Joe E. Stucky, 84, of Pretty Prairie, died at his home on June 7, 2009. He was born in Reno County on Nov. 5, 1924, the son of Adolph E. and Ida L. (McClure) Stucky. He attended Old Pretty Prairie and Pretty Prairie Grade Schools, and was a 1942 graduate of Pretty Prairie Rural High School. He matriculated at the University of Wichita in 1942 on a football scholarship, but was forced by the exigencies of war to leave school and return home to farm.
He married Emma Clara Graber on Dec. 21, 1944, at the First Mennonite Church in Pretty Prairie. She died on Aug. 11, 2007. Three children were born of the marriage, Scott Wallace Stucky, Valerie Jo Stucky and Judith Claire Stucky.
In the spring of 1945, the newly married couple moved to the ancestral home of Emma Clara east of Pretty Prairie, which was purchased by her grandfather, John J.D. Graber, in 1903. There, Joe farmed for over 60 years. The family's heritage as farmers in Kansas was recognized in 2003, when the farm was designated as a Kansas Centennial Farm, having been in the same family for 100 years.
Joe was first elected to office in Albion Township in 1958. He served continuously on the Township Board for 30 years. In 1988, he was elected Reno County Commissioner for the Second District. He was re-elected in 1992, serving until 1997. He served as Chairman of the Commission for four years. Joe constantly strove to make county government more responsive and efficient, and strongly supported the then-novel idea of a full-time county administrator.
Joe was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church in Pretty Prairie. He served in virtually every local church office, and was an active lay preacher in several rural parishes in the early 1960s. He was a member of the building committee for the 1962 addition to the church, and contributed countless hours of labor to the project.
In addition to his political offices, he served for nearly 15 years on the ASCS and FSA County Committees, a source of particular pleasure to him. He also served on the board of directors of Interfaith Housing, the Reno County Economic Development Council, the Reno County Historical Society, KCAMP/KWORK, and Horizons Mental Health.
He is survived by his twin brother, Dr. John J. Stucky of Pretty Prairie; son, the Hon. Scott W. Stucky and wife, Jean, of Potomac, Md.; daughter, Valerie Stucky and husband, Richard Joyce, of Fairfax, Va.; daughter, Judi Jacobsen and husband, Steve Jacobsen, of Mission Hills, Kan.; and three grandchildren, Rick Joyce, Mary-Clare Stucky and Joseph Stucky.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at the Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial will be in Lone Star Cemetery, Pretty Prairie. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church of Pretty Prairie or Interfaith Housing of Reno County.
He married Emma Clara Graber on Dec. 21, 1944, at the First Mennonite Church in Pretty Prairie. She died on Aug. 11, 2007. Three children were born of the marriage, Scott Wallace Stucky, Valerie Jo Stucky and Judith Claire Stucky.
In the spring of 1945, the newly married couple moved to the ancestral home of Emma Clara east of Pretty Prairie, which was purchased by her grandfather, John J.D. Graber, in 1903. There, Joe farmed for over 60 years. The family's heritage as farmers in Kansas was recognized in 2003, when the farm was designated as a Kansas Centennial Farm, having been in the same family for 100 years.
Joe was first elected to office in Albion Township in 1958. He served continuously on the Township Board for 30 years. In 1988, he was elected Reno County Commissioner for the Second District. He was re-elected in 1992, serving until 1997. He served as Chairman of the Commission for four years. Joe constantly strove to make county government more responsive and efficient, and strongly supported the then-novel idea of a full-time county administrator.
Joe was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church in Pretty Prairie. He served in virtually every local church office, and was an active lay preacher in several rural parishes in the early 1960s. He was a member of the building committee for the 1962 addition to the church, and contributed countless hours of labor to the project.
In addition to his political offices, he served for nearly 15 years on the ASCS and FSA County Committees, a source of particular pleasure to him. He also served on the board of directors of Interfaith Housing, the Reno County Economic Development Council, the Reno County Historical Society, KCAMP/KWORK, and Horizons Mental Health.
He is survived by his twin brother, Dr. John J. Stucky of Pretty Prairie; son, the Hon. Scott W. Stucky and wife, Jean, of Potomac, Md.; daughter, Valerie Stucky and husband, Richard Joyce, of Fairfax, Va.; daughter, Judi Jacobsen and husband, Steve Jacobsen, of Mission Hills, Kan.; and three grandchildren, Rick Joyce, Mary-Clare Stucky and Joseph Stucky.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at the Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial will be in Lone Star Cemetery, Pretty Prairie. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church of Pretty Prairie or Interfaith Housing of Reno County.
Joe E. Stucky, 84, of Pretty Prairie, died at his home on June 7, 2009. He was born in Reno County on Nov. 5, 1924, the son of Adolph E. and Ida L. (McClure) Stucky. He attended Old Pretty Prairie and Pretty Prairie Grade Schools, and was a 1942 graduate of Pretty Prairie Rural High School. He matriculated at the University of Wichita in 1942 on a football scholarship, but was forced by the exigencies of war to leave school and return home to farm.
He married Emma Clara Graber on Dec. 21, 1944, at the First Mennonite Church in Pretty Prairie. She died on Aug. 11, 2007. Three children were born of the marriage, Scott Wallace Stucky, Valerie Jo Stucky and Judith Claire Stucky.
In the spring of 1945, the newly married couple moved to the ancestral home of Emma Clara east of Pretty Prairie, which was purchased by her grandfather, John J.D. Graber, in 1903. There, Joe farmed for over 60 years. The family's heritage as farmers in Kansas was recognized in 2003, when the farm was designated as a Kansas Centennial Farm, having been in the same family for 100 years.
Joe was first elected to office in Albion Township in 1958. He served continuously on the Township Board for 30 years. In 1988, he was elected Reno County Commissioner for the Second District. He was re-elected in 1992, serving until 1997. He served as Chairman of the Commission for four years. Joe constantly strove to make county government more responsive and efficient, and strongly supported the then-novel idea of a full-time county administrator.
Joe was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church in Pretty Prairie. He served in virtually every local church office, and was an active lay preacher in several rural parishes in the early 1960s. He was a member of the building committee for the 1962 addition to the church, and contributed countless hours of labor to the project.
In addition to his political offices, he served for nearly 15 years on the ASCS and FSA County Committees, a source of particular pleasure to him. He also served on the board of directors of Interfaith Housing, the Reno County Economic Development Council, the Reno County Historical Society, KCAMP/KWORK, and Horizons Mental Health.
He is survived by his twin brother, Dr. John J. Stucky of Pretty Prairie; son, the Hon. Scott W. Stucky and wife, Jean, of Potomac, Md.; daughter, Valerie Stucky and husband, Richard Joyce, of Fairfax, Va.; daughter, Judi Jacobsen and husband, Steve Jacobsen, of Mission Hills, Kan.; and three grandchildren, Rick Joyce, Mary-Clare Stucky and Joseph Stucky.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at the Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial will be in Lone Star Cemetery, Pretty Prairie. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church of Pretty Prairie or Interfaith Housing of Reno County.
He married Emma Clara Graber on Dec. 21, 1944, at the First Mennonite Church in Pretty Prairie. She died on Aug. 11, 2007. Three children were born of the marriage, Scott Wallace Stucky, Valerie Jo Stucky and Judith Claire Stucky.
In the spring of 1945, the newly married couple moved to the ancestral home of Emma Clara east of Pretty Prairie, which was purchased by her grandfather, John J.D. Graber, in 1903. There, Joe farmed for over 60 years. The family's heritage as farmers in Kansas was recognized in 2003, when the farm was designated as a Kansas Centennial Farm, having been in the same family for 100 years.
Joe was first elected to office in Albion Township in 1958. He served continuously on the Township Board for 30 years. In 1988, he was elected Reno County Commissioner for the Second District. He was re-elected in 1992, serving until 1997. He served as Chairman of the Commission for four years. Joe constantly strove to make county government more responsive and efficient, and strongly supported the then-novel idea of a full-time county administrator.
Joe was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church in Pretty Prairie. He served in virtually every local church office, and was an active lay preacher in several rural parishes in the early 1960s. He was a member of the building committee for the 1962 addition to the church, and contributed countless hours of labor to the project.
In addition to his political offices, he served for nearly 15 years on the ASCS and FSA County Committees, a source of particular pleasure to him. He also served on the board of directors of Interfaith Housing, the Reno County Economic Development Council, the Reno County Historical Society, KCAMP/KWORK, and Horizons Mental Health.
He is survived by his twin brother, Dr. John J. Stucky of Pretty Prairie; son, the Hon. Scott W. Stucky and wife, Jean, of Potomac, Md.; daughter, Valerie Stucky and husband, Richard Joyce, of Fairfax, Va.; daughter, Judi Jacobsen and husband, Steve Jacobsen, of Mission Hills, Kan.; and three grandchildren, Rick Joyce, Mary-Clare Stucky and Joseph Stucky.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at the Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial will be in Lone Star Cemetery, Pretty Prairie. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church of Pretty Prairie or Interfaith Housing of Reno County.
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