Gary D. Copenhaver
Gary D. Copenhaver, age 59, died early Monday morning, March 15, 2010, at his rural Fowler, Kansas, residence.
He was born July 12, 1950, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of L. M. and Ethel M. (Criswell) Copenhaver.  As a young boy he attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School in 1968.  Upon his graduation he attended Dodge City Community College where he received his Associates degree.  He later furthered his education at Panhandle State University, in Goodwell, Oklahoma.  After his education he returned to rural Fowler where he proudly began his career as a farmer and a stockman in partnership with his dad and later his son, Mark.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church.  He also served on the board of directors for the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler Co-Op, and CMS Electric.  He enjoyed watching classical television shows and farming. 
On August 5, 1973, he married Delilah Shay at the United Methodist Church in Healy, Kansas.  She survives. 
Other survivors include: A son, Mark Copenhaver of rural Fowler, Kansas; A sister-in-law, Peggy Roe and husband, Larry of Oberlin, Kansas, and their children, Tyler, Rachel, and Michael; A brother-in-law, Vance Shay and wife, Dana of Healy, Kansas, and their children, Jordan and Camron; A sister of Arizona, and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at the United Methodist Church, Fowler, with Reverend Dick Robbins presiding.  Interment will be in the Fowler Cemetery.
The family would welcome memorials to the Fowler Threshing Days or the Fowler Residential Care Center in care of the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be given to the family at www.fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com