VERNIE FAYE WEST

LIBERAL- A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Shiloh Cemetery for Vernie Faye West, 87, Liberal, who died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, with her son Tim at her bedside.

Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz Warden Funeral Home, Lamar.

Condolences may be left online at www.konantzwarden.com.

Survivors include hers on, Timothy West, Liberal; daughters, Linda Carpenter and husband Mike, Joplin, Brinda Bolton and husband Mark, Ft. Scott, Kan. and Drinda Farrell, Paola, Kan.; 11 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and other family members.

She was preceded in death by by her husband and 13 siblings.

Mrs. West was born Nov. 9, 1934, in rural Barton County, to Aneace Pernina “Tina” (Hackney) and Arthur Bray Sr. She married Harve Russell “Tuffy” West on Sept. 3, 1949, in Bentonville, Ark.

She was a Master Gardener and an arts and crafts specialist who enjoyed participating in crafts shows. She and her husband made grapevine wreaths that they sold to florists. They also kept a garden and took their produce weekly to farmers markets where they sold out every week. On the way home they would treat themselves to Sonic for their hard work.

Mrs. West was very artistic and would paint elaborate birdhouses that her husband and son made. She was also a seamstress and made quilts. She enjoyed going fishing with her husband so that she could catch a bigger fish than him and was an excellent shot. She served as PTA president for Liberal schools and was a Brownie Scout leader. She was an excellent cook who made the most wonderful homemade ice cream, pies, and other dishes. She had a firm belief in God and she loved life every day.