Naomi G. Shearer

Naomi G. Shearer, age 85, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Merriam Gardens, Merriam, Kansas.

She was born on September 27, 1936 in Fall River, Kansas in the home of her grandparents. Naomi is the daughter of Frank N. and Elsie L. (Lyon) Shearer. She lived in Fall River and later moved to Princeton, Kansas where she attended grade school through high school.

She married Robert Lewis Foltz on January 21, 1954 and moved to Ottawa, Kansas. They adopted four children, Greg, Julie, Charlie and Monica. She later divorced. She raised her four children and worked in the medical field with Home Health Care.

She is survived by her three children, Julie Wilson of Gardner, Kansas, Charlie (Rhonda) Foltz of Ottawa, Kansas, and Monica (Lance) Dixson of Shawnee, Kansas; one sister-in-law, Sharon Shearer of Olympia, Washington; 14 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Elsie and Frank Shearer; her brother, Kay Leroy Shearer; and her oldest son, Gregory Foltz.

Naomi loved to sew, plant flowers and spend time with her family. She was a hard worker who taught her children to be independent and loved by many.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, 219 S. Oak, Garnett, Kansas, with inurnment to follow in the Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kansas. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on hour prior to the service at 10:00 A.M. Saturday morning.

Memorial contributions may be made to Huntington's Disease Society of America.

You may send your condolences to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .