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Published July 3, 2009 - Chanute, KS
Donald R. "Pops" Vining, 72, Thayer, Kansas, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health.
He was born Sept. 30, 1936, in Thayer, Kansas, to Franklin Erwin and Gladys Opal (Carter) Vining.
As a young boy, he grew up in Thayer, and later moved with his family to Washington.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the military police from 1955-1956. He also served in the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion from 1979-1996.
He and Patricia Roney were married Nov. 26, 1960, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She survives.
For several years after their marriage, the couple lived in California where he worked as a roller skate instructor and also at Kaiser Aluminum Manufacturing Company.
Upon returning to Thayer in 1978, he worked for Bush Hog Manufacturing Company in Galesburg, KS. In 1985, he began working at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, in security, retiring from there in 1995. Following retirement, he worked at Oil Patch for two years.
He was a member of Thayer Christian Church, and a former member of Moose Lodge in California.
He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Other survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony J. and Tammy Vining, Thayer, KS, Donald F. and Mindy Vining, Yates Center, KS, and William M. and Amy Vining, Thayer, KS; three daughters, Bettina J. Wheeler and husband Dan, Brenda J. Cox and fiance Kevin, and Kelli J. Vining, all of Thayer, KS; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Franklin I. Vining Jr.
Funeral will be at Thayer Christian Church. Burial will be in Harrison Cemetery, rural Thayer, with military honors given by the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forbes Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons, KS.
Contributions to Thayer Pre-School may be made in care of Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
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Published July 3, 2009 - Chanute, KS
Donald R. "Pops" Vining, 72, Thayer, Kansas, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health.
He was born Sept. 30, 1936, in Thayer, Kansas, to Franklin Erwin and Gladys Opal (Carter) Vining.
As a young boy, he grew up in Thayer, and later moved with his family to Washington.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the military police from 1955-1956. He also served in the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion from 1979-1996.
He and Patricia Roney were married Nov. 26, 1960, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She survives.
For several years after their marriage, the couple lived in California where he worked as a roller skate instructor and also at Kaiser Aluminum Manufacturing Company.
Upon returning to Thayer in 1978, he worked for Bush Hog Manufacturing Company in Galesburg, KS. In 1985, he began working at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, in security, retiring from there in 1995. Following retirement, he worked at Oil Patch for two years.
He was a member of Thayer Christian Church, and a former member of Moose Lodge in California.
He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Other survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony J. and Tammy Vining, Thayer, KS, Donald F. and Mindy Vining, Yates Center, KS, and William M. and Amy Vining, Thayer, KS; three daughters, Bettina J. Wheeler and husband Dan, Brenda J. Cox and fiance Kevin, and Kelli J. Vining, all of Thayer, KS; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Franklin I. Vining Jr.
Funeral will be at Thayer Christian Church. Burial will be in Harrison Cemetery, rural Thayer, with military honors given by the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forbes Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons, KS.
Contributions to Thayer Pre-School may be made in care of Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
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Published July 3, 2009 - Chanute, KS
Donald R. "Pops" Vining, 72, Thayer, Kansas, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health.
He was born Sept. 30, 1936, in Thayer, Kansas, to Franklin Erwin and Gladys Opal (Carter) Vining.
As a young boy, he grew up in Thayer, and later moved with his family to Washington.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the military police from 1955-1956. He also served in the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion from 1979-1996.
He and Patricia Roney were married Nov. 26, 1960, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She survives.
For several years after their marriage, the couple lived in California where he worked as a roller skate instructor and also at Kaiser Aluminum Manufacturing Company.
Upon returning to Thayer in 1978, he worked for Bush Hog Manufacturing Company in Galesburg, KS. In 1985, he began working at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, in security, retiring from there in 1995. Following retirement, he worked at Oil Patch for two years.
He was a member of Thayer Christian Church, and a former member of Moose Lodge in California.
He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Other survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony J. and Tammy Vining, Thayer, KS, Donald F. and Mindy Vining, Yates Center, KS, and William M. and Amy Vining, Thayer, KS; three daughters, Bettina J. Wheeler and husband Dan, Brenda J. Cox and fiance Kevin, and Kelli J. Vining, all of Thayer, KS; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Franklin I. Vining Jr.
Funeral will be at Thayer Christian Church. Burial will be in Harrison Cemetery, rural Thayer, with military honors given by the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forbes Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons, KS.
Contributions to Thayer Pre-School may be made in care of Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
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Published July 3, 2009 - Chanute, KS
Donald R. "Pops" Vining, 72, Thayer, Kansas, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health.
He was born Sept. 30, 1936, in Thayer, Kansas, to Franklin Erwin and Gladys Opal (Carter) Vining.
As a young boy, he grew up in Thayer, and later moved with his family to Washington.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the military police from 1955-1956. He also served in the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion from 1979-1996.
He and Patricia Roney were married Nov. 26, 1960, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She survives.
For several years after their marriage, the couple lived in California where he worked as a roller skate instructor and also at Kaiser Aluminum Manufacturing Company.
Upon returning to Thayer in 1978, he worked for Bush Hog Manufacturing Company in Galesburg, KS. In 1985, he began working at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, in security, retiring from there in 1995. Following retirement, he worked at Oil Patch for two years.
He was a member of Thayer Christian Church, and a former member of Moose Lodge in California.
He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Other survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony J. and Tammy Vining, Thayer, KS, Donald F. and Mindy Vining, Yates Center, KS, and William M. and Amy Vining, Thayer, KS; three daughters, Bettina J. Wheeler and husband Dan, Brenda J. Cox and fiance Kevin, and Kelli J. Vining, all of Thayer, KS; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Franklin I. Vining Jr.
Funeral will be at Thayer Christian Church. Burial will be in Harrison Cemetery, rural Thayer, with military honors given by the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forbes Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons, KS.
Contributions to Thayer Pre-School may be made in care of Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
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