Melford Key
Melford Key, 87, of Concordia, Kan., died Nov. 4. His wife,
Wilma Lee, preceded him in death in 1999.
A funeral for Mr. Key will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chaput-Buoy
Funeral Home, 325 W. 6th St., Concordia.
Mr. Key was born March 15, 1917, to Lewis and Olive (Mosher)
Key. The eldest of nine children, he was preceded in death by an
infant sister, Ida, and by three grown sisters, Leta Wright and
Birdie Senner of Concordia and Eloise Rogers of Commerce City. He
is survived by brother William (Ewing) Key, who lives in Concordia,
and three sisters, Leota Lunblade, Audre Dazzio and Doreen Garlow
of Colorado.
Also surviving are son Richard Lewis Key and his wife, Nancy, of
Sedalia; grandchildren Rick Key II and his wife, Brenda, of Castle
Rock, Erica Herringon and her husband, Tommy, of Castle Rock, Gina
Madrid and her husband, T. Chris, of Denver and Christopher Roy
Hawk of Hawaii.
One grandson, Justin Robert Key, died in infancy.
Stepdaughter Terry Ann Mathis and her husband, Dean, of Elko,
Nev., also survive, along with their three grown
children.
Five great-granddaughters of Castle Rock and two
great-grandchildren of Nevada, along with numerous nieces and
nephews, also survive him.
Mr. Key retired from Cloud Country Highway Department as a
foreman several years ago and often enjoyed hobbies of hunting and
his beloved fishing. He maintained a garden and enjoyed his fresh
vegetables.
He was a lifetime member of the Moose Lodge.
Memorials are asked to be sent to the Macular Degeneration
Foundation, P.O. Box 531313, Henderson, NV 89053, in honor of Mr.
Key’s sister Leota and son Richard, who suffer from the
disease.