Obituary: James F. Stephan

James F. Stephan, 82, of Walnut, Kansas, died at 7:40 a.m., Thursday, March 24, 2016 in the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kansas.
James was born January 6, 1934 in Walnut, a son of Charles and Teresa (Schulz) Stephan.  His father preceded him in death in 1939, and the following year, James was diagnosed with Polio.  He grew up in the Walnut area and graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in Walnut in 1952 and Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri in 1956.
James married Mary C. “Kay” Lancaster on September 8, 1962 in St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul.  Kay survives of the home.
James worked in the Kansas City, Chicago, and Dallas areas before returning to Walnut in 1970, where he was a farmer and raised livestock.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, Kay, of the home, are their children, Lori Stephan of Kansas City, Missouri; Tim Stephan, and his wife, Lisa, of Walnut; Victor Stephan of Walnut; Eric Stephan of Walnut; his daughter-in-law, Ronda Stephan, of Madill, Oklahoma; his grandchildren, Abbie, Rachael, and Katy Stephan; his sisters, Charlene Stephan of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Eilean Otto of Kansas City, Missouri.
James was preceded in death by a son, Kelly Stephan, on May 20, 2015; his parents; his brothers, Joe Stephan, Vince Stephan and Charles “Chy” Stephan, and his sister, Alice Pope.
There will be no services.
Memorials are suggested to the Walnut Community Center and these may be left at the Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home, 518 W St. John, Box 258, Girard, 66743.
Condolences may be sent to www.wallfuneralservices.com