Obituary of Marshall W. Hadley

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARSHALL W. HADLEY Marshall W. Hadley, son of Guy Hadley and Madeline (Shearer Hadley) Stamper, was born on July 8, 1935, in rural Prairie View, Kansas, and passed away at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, Kansas, on March 26, 2010, at the age of 74. Marshall graduated from the Norton Community High School in 1954. On November 20, 1955, he married Marilyn Jones and to this union two children were born. He worked for Gall Motor Company for a time and then served in the U.S. Air Force at the Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico, from 1957 until 1961. Upon returning to Norton, he began farming and moved to Almena in 1972. He retired in 2007. Marshall was immersed into Christian baptism on April 16, 1967, at the Norton Christian Church. At the time of his death he had been attending the First Church of God in Norton. Marshall served on the Almena City Council, was a Norton County Commissioner for one term, and was a lifetime member of the Kansas Trapshooting Association, NRA, and Amateur Trapshooting Association. He enjoyed shooting blue rock for many years and won many trophies. He loved to garden and feed and watch the wildlife. Survivors include: his wife, Marilyn, of their home in Almena; one daughter, Rene and husband, Bob Readle, Norton; one son, Ron and wife, Natalie Hadley, Norton; four grandchildren, Robert and wife, Cari Readle, Crystal and husband, David LeAnna, Jessie and Jordan Hadley; seven great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorials may be made to First Church of God in Norton and the American Cancer Society.