Barbara Faye King was born July 23, 1937, in the Little River, Kansas, hospital to Davis Edwin King, and Oneta Warburton King. She passed away
February 12, 2022, at the age of 84 years, 6 months, and 20 days, at
Hilltop Lodge, Beloit, Kansas.
Barbara grew up in Salina, Hunter, and Ash Grove, Kansas where she
met and married Harvey Standley in April of 1954. Barbara and Harvey had
3 children, Sandra, Susan, and Danny. They were divorced. Barbara was
working at Excel in Smith Center, where she met Orville Dean Macklin.
They were married in June of 1974, and Barbara worked as a dispatcher
for Smith County Sheriff Department, Smith County Hospital, and Smith
County EMS. Dean had 6 children, Jean, Pat, Dean LeRoy, Duane, Frank,
and Susie. They made their home in Smith Center. Orville Dean passed
away in 1996, leaving Barbara a widow. When she met Verle Kuiken, she
was working as a Home Health Aide for the Health Department. They
married in 1999. They were able to travel from one coast to the other
at different times, and met many new friends along the way.
Barbara enjoyed going to the Library in Lebanon, lunch at LaDows,
and her Bible Study days. She loved entertaining in her home, and
decorating for special occasions. She kept busy making quilts, t-shirt
quilts, crocheting, tatting, and doing many other crafts. Shopping with
her girlfriends every month was one of her favorite pastimes, and a
great memory for her. She loved being with her family and kept her
grandchildren frequently to give their parents a break.
In November 2019, Barbara started having trouble with a cough, and
was diagnosed with pneumonia. After two months, she had not recovered,
she was referred to a Pulmonologist in Salina. Barbara was diagnosed at
that time with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Learning about this disease and
working to keep healthy, she began to use supplemental oxygen. This did
not deter her though, and she continued to take care of Verle in their
home. In March of 2021, Barbara and Verle moved to Hilltop Assisted
Living, Beloit, Kansas. Throughout the two years she fought the
disease, she never wavered in the faith or confidence that God was with
her, and was in control.
The last few weeks were difficult for her, with her breathing
becoming harder. Verle passed away in December 2021. Last week, she was
transferred to the Hilltop Lodge Nursing Facility under the care of
Solomon Valley Hospice.
Barbara is preceeded in death by her parents, husband Orville Dean,
step-daughter Patty, brother Frankie King, Sister-in-law Kathy King, and
husband Verle.
She is survived by her daughters Sandi (Eldon) Preuss of Stuttgart,
Kansas; Susan (Dean) Macklin of Olivia, North Carolina; and son Danny
(Loretta) Standley of Wichita, Kansas; step children, Jean (Jim) Tharp
of Smith Center, Kansas; Dean L. (Susan) Macklin of Olivia, North
Carolina; Duane (Sheryl) Macklin of Smith Center, Kansas; Frank Macklin
of Colorado Spring, Colorado; Susie (Darrell) Piner of Louisville,
Colorado; grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren,
nieces, nephews, cousins, and many many past coworkers and friends.
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