Dateline: St. John, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Wilbert C. “Willie” Fanshier                        Age: 89

Date of Death: January 29, 2016

Place of Death: Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, Kansas

Date of Birth: August 2, 1926 at Stafford County, Kansas

Parents Name: Charles M. & Martha A. (Fischer) Fanshier

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

He was a graduate of Great Bend High School and Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for a construction company and for Dupont on various projects. He earned his private pilot license, enjoyed playing softball in Seward, and spent time in the Peace Corps in Venezuela and Yemen. He was a farmer and cattle rancher.

Mr. Fanshier loved to read, play pitch and dominoes, fish and was a philosopher. A gentle man, he loved dogs and the outdoors. He was a United States Army veteran.

He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #646, Great Bend.

 

SURVIVORS

Three Nieces, Anita “Tulip” Fanshier of Great Bend, Tracy Fanshier and her husband Lonnie Broce of Great Bend, and Jan Day and her husband of Seabrook, TX; and great-niece, Emma Day.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Thursday, February 4, 2016

Time of Service: 1:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: The Reverend Dick Ogle

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Golden Belt Humane Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net

                      Arrangements by    Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road       Great Bend, Kansas         67530