WADE, Lyle Richard - b. October 11, 1941 - d. October 28, 2016

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Lyle Richard Wade of Eureka, Kansas died Friday, October 28, 2016 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at the St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 75.  He was born on October 11, 1941 in Piedmont, Kansas, the son of Lyle Willis and Lorene (Flaiz) Wade.

Richard was raised in Piedmont and graduated from Piedmont High School.  After graduation, he farmed near Potwin, Kansas and worked various other jobs before taking a job at Cessna as a sheet metal worker.  In the early 1960s, Richard was united in marriage to Dorothy Simons.  To this union, three children were born.  This marriage later ended in divorce.  He later worked for Boeing, retiring in 2003.  On April 26, 1991, he was united in marriage to Vivian Wooderson in Miami, Oklahoma.  They made their home west of Climax, Kansas.

Richard is survived by his wife, Vivian of the home; three sons, Lyle Kelvin Wade of Elk County, Kansas, Gary Wade of Severy, Kansas, and Craig Wade of Severy, Kansas; two stepchildren, Shane Signer of Niotaze, Kansas and Tami Vancil of Fall River, Kansas; twelve grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Vivetta Hall of Oklahoma; and two brothers, Paul Wade of Severy, Kansas and Roy Wade of Eureka, Kansas.  He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Jack Wade.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Piedmont Cemetery in Piedmont, Kansas with Mr. Richard Keith Wunderlich of the Cambridge Baptist Church of Cambridge, Kansas officiating.  Cremation has been effected.  In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice.  Memorials may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045 which is overseeing service arrangements.  Condolences may be left for the family online at www.koupfunerals.com.

(taken from the Koup Family Funeral Home website)