DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL HIGHLAND CHAPEL
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1. Full Name: Richard "Dick" Stous Age: 60 Years Sex: Male
2. Current address: of Berryton
3. Date of death: Saturday, November 8, 2003
4 Date of birth: August 20, 1943 Place of birth: Topeka, Kansas
6.b. Parents: William & Evelyn Stephenson Stous
7. Background: Mr. Stous graduated from Berryton High School. He lived in the Berryton community most
of his life. He worked for the Pauline Co-op for 15 years prior to being employed by Shawnee County in the
noxious weed department. He was a member of the Berryton United Methodist Church, the Berryton Kiwanis
Club, the Shawnee County Farm Bureau and the Moose Lodge. He served on the Shawnee County Extension
Board and the Rural Water District No. 3 Board. He was attending the Shawnee Co.. Sheriffs Citizens Academy.
8. Relatives: Married to: Jeanie Buchanan, July 14, 1961 in Berryton, Ks. She survives.
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Son: Kevin Stous, Berryton, KS
Daughter: Sherri Scheideman, Berryton, KS
Six Grandchildren
Four Great-Grandchildren
Father: William Stous, Berryton, KS
Sister: Betsy Abernathy, Berryton, KS
Brother: Steve Stous, Dallas, TX
9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Berryton United
Methodist Church.
10. Burial: Lynn Creek Cemetery Berryton, Kansas
11. Visitation times, place: Mr .Stous will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel after 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
13. Memorial contributions, if any: Berryton United Methodist Church, 7010 S.E. Berryton Rd., Berryton,
Ks. 66409 or Alzheimer's Association P.O. box 1427, Topeka, Ks. 66601-1427 or to KTWU, 1700 S.W.
College, Topeka, Ks. 66621
Online condolences may be given to the family at www.penwellgabel.com
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16. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota Ave, Topeka, Kansas
16a.. Director: Brian M. Voigt 266-6700