Chardell Myers Parke, 59, Hays, died Sunday, October 30, 2016, at her home after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

She was born January 16, 1957 in Sherman, Texas, the daughter of Carl and Carolyn (Ogburn) Myers and spent her youth in Garden City, Kansas.

She married Patrick Parke on January 5, 1980, in Garden City. She received degrees from Colby Community College (Animal Hospital Technology), Kansas State University (General Sciences), and Topeka School of Medical Technology. She worked her entire career in health care, most recently as Laboratory Manager for Quest Diagnostics in Hays.

She served on the USD 489 Board of Education for eight years, the Head Start Advisory Board, Barton County Community College Medical Laboratory Technology Advisory Board, Northwest Kansas Technical College Medical Assistant Advisory Board, and as a volunteer for Kansas Special Olympics. She was an instructor for the Hays Pathology Laboratory School of Medical Technology.

Survivors include her husband; Patrick of the home in Hays, a son; Eli Parke (Tamvana) of Madison, Wisconsin, a daughter; Carlee Hawkins (Jon) of York, Nebraska, a granddaughter; Finleigh Grace Hawkins of York, Nebraska, her mother; Carolyn Myers (Dick Woods) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and three brothers; Craig Myers (Ann) of Wamego, Kansas, Rear Admiral Ross A. Myers, USN (Deidre) of San Diego, California, and Mike Myers (Cindy Funk) of Portland, Oregon.

She was preceded in death by her father; Carl Myers, and her grandparents; Merle and Roberta Myers and Everett and Bernice Ogburn.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Friday, November 4, 2016 at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, 2901 E. 13th, with Fr. Jarett Konrade and Fr. Dan Scheetz officiating. Private family inurnment will be in Christ the King cemetery in WaKeeney, Kansas. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4:00 pm until 8:00 and on Friday from 10:00 am until service time, all at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church. A parish vigil service will be at 7:00 pm on Thursday at the church and all vigil attendees are invited to wear purple in memory of Chardell.

Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hays Medical Center or to the FHSU Foundation to establish a medical technology scholarship, in care of the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, Hays Kansas, 67601.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com or via email at [email protected].