RAYMOND MEYER

RAYMOND L. MEYER

Wichita Dateline Raymond L. Meyer, 75, formerly of Strong City, Kansas, died suddenly Thursday, June 17, 2010, at Via Christi-St. Francis Campus Medical Center. A celebration of life service will be held Monday, June 21, at 1:00 P.M., at the Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral Home in Cottonwood Falls with Lay Minister Floyd Dorsey officiating. Military services conducted by a Fort Riley Honor Guard will follow in Strong City Cemetery in Strong City, Kansas. Raymond L. Meyer, the son of Henry and Alice Carson Meyer, was born May 20, 1935, in Council Grove, Kansas. He graduated from Chase County High School. He and Jane Clark were married August 31, 1958, in Strong City. He served in the United States Army from September 20, 1954, until he was honorably discharged from active duty on July 12,1957. They owned and operated Meyer Grocery in Strong City. They later moved to Wichita where he worked in sales for Excel Corp., Fanestil Packing, Meyer Country Fresh Meats, and McGreedy Meats. While in Chase County, he served as a member of the school board. He is survived by his wife, Jane, of the home; two sons, Gary Meyer and his wife, Nancy, of Monett, MO. and Steve Meyer and his wife, Jackie, of Wichita, KS.; two brothers: Ronald Meyer of Dodge City, KS. and Robert Meyer of ElDorado, KS.; a niece, Crista Dorsey, and her husband, Floyd in Emporia, KS.; grandchildren: Kyle Elise, and Ian Meyer of Monett and Levi and Dalton Meyer of Wichita; Elizabeth (Dorsey), Brian, Rachel, and Sarah Dorsey of Emporia. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters: Roberta Allen and Doris Watts. Memorial contributions to the Chase County All Veterans Memorial may be sent in care of the funeral home, 201 Cherry, Cottonwood Falls, KS. 66845. Messages may be left at www.brown-bennett-alexander.com.

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