Mark “Sparky” Hays, age 59 of Woodston, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020.
He was born on August 26, 1960, in Russell, Kansas, to Carl and Johnita (Cink) Hays-Haines. Sparky spent his life in Rooks County and graduated from Stockton High School in 1978. He was united in marriage to Leona Drullinger on April 3, 2015, at the Stockton City Park.
Sparky worked for the Pfeifer Recycle Center for many years before getting back into the agriculture field by helping local farmers and ranchers and working in the salvage. Sparky was a talented gardener, loved his pets, music, and spending time with his pals talking and watching sports, hitting golf balls behind his house, and drinking Keystone.
Sparky is survived by his wife, Leona Drullinger Hays of McCook, NE; brothers, Gerald (Sandy) Hays of Augusta, KS, and Glenn Hays of Larned, KS; and niece and nephew, Tiffany and Devon Hays.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Carl Hays and Johnita Haines; and step-father, Cecil Haines.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. at the funeral home in Stockton. Interment will follow at the Pleasant Plain Cemetery in Osborne County.
Memorials are suggested to Mark Hays Memorial Fund to help with funeral expenses and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 North First, Stockton, KS 67669.