(KNZA)--A former local school leader is being remembered.
According to his obituary, Steve Davies, of Hiawatha, died last Saturday at Amberwell Health, in Hiawatha, after a prolonged illness. He was 75.
Davies served as superintendent of South Brown County USD 430 for 16 years before retiring in 2017. Prior to that, he served as director of Brown County Special Education Interlocal #615.
Besides education, Davies also worked in the criminal justice field--serving as Secretary of the Kansas Department of Corrections and Chairman of the Kansas Parole Board.
A celebration of life service for Davies will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, in Hiawatha.
The family will meet with friends Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6 at the funeral home, where friends may call after 12 noon. The family will have a storyboard provided to post your stories about Steve so that all who visit may enjoy the humorous and loving man he was.
Burial willl be Monday afternoon at the Walnut Hill Cemetery, in Kingman, Kansas, following a graveside service at 1.00.
Among survivors are his wife, Tracy, along with two children.
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