Velma Faye Myers, age 93, died 11/9/16 at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS, following a five-week acute illness.

She was born 9/1/1923 at Horton, KS to Henry O. & Hazel E. (Sleppy) Small.

She attended grade school at Horton and Hickory Grove Schools, and graduated from Horton High School in 1941. She had two siblings: Rosemary E. (Small) Medlin (Chuck), Horton, KS and Charles H. (Linette) Small, Horton-deceased. She worked at several different Horton businesses after graduation. Her last and favorite job was as office assistant and bookkeeper at the Horton Headlight newspaper. She worked there until the early 1950’s.

She married Donald E. Myers 12/18/1946. To this union four children were born: Dena Jo Kaeberle (Greg), Shawnee, KS, Daniel L. Myers, Overland Park, KS, Don D. Myers (Wanda), Mashpee, MA and David L. Myers (Richard), Overland Park, KS.

Later in addition to being a full-time mother, she worked at various times in the Horton City Clerk’s office, as a dispatcher for the Horton Police Department, as a bus driver for USD 430 and distributed out of town newspapers to residents of Horton. She was active in the Horton United Methodist Church and served as the Church Board Secretary for a number of years. After retirement, she was an active volunteer delivering Meals on Wheels. In recent years, she enjoyed talking with people and living a fiercely independent life at her home in Horton, KS. She traveled to Cape Cod, Massachusetts in early September 2016 to visit with her son & family there and celebrate her 93rd birthday with most of her family. She became acutely ill in late September 2016 and was hospitalized from 10/4/16 until her death.

She is also survived by six grandchildren: Justin Kaeberle, Jason Kaeberle, Eric Myers, Katherine Gehrlein (Brian), Douglas Myers and Phillip Myers.

Visitation with her family will be at Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary, Horton, KS on Friday 11/11/16 @ 6:30 – 8 p.m. The funeral service will be at the Horton United Methodist Church Saturday 11/12/16 @ 10 a.m. Burial will be at the Horton Cemetery, next to her husband.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Horton UMC or Horton Hospital Foundation. These donations may be left at the D-M-C Mortuary. The family wishes to thank the Horton Hospital/Clinic staff, the staff of Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS and the Hiawatha Home Health Service for their care of our mother/grandmother. A special message may be sent to the family at www.dishon-maple-chaney.com