MARSHALL, Saditha Pearl (Stoops) - b. March 28, 1939 - d. October 5, 2020

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Saditha Pearl Marshall, 81, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on October 5, 2020.  She was born on March 28, 1939 in Cherokee, Oklahoma to Ralph and Oletha (VanSickle) Stoops. 

Saditha's family moved to a farm south of Elk Falls, Kansas in 1944.  She graduated from Elk Falls High School in 1957.  On June 15, 1957, she married Kenneth D. Marshall in Howard, Kansas, and four children were born to this union.  They lived in various places in Kansas, and in 1973, they planted roots in Topeka, Kansas.

Saditha stayed home and raised her children until 1976 when she found her passion for nursing.  She graduated with her LPN in 1978 (KAVT), EMT in 1980 (WU), RN in 1984 (SVSN), and her BSN in 1996 (WU).  During her nursing career, she worked in various locations including the Topeka State Hospital, Kansas Neurological Institute, and was the director of three different nursing homes in Kansas.  Although most of her nursing career was spent as a psychiatric nurse, she worked in many different areas of nursing.  Saditha loved her career and loved all the people she worked with, especially the children.

Everyone who met Saditha loved her, and she loved them.  She saw the good in people even when they couldn't see it in themselves.  Her laugh made her entire body shake, which only made her laugh harder.  She was an avid baker who made some of the biggest and best cinnamon rolls in town.  When you visited, she always had fresh baked cookies to share.  She loved cooking, sewing, photography, and loved all kinds of animals, especially her faithful companions, Misty (2009) and Mia, her beloved toy poodles.

Above all, her great joy was researching and reading the Bible for truths about God and his purposes for mankind and sharing it with all.  When she retired from nursing, she spent much time in the ministry as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. 

Sabitha is survived by her children, Kevin (Jo) of Selah, Washing, Karen Marshall of Topeka, Kansas, and Kelly (Erica) Mrshall of Topeka, Kansas; her brother, Taze (Connie) Stoops of San Antonio, Texas; 8 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband , Ken in 2015; her daughter, Vanita in 1965; her granddaughter, Sarah in 2012; her sister, Belva Jean Stoops in 2009, and her parents. 

Per Saditha's wishes, cremation has been requested.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.  Send an email to request the link to the Zoom Memorial to SadithaMarshallMemorial@gmail.com.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Jehovah's Witness Worldwide Preaching Work at JVV.org.  Burial at the Moline City Cemetery in Moline, Kansas has been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)