KS.

She graduated from Larned High School with the class of 1988. After graduating from Barton County Community College in 1990 she attended Kansas State University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 1992. After graduation she was a substitute teacher in the Larned, Lewis and Pawnee Heights school districts before securing a second grade teaching position at Pawnee Heights for 20 years. She truly loved her years of teaching and watching the progression of her students through high school, college and beyond.

Darcey was very involved in the Pawnee County 4-H program. She won numerous awards throughout the years. She met Justin on one of the many trips she went on as a young 4-H’er. They were later married on February 25, 1995 in Rozel, Kansas. She was a member of Brown’s Grove EHU and Rozel United Methodist Church. She was a leader for the Western Wranglers 4-H Club. She served on various committees for church, school and 4-H. In her spare time she enjoyed spending time with family and friends and scrapbooking. She will be remembered by all with her infectious laugh and bubbly personality and strong wit.

Darcey is survived by her husband, Justin, her two sons, Spencer 16 and Harrison 13, her parents, Robert and Vicki Frisbie, all of Larned, KS and a brother, Chauncey (Lisa), of McCune, KS and her niece and nephews.

Darcey’s life will be celebrated on October 13, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at the Pawnee Heights Gymnasium 100 W. Grand, Rozel, KS with Pastor Brad McCoy presiding. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Beckwith Mortuary, Larned KS. Burial will be in the Rozel Cemetery, Rozel, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pawnee County 4-H Foundation, Pawnee Heights School or the Rozel United Methodist Church, all in care of Beckwith Mortuary, 916 Main Street, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences maybe left a www.beckwithmortuary.com.