Michael Kemp Money
1939 - 2023
Michael Kemp Money, 84, of Hill City, Kansas, passed away October 26, 2023.
He was born to Rex and Katharyn (Kemp) Money in Enid, Oklahoma, on June 11, 1939.
Mike was raised in Pratt, Kansas, and moved to Hill City his senior year, graduating from Hill City Memorial High School in 1957. He graduated from Fort Hays Kansas State College with a Bachelor of Science in Business. Throughout college, Mike drove home every weekend to work for his father at Money Chevrolet as a washboy. While at Fort Hays, Mike met his lifelong partner Kay ImMasche, and they were later married in 1961 at the Methodist Wesley Foundation in Hays, Kansas.
Mike was a man of few words, but his loyalty to his community and family was unwavering. Though his first love was the automobile and truck business, he found true happiness in Kansas's greatest gift, its land. There was nothing Mike loved more than to take Kay out on evening rides through the country at sunset. But beyond everything else, the pride and love for his family was closest to his heart.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Susie (Money) Wessling.
Survivors include his beloved wife and companion for over 61 years, Kay of the home; a brother, Larry Money (Dawn) Perryton, Texas; sons Michael Money of Salina, and partner Annie Grevas, and Doug Money (Teri) of Penokee; daughter Meg Money of San Diego, Calif., and partner Bill McNamara; daughter Gretchen Elliott (Ben) of Lindsborg; grandchildren: Ashley Money, Michael John Money, Tayler Atkins (Casey), Clay Money (Katelyn), Beck Elliott (Kennedy), Cort Elliott, Karik Elliott, and Crew Elliott; and great-grandchildren: Locke, Leighton, and Macy.
Cremation has been chosen, and a Memorial Service will be held in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Hill City, Kansas, on Wednesday, November 1, at 11:00 a.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Frontier Stage Theater in Hill City or the “Mike and Kay Money Scholarship" at the FHSU Foundation. Online donations accepted https://foundation.fhsu.edu/donate/ or checks to FHSU Foundation for the “Mike and Kay Money Scholarship" or may be sent in care of Stinemetz Funeral Home, 522 N. Pomeroy, Hill City, Kansas 67642.
