Olive M. Furney
KSCB News - September 28, 2015 12:00 am
Olive M. Furney, age 86, died Saturday afternoon, September 26, 2015, at the Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, Kansas.
She was born January 2, 1929, at Salina, Kansas, the daughter of Oliver M. and Cellah Beatrice (Buck) Nichols. As a young girl she attended the Salina school system and later attended Emporia State University, Emporia. A resident of Meade since 1984, she was a waitress, having worked at the Chuckwagon restaurant for many years.
She enjoyed traveling, had a fondness for animals, and spending time with her family and friends.
On August 15, 1970, she married Steven R. Furney at Omaha, Nebraska. He precedes her in death on November 3, 2012.
She is survived by:
A sister, Vada White of Liberal, Kansas.
Three nephews, Lindell White, Darcy White, and Jim Nichols
Four nieces, Karina Blaser, Tonjua Sherrill, Stephanie Nichols, and April Smithling
She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; a brother, Robert Nichols; and a niece Shauna Nichols.
Private family services will be held at a later date as cremation has taken place.
The family would welcome memorials to the charity of the donor’s choice in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade, Kansas.