Shirley Hundley

Shirley Louise (Marsh) Hundley, 81, of Atwood, KS, formerly of Horton, KS passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. She was born March 28, 1937 to John Frederick (Fred) and Louise (Kupferschmied) Marsh of Fanning KS, the fourth of four children.

She was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church (RLDS) of Fanning on May 1, 1945; now known as the Community of Christ Church. She graduated from Highland High School in 1955.

Shirley married Jim Hundley on May 26, 1956 in Manhattan, KS. This union was blessed with six children, Debbie, Sandra, Brenda, Cheryl, Darryl and Melanie. She was a dedicated homemaker and stay at home mother to their children in their younger years. She helped with and supported her children faithfully in all their school, church and community activities including 4-H and FFA. Later in life, she worked at the Bank of Horton and in the Colby School District as a para professional.

Jim and Shirley were also House Parents for several years at the United Methodist Youthville Group Home in Dodge City, KS. They eventually returned to his roots of a dairy farm by working for Holste Homestead Dairy of Ludell, KS.

She was an active attender and participant in the United Methodist Church all of her adult life. In Horton and Atwood, she took the church bulletins to members in nursing homes and shut-ins and shared a summary of the sermon. She helped with Vacation Bible School and the LatchKey Kids after school program, and taught Sunday School. In addition, she was a member of United Methodist Women (UMW). She was also a 4-H Leader and supported Jim as an FFA advisor’s wife for 33 years. She was gentle, kind and nurturing; the quintessential example of a loving Christian mother. Her greatest joys in life were her faith, her family and serving the Lord. She also treasured spending time with extended family at reunions. She loved growing flowers, spending time with her kids, grandkids, and later great-grandkids and going to all their activities.

She was a loving sister and aunt, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Along with six children, her legacy will live on through her 19 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jim; her parents, Fred and Louise Marsh; sister Virginia (Virgie) Marsh Twombly and husband Sam; brother Charles Marsh and wife Mary Lou; and brother Rollin Marsh and wife Sallye.

Survivors include daughter Debbie and husband Ed Poe, Oakley, KS; daughter Sandra and husband Don Wick, Smith Center, KS; daughter Brenda and husband Mark Wolters, Atwood, KS; daughter Cheryl and husband Gene Soderlund, Atwood, KS; son Darryl and fiancé Michelle Hoffman, Muscotah, KS; daughter Melanie and husband Michael Musselman, Clifton, KS; Grandchildren, Craig Poe and wife Lindsay, David Poe and wife Chris, Diane and husband Aaron Traffas, Holly and husband Luke Van Skike, Caleb Wick and wife Ashley, Calee and husband Michael Boller, Emily and husband Mark Rotert, Laura and husband Drew Basgall, Kevin and Abbey Wolters, Dakota and Cheyanne Soderlund, Riley Hundley and wife Sagan, Ramsey and wife Baylee, Raven and husband Caleb McElroy, Michaela, Luke, Lane and Levi Musselman; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 1 at the Community of Christ Church in Fanning, KS with Kathy Twombly officiating. The family will greet friends 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton, KS. Burial will be in Wheatland Cemetery, rural Horton, KS. A memorial will be established in her name to the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood, KS and the Community of Christ Church of Fanning, KS. A special message may be sent to the family at www.dishon-maple-chaney.com