SANDRA J. BOYCE

Sandra J. Boyce, age 78 years, of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away on Thursday morning, September 10, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  Sandra was born on September 27, 1936 at Bar Harbor, Maine to Walter and Ethel (Reynolds) Dwelley. She graduated from Westbrook High School in Westbrook, Maine and later attended Nursing College in New Hampshire for two years. Sandra was united in marriage to James L. “Jim” Boyce on October 25, 1978 at Swan Valley, Idaho, and the couple lived in Whittier, California and Idaho Falls, Idaho for many years prior to moving to Great Bend, Kansas in 1998.  Sandra worked as an accountant for various companies prior to her retirement, and after moving to Great Bend she worked part time for Sunflower Diversified Services in Great Bend, Kansas for about five years.  Sandra was gifted with many talents, including oil painting (primarily nature scenes), needlework, playing piano, was an accomplished seamstress, and she also enjoyed growing flowers.

Survivors include one son, Steven W. (and his wife, Carol) Skolas of Great Bend, Kansas; one daughter:  Jackie (and her husband, Robert) Fisher of San Clemente, California; three grandchildren:  Stacey Mudgett, Diana Ewing, and Steven J. Skolas; and six great-grandchildren:  Jacquelyn, Peter, and Nicole Abundis, Wyatt Mudgett, and Reagan and Ryder Skolas.  Sandra was preceded in death by her parents, her husband James L. Boyce on January 16, 2012, one brother (Don Dwelley), and two sisters (Virginia Powers and Barbara Taylor).

Funeral Services were held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Charter Funerals in Great Bend, Kansas with Reverend John Grummon officiating.  Interment was in the Great Bend Cemetery North at Great Bend, Kansas.  Memorials may be directed to the Wesley Medical Center Foundation at Wichita, Kansas or the Golden Belt Humane Society of Great Bend, Kansas.  Online condolences may be left for the family and a full obituary notice may be viewed at https://www.charterfunerals.com/locations/great-bend.php.

 

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