DOROTHY SNYDER

LAMAR- Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Daniel Funeral Home for Dorothy Lou Snyder 88, Lamar, who died Saturday morning, Jan. 13, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Gladstone. The family will receive friends immediately following an Eastern Star ceremony that will begin at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Barton City Cemetery, northeast of Liberal.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Lamar United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include her son, Doug Rittermeyer, Liberty; two daughters, Pam Anderson and Cheryl Rittermeyer, Kansas City, Mo.; two stepsons, Bert Snyder and wife Rhonda, Lane, Kan. and Bruce Snyder, Olathe, Kan.; two brothers, John Rawlings and wife Jodie, Liberal and Richard Rawlings and wife Martha, Oklahoma; two sisters, Kathryn Sharron, Liberal and Marguerite Buzzard and husband Lee, Lamar; two sisters-in-law, Earlene Rawlings, Lamar and Ramona Snyder, Kansas City; 11 grandchildren, Billy and Hanna Anderson, Bailey Capps and husband Jeremy, Robin and Whitney Rittermeyer, Nicole Dickinson and husband Brad, Jessica Snyder, Courtney Stene and husband Shawn, Cody Church, Kaye Lee Rogers and husband Ryan and Amanda Stewart and husband Mike; five great-grandchildren, Lila and Noah Caps, Bella Goranson, Evelyn Dickinson and Conley Stewart and a large extended family.

She was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Rittermeyer; a daughter-in-law, Marcia Snyder; a sister, Carolyn Skinner; a sister-in-law, Judy Rawlings and two brothers, Gene Rawlings and George Rawlings.

Mrs. Snyder was born Aug. 13, 1929, in Lamar, to Bud and Ladye (Yoke) Rawlings. After graduating from Liberal High School in 1947, she moved to Kansas City to enroll in business college. Her work ethic, attention to detail and sharp mind helped her to excel as a secretary for various companies including TWA and Bethany Medical Center.

In 1955 she married Bill Rittermeyer and together they had four children, Bruce, Doug, Pam and Cheryl. He died unexpectedly in 1972 and she married Will Snyder in 1986. He preceded her in death in 2014.

Always active in her community, she was a devoted member of Lamar United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed the fellowship of the United Methodist Women’s Group. She was instrumental in Chapter No. 74, Order of the Eastern Star for many years. Her love of country was obvious by her work with Barton County Republican Women’s Club and her interest in political campaigns. She and her husband Will enjoyed bluegrass festivals and their winter vacations in the southwest. Above all, family was a priority in her life and nothing brought her more joy than time spent around her table or the yearly Bella Vista vacations making memories with all of her grandchildren.