Evelyn Irene Kee
1927 - 2024
Evelyn Irene Kee, 96, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas.
She was born on May 13, 1927, in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Melvin and Berniece (Manley) Griffin. She was very young when the family moved to Natoma, Kansas, and she graduated from Natoma High School in the Class of 1944. She was united in marriage to Raymond P. Luhman. He passed away in March of 1950. To this marriage, one son, Ray Luhman, was born.
She worked as a secretary for Natoma Grade School for several years. Later, she married James W. Kee, Alton, Kansas, who had a daughter, Nancy, and sons, Jim, Wayne, and Gary. To this marriage, a son, George, was born. The Kee family then moved to the Kee ranch in Woodston, Kansas. She enjoyed Kansas State University Football, painting, traveling, and her family most of all.
Surviving family includes her son Ray Luhman and wife Diana of Colby, Kansas; stepsons James Kee and wife Ernestene of Stockton and Gary Kee and wife Karin of Oxford, Iowa; sister Bernita Schneider of Natoma; sisters-in-law Marsha Griffin and Barbara Griffin; 11 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, her son George Kee, her stepdaughter Nancy Harmon, her stepson Wayne Kee, three brothers, and one sister.
A Celebration of Evelyn’s Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Natoma, Kansas. A graveside service will follow at the Woodston Cemetery in Woodston, Kansas, at 2 p.m. Family will greet friends from 10 a.m. to service time on Monday at the church.
A Memorial has been established with the Peace Lutheran Church. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.
