Hillon David Steeples

Hays, Kansas – Hillon David Steeples, age 86, died Saturday, December 15, 2012, at his home in Hays, Kansas.

He was born August 2, 1926, in Hays, Kansas, Chester F.D. and Olive (Kobler) Steeples. He married Ramona (Dodd) on December 27, 1947, in Hill City, Kansas. She died June 20, 2002. He married Sonja (Scranton) Kobler on December 12, 2003, in Hays, Kansas.

He was a graduate of Kansas State University, a U.S. Navy veteran serving in Pearl Harbor and Japan during WWII. He was a farmer and rancher in the Palco, Kansas, area where the homesteaded family farm dates back to the 1800s. He served on the state level of the Kansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors for 17 years and on the Plainville Rural Hospital Board. He moved to Hays, in the summer of 1985, was a member of the Shriners International and attended the First Presbyterian Church in Hays.

Survivors include his wife, Sonja Steeples, of the home; two sons, Jim Steeples and wife, Connie, Denver, CO; Dan Steeples, Falls Church, VA; one daughter, Judy Alston and husband Joe, Prescott, AZ; one brother, Duane Steeples and wife Carol, Zurich, KS; one sister, Drs. Donna and husband Richard Childs, Fairway, KS; four grandchildren, Dana Steeples, Denver, CO; Kellie Camilli and husband, Lou, Las Cruces, NM; Thomas Alston, Tucson, AZ; David Alston, Portland, OR; one great grandson, Benjamin Camilli; Sonja’s children, Kobie Kobler and wife, Angelique, Lawrence, KS; Tyler Kobler and wife, Brenda, Wichita, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife. A memorial service will be held at a later date and inurnment at Mount Allen Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to Fort Hays Shrine Club to be used for the Shrines Hospital for Children or the First Presbyterian Church. Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601 is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected].