Kenneth William "Bud" Page...88

IN STATE : AFTER 1:00PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013 EDDY-BIRCHARD CHAPEL

VISITATION: 6-8 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013 EDDY-BIRCHARD
CHAPEL

SERVICE: 10:30 AM THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013 EDDY-BIRCHARD CHAPEL

BURIAL: LANE CEMETERY, LANE, KS.

MEMORIALS: LANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, LANE, KS.

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Kenneth William”Bud” Page age 88, of Lane, Kansas died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas.

Bud was born on February 5, 1924 In Olathe, Kansas. He was the youngest of three children born to Roy William Page and Leona Agnes (Daniels) Page.

He attended school in Antioch, Osawatomie, and Lane. He graduated from Lane High School in the class of 1944.

On April 10, 1947 he married Eleanor A. Stevenson at the Methodist Church in Ottawa, Kansas.
They became the parents of two daughters.

Bud and Eleanor were married for 65 years.They made their home on a farm in Lane, Bud was a farmer and a stockman. And from 1982 until 2002 he worked for Bill Sanders on his farm as well.

Bud was active in many noteworthy activities , he was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Lane, on the Lane School Board, Lane Cemetery Board, President and Vice President of the Lane Fair Board for many years, a livestock leader for the Pottawatomie Valley 4-H and a member of the Lane United Methodist Church.

He loved to work on his farm, however he enjoyed fishing and most of all he loved his family.

He is preceded in death by one daughter: Nancy Sue Kraus who died June 25, 1996 and his two sisters: Carol Taranto and Mary Jane McCloskey.

He is survived by his wife Eleanor of the home, one daughter Darlene Kay and husband Joe Hay of Lane, KS. Three grandchildren: Kenny Roberts and wife Tonya of Lane, KS, Sandy Shippy and husband Bryan of Lane, KS and Jimmy Hay and wife Christi of Paola, KS. And seven great grandchildren: Tyler Roberts, Lindsay Shippy, Landen Hay, Brianna Shippy, Lily Hay, Lawson Hay and Lucy Hay.

Visitation will be 6-8pm Wednesday, January 2, 2013 with funeral services at 10:30 am Thursday, January 3, 2013 both at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home Osawatomie, KS. with burial to follow at Lane Cemetery, Lane, KS.

Memorials to: Lane United Methodist Church and may be sent in care of the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home 203 Main P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064