Jane Elizabeth Nutting was born on July 19, 1955 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was the sixth of six children of Leo F. Massey and Neva Loretta (Belden) Massey, originally of Reno and Rice Counties, Kansas. Jane grew up in Hays, Kansas, graduating in 1972, followed by attendance at Fort Hays Kansas State College.
As a young woman, Jane lived in Hill City. She married Earnest Richmeier there on June 8, 1979; they divorced in 1991. On August 14, 1993 she married Howard Leroy (“Lee”) Nutting. They lived in Logan, Kansas, and Jane continued working in the oil field. In 1998 she and Lee moved to an acreage near Anderson, Missouri. There she worked for Walmart and trained as a medical transcriptionist, the work she did until her retirement. Lee passed away in 2016. In 2018 Jane moved to WaKeeney, Kansas, with her much loved dogs and cat.
Jane had many friends, was devoted to her kin, kept in touch with her high school classmates, and became an avid fan of the University of Oregon’s women’s basketball team. She was a ‘country girl’ who worked hard and enjoyed her free time. Gregarious, she ‘never knew a stranger’. She was a reader and followed current events closely. Unique, indeed, there will never be another Jane.
She is survived by her stepchildren, Stephanie Lang and Marcus Nutting, six grandchildren, her sister Kathryn and brothers Steven and Garth.
A gift in Jane's memory can be made to the Humane Society of the High Plains, PO Box 311, Hays, Kansas 67601.