Martha Ann McGaugh's Obituary
Martha Ann McGaugh passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at her home in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born on October 30, 1946 in La Harpe, Kansas to Benjamin and Grace (Cornell) Foster, one of seven children. Martha attended school in La Harpe and Iola, Kansas and completed the eleventh grade.
From her first marriage, Martha had two boys, Gary Wayne Stair and David Eugene Stair. In December of 1978, Martha married Billy Joe McGaugh and gained six stepchildren. Her husband preceded her in death on November 14, 2003.
After she spent some years in the home as a wife and mother, she worked at Golden Living Nursing Home in Fredonia. Martha liked to read, but she also loved being outdoors; she especially enjoyed camping and fishing.
Martha’s surviving family includes:
Her son David E. Stair of Hoyt, KS
Brothers
Larry Gene Foster
Kenneth Eugene Foster
Sister Nancy Dorene Teel
Grandchildren
Cory, Jesse, Andrew and Micheala
Great Grandchild:
Kadin Wells
Stepchildren:
Patricia Snider
Clinton McGaugh
William (Billy) D. McGaugh
Jeffrey A. McGaugh
Theresa R. McGaugh
Mark M. McGaugh
Twenty-five step-grandchildren, many step great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by
Her parents Grace and Ben
A son Gary Wayne Stair
Siblings
Benjamin T. Foster, Jr.
Albert William Foster
George Lane Foster
Cremation has taken place. A graveside memorial service will be held for Martha on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery in Humboldt, Kansas.
Online condolences can be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Services entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 420 S. 20th St., P.O. Box 247, Fredonia, KS 66736.
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