Gary L. Walters, 71, Hays, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at HaysMed.

He was born August 27, 1950, in Hays, 
the son of Florence and Mary (Braun) Walters.&nbsp; He graduated from Hays 
High School in 1968.&nbsp; On July 26, 1975, he was united in marriage to 
Alice Marie Gross in Miami, Oklahoma, and they celebrated 46 years of 
marriage.&nbsp; Gary was a UPS driver for 39 years and also a driver for The 
Hays Daily News, Hess Services, and the U.S. Postal Service.&nbsp; After his 
retirement, he worked as a cemetery caretaker for the City of Hays.&nbsp; He 
enjoyed doing paperwork on his computer and mowing his and his 
neighbors’ lawns.

Gary is survived by his wife: Alice, a 
step-son: Howard Krug of Hays, four sisters: Doris Dinkel of Hays, 
Rozine Lambertson and husband Harry of Hays, Barbara McCauley of Topeka,
 and Debbie Bohm and husband Tom of Hays, and numerous nieces, nephews, 
great-nieces, and great-nephews.

Private family services will be held at
 a later date.&nbsp; Memorials are suggested to the Dreiling-Schmidt Cancer 
Institute, in care of Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.&nbsp; Condolences 
and memories of Gary may be shared with the family at 
www.haysmemorial.com

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 </figure>Gary L. Walters, 71, Hays, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at HaysMed.He was born August 27, 1950, in Hays, 
the son of Florence and Mary (Braun) Walters.&nbsp; He graduated from Hays 
High School in 1968.&nbsp; On July 26, 1975, he was united in marriage to 
Alice Marie Gross in Miami, Oklahoma, and they celebrated 46 years of 
marriage.&nbsp; Gary was a UPS driver for 39 years and also a driver for The 
Hays Daily News, Hess Services, and the U.S. Postal Service.&nbsp; After his 
retirement, he worked as a cemetery caretaker for the City of Hays.&nbsp; He 
enjoyed doing paperwork on his computer and mowing his and his 
neighbors’ lawns.Gary is survived by his wife: Alice, a 
step-son: Howard Krug of Hays, four sisters: Doris Dinkel of Hays, 
Rozine Lambertson and husband Harry of Hays, Barbara McCauley of Topeka,
 and Debbie Bohm and husband Tom of Hays, and numerous nieces, nephews, 
great-nieces, and great-nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents.Private family services will be held at
 a later date.&nbsp; Memorials are suggested to the Dreiling-Schmidt Cancer 
Institute, in care of Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.&nbsp; Condolences 
and memories of Gary may be shared with the family at 
www.haysmemorial.com