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1932 Janice 2022

Janice J. Culbertson

January 5, 1932 — June 10, 2022

Janice Joan (Spillman) Culbertson, age 90, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away June 10, 2022, at Yates Center Health and Rehab with her children by her side.

She was born to parents Charley L. and Vida L. (Majors) Spillman on a farm near rural Mildred, Kansas, on January 5, 1932. She attended Mildred and Moran schools, graduating from Moran High School with the class of 1950.

On June 15, 1952, she married Murlin Emerson Culbertson and to this union two children were born: Mary Joan Culbertson and Gary M. Culbertson. Janice was a caregiver for 66 years to her special needs daughter. She was a charter member of Woodson County Association of Retarded Citizens, which later merged with other counties to become Tri-Valley Development Services. Janice's husband was a school administrator, and they moved frequently as rural schools consolidated. They lived in Moran, La Harpe, Havana, Burlington, Virgil, Quenemo, and Severy before settling in the Culbertson family home in Yates Center. Janice accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior at an early age and attended the First Christian Church. Recently, she attended Calvary Episcopal Church in Yates Center. In 1987, she read where the Woodson County Chamber of Commerce was looking for venders to sell produce at a farmers' market, and for over 30 years she sold produce on the square and on the highway. Her livestock and produce were passions she truly enjoyed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charley and Vida; husband, Murlin Emerson in 1986; siblings and their (spouses), Ella Eileen (George) Rayburn, Lee Edward (Margery) Spillman, Roland Mark (Jolienne) Spillman, Ruth Nelda (Wayne) Gillham, Max Richard (Velma) Spillman, Helen Anna, and Hazel Eunice Spillman.

She is survived by her children, Mary Jo and Gary, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends.

A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in The Venue at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 US Highway 54, Iola, Kansas. A funeral service to honor Janice's life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Calvary Episcopal Church, corner of Grove and Washington Streets, Yates Center, Kansas. Just prior to the funeral service, a visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at Calvary Episcopal Church. Interment will follow in the Yates Center Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial donation may be made to the Calvary Episcopal Church, Yates Center, and memorials may be left with Feuerborn Family Funeral Service.

Condolences for the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .
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Visitation with Family Present

Thursday, June 16, 2022

9:00 - 9:45 am (Central time)

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Funeral Service

Thursday, June 16, 2022

10:00 - 11:00 am (Central time)

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Burial

Thursday, June 16, 2022

11:15 - 11:30 am (Central time)

Yates Center Cemetery (Woodson County)

1324 120th Road, Yates Center, KS 66783

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