HADLOCK, Avis Janet (Kimzey) - b. December 10, 1946 - d. December 5, 2024

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Avis Janet Hadlock age 77, of Longton, Kansas, passed away on December 5, 2024 at Andover Court Assisted Living in Andover, Kansas.  Known to family and friends as Janet, she was born December 10, 1946 in Independence, Kansas to Ralph and Vada (Towery) Kimzey.

Janet grew up on the Kimzey family farm south of Longton, Kansas alongside her six siblings, graduating from Longton High School in 1964.  She furthered her education at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas for a year before marrying her high school sweetheart, Rogert Hadlock, on September 5, 1965 at the Longton Baptist Church.  They enjoyed 45 years together before Roger passed in 2010.

After their wedding, Janet joined Roger in Golden, Colorado where she worked at a fabric store and Roger worked at a mountain mine.  One of their favorite things to do was to take Jeep trips up into the mountains.  While in Colorado, they welcomed the birth of their two children, Amy and Charlie.

In 1973, Janet and Roger moved back to the Hadlock family farm near Longton.  Janet helped raise cattle and hogs on the farm and was also active in the community as treasurer for the Elk Valley School Board, on the Elk County Free Fair Association, and was a member of the Longton United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, and Cove
EHU.  Janet later worked at the Longton Co-Op and was a retired teller from the Longton Bank.

Janet was a talented seamstress and loved to sew, quilt, and make rugs on the loom she had in her home.  She had a tradition of making the BBQ sauce for the Elk County Free Fair at Longton for many years.  Above all, Janet was a beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many.  She has gone to be with Jesus, but she will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Janet is survived by her daughter, Amy (Craig) Parker of Olathe, Kansas; her son, Charlie Hadlock of Longton, Kansas; grandchildren, Tommy Parker, Claire Parker, Kaycee Hadlock, and Vada Hadlock; sisters, Ruth
Murphy, Faith Huddle, Marguerite Rasmussen, and Maradean Phinney; and sisters-in-law,
Wanda (Hadlock) Maltby and Cora Hadlock.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roger; and brothers, David Kimzey and Kevin Kimzey.

A funeral service to honor Janet will be held a5t 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Countryside Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Longton Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her husband, Roger.  Memorial contributions would be welcomed by the Longton United Methodist Church or the Elk County Community Foundation.  Services have been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)