Sarah Boyd Jedlicka, 98, passed away on June 7, 2016 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on November 21, 1917 in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Gabriella (Blair) Taylor.
She was a member of the Ness City First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school and was the choir director. She was also active in the Women’s Christian Temperance Union where she held numerous local, national, and international leadership positions. She was an elementary teacher in the Ransom school district for many years. She also taught piano at the Ness City Grade School for several years.
She was joined in marriage to Marian Kimble shortly before he was killed during World War II. She married Will Roger Funk in 1951, who died on May 28, 1968. She married Frank Jedlicka on Friday, January 16, 1970 in Ness City. Frank preceded her in death on March 12, 2012.
Survivors include two sons, Terry and his wife Ruthie Funk, and Dean and his wife Mackey Funk; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands; brother, Richard Taylor and sister, Mary Lee McGee.
Funeral Service will be on Friday, June 10, 2016, 10:00 A.M., at the First Baptist Church, Ness City. Burial in the Ness City Cemetery. Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home on Thursday from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. with the family present from 7 – 9 P.M.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union.