WEAKLEY, Carol Ann (Fahler) - b. December 2, 1932 - d. February 16, 2023

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Carol Ann Weakley, age 90, of Howard, Kansas, passed away February 16, 2023 at Pleasant Valley Nursing Center in Sedan, Kansas.  She was born December 2, 1932 in Edna, Kansas to Lloyd and Pansy (Murphy) Fahler. 

Carol grew up alongside two sisters, Patsy and Bobbie.  She graduated from Howard High School in the Class of 1950 and was active in the cheerleading squad as well as playing the piano and playing the drums in the high school band.

In 1951, Carol met Vernon Weakley, and they were married on December 21, 1951 in Howard, Kansas.  Together they spent nearly 61 years together until his passing in 2012.  While raising their children, Carol was a homemaker.  She always made sure to attend every school event her children had and would be in the stands cheering them on the football field.  After her husband retired, she went to work as the bookkeeper for the Elk County Nursing Home in Moline, Kansas.  She was active in the Moline United Methodist Church and was a member of the Moline United Methodist Women, PEO-Chapter R in Howard, and the Loyal Limas Homemaker Unit.

Carol enjoyed playing the piano, cooking, and canning all the vegetables she grew in her garden.  She always kept the bird feeders full at her home just to watch the finches in the wintertime.  She didn't have a computer, so she still wrote and mailed letters to people.  She was a huge KU fan and everyone knew if there was a game on, you didn't dare bother her.  In her later years, she would come to Howard every day and make her rounds to the Senior Center, Toots Drive-In, and Sweet & Spicy Cafe to visit with people. 

Carol is survived by her sons, Kelly (Charlene) Weakley and Kyle (Kristen) Weakley; her stepson, Joel Haden; four grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd Fahler and Pansy (Murphy) Barnaby-Roberts; her husband, Vernon Weakley; her son, Lonnie Weakley; and her sister, Patsy VanSickle. 

Funeral service for Carol will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Countryside Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas.  The family will receive friends at visitation for one hour prior to the service.  Interment will follow in Grace Lawn Cemetery in Howard, Kansas.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Harry Hynes Hospice and can be mailed to or left with the funeral home.  Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349 has been entrusted with arrangements.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)