Obituary for Verda Mae Gay
Verda Mae Gay was born August 23, 1927 in Hope, Kansas the daughter of Dan and Marie (Bernhardt) Riffel. She graduated from Chapman High School and from Emporia Teachers College.
Verda worked at the Dickinson County Assessors for 3 Years followed by Tittels IGA for 10 years as a Checker and The Visitors Center at the Eisenhower Presidential Library as a tour guide for over fifteen years before retiring. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Abilene, was a wonderful cook, cooking at the Brown’s Home. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with her children and all her grandchildren.
On August 8, 1947 Verda was united in marriage to Paul M. Gay in Ramona, Ks. Paul passed away on October 12, 1999. She is survived by her son Dan Gay of Wood River, Nebraska, daughters Paula Cook of Abilene, Deanne Welborn of Sarasota, Florida, sister Shirley Klein of Abilene, ten grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Paul and her brother Verl Riffel.
Funeral services for Verda will be 11:00 am Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Faith Lutheran Church in Abilene with Reverend Joseph Barlau officiating. Her final resting place will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery near Enterprise. Her family will receive friends from 10:00 am – until service time Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Lutheran Church and may be sent in care of the Danner Funeral Home, 501 N. Buckeye, Abilene, Kansas 67410.
Verda worked at the Dickinson County Assessors for 3 Years followed by Tittels IGA for 10 years as a Checker and The Visitors Center at the Eisenhower Presidential Library as a tour guide for over fifteen years before retiring. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Abilene, was a wonderful cook, cooking at the Brown’s Home. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with her children and all her grandchildren.
On August 8, 1947 Verda was united in marriage to Paul M. Gay in Ramona, Ks. Paul passed away on October 12, 1999. She is survived by her son Dan Gay of Wood River, Nebraska, daughters Paula Cook of Abilene, Deanne Welborn of Sarasota, Florida, sister Shirley Klein of Abilene, ten grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Paul and her brother Verl Riffel.
Funeral services for Verda will be 11:00 am Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Faith Lutheran Church in Abilene with Reverend Joseph Barlau officiating. Her final resting place will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery near Enterprise. Her family will receive friends from 10:00 am – until service time Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Lutheran Church and may be sent in care of the Danner Funeral Home, 501 N. Buckeye, Abilene, Kansas 67410.