Pheobie Lea (Montgomery) Stutheit of Norton was born June 29, 1932, in
Jennings, KS to Frank and Doris Montgomery. She passed peacefully on the
family farm on January 1, 2022, following a brief illness at the age of
89.
Pheobie graduated from Norton Community High School with the class
of 1950. She studied nursing at General Hospital in Kansas City, MO,
receiving her RN degree. Her nursing assignments took her to Hays, KS,
Boulder, CO, and Quinter, KS, where she met her beloved husband, Marvin.
They were married June 2, 1957. Their union was blessed with one
daughter, Sue Ann, and 63 years of marriage, until Marvin’s death on
April 4, 2021.
Pheobie especially enjoyed antiques, not only collecting, and
decorating her home with them, but studying their history. She was an
avid reader and served on the Library Board when (the current) Norton
Public Library was built. She also served as President on the Andbe Home
Board. She enjoyed entertaining, classical music, playing bridge, and
teaching Sunday School at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Norton. On the
farm, she was a devoted partner to her husband Marvin, cooking meals for
the help and even working cattle when called upon. Above all, she was a
woman of strong faith.
Pheobie is survived by her daughter, Sue Ann Stutheit of Norton;
three sisters-in-law, Lela (Gary) Eller of Hays, KS, Sandra Stutheit of
Waverly, NE, and Helen DaVatz of Olathe, KS, and one cousin, Veda
(Marvin) Orth of St. Francis, KS. Also included in surviving family is
the Stutheit Farm’s manager, Brian Smith, his son, Andrew and daughter,
Jesika, all of Norton. Along with her husband, Marvin, she was preceded
in death by two half-brothers, Richard Eckhart and Ramon Brown; two
brothers-in-law, Leland and Melvin Stutheit; sister-in-law, Joan
Stutheit; as well as a stepbrother, Cloyce Randall and his wife, Vada.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday, January 7, 2022, at
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Norton. Burial will follow at the Norton
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-6:00 pm Thursday, January 6 at the
church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Norton Public Library or Immanuel Lutheran Church and sent in care of Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home, 215 W. Main St., Norton, KS 67654. Condolences may be left at www.plumergobber.com