Wanda Sue Hackler

WANDA SUE HACKLER, 76 of Baldwin City, KS passed away peacefully, Monday, May 2, 2016 surrounded by loved ones at her home. She was born January 30, 1940 in Bentonville, Arkansas, the daughter of Byron H. and Oma L. (Epps) Mitchell. She graduated from Wellsville High School with the class of 1958, and attended Johnson County Community College. On April 10, 1959, Sue was united in marriage to Donald D. Hackler in Lawrence, KS. They shared over 50 years of marriage until Donald passed away on October 27, 2009. Sue and Donald owned and operated Western Auto in Baldwin City, but she also worked as a cook at Baldwin High School, a typesetter for The Baldwin Ledger, and was for many years a quality auditor for JC Penney, from which she retired in 1992. She was a member of the Vinland United Methodist Church. She was a lay minister for the Five Rivers Methodist Church District and an active volunteer in her community and beyond. She served as Treasurer of Green Gate Community in Mission, TX, and was a member of Baldwin City Business & Professional Women. Sue enjoyed hobbies such as cooking, quilting, decorating, and going to garage sales. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Donald. Sue is survived by two daughters, Patty Flory-Evans and husband, Robin Evans, Overbrook, KS, Leah Hackler, Denver, Colorado; four grandsons, Clint Flory, Wellsville, KS, J.D. Flory, Baldwin City, KS, Kyle Flory, Merriam, KS, and Rusty Flory, Baldwin City; nine great-grandchildren; three brothers, Kenneth Mitchell, Wellsville Manor, Byron H. Mitchell, Jr., Gardner, KS, and John D. Mitchell, Olathe, KS; two sisters, Mary L. Shepard, Joplin, MO, and Linda K. Suddarth, Yates Center, KS. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Wanda Sue Hackler please visit our Sympathy Store.

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