Michael B. Packard, 70, of Oakley passed away Wednesday, December 29,
2021. He was born on March 31, 1951, in Oakley, Kansas to Floyd and
Maxine (Bland) Packard. Mike graduated from Oakley High School in 1969
He then graduated from the N.W. Kansas Vo-Tech School in Goodland,
Kansas with an architectural drafting degree in 1971 and the Kansas Law
Enforcement Training Center, in Yoder, Kansas, in 1977. He was employed
by the Oakley Police Dept., worked on multiple local farms, and was an
over-the-road truck driver.
Mike’s hobbies included riding horses, bull-riding, spending time with
his grandchildren, shooting guns, and hunting. He was a lifetime member
of the North American Hunting Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Larry and Randy.
Mike is survived by his children Cheree Swaney (Benny Berry), Nolan
Packard (Amara), Kerry Packard, and Kyle Packard; sister Marlene Teeter
(Mike); brother Terry Packard (Joni); Uncle Roger Fagan (Dana); eight
grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 2:00
pm at the Gove Cemetery in Gove, Kansas. Memorials may be made to the
Butterfield Trail Museum and sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box
391, Colby, Kansas 67701. Online condolences: www.baalmannmortuary.com