Leota Arment, 96

Leota Arment, 96, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Brookdale, Hays, KS.
Leota was born November 29, 1922 in Smith County, KS, the daughter of Alfred and Avis (Gilbert) Keever. Leota was united in marriage to Kenneth E. Gregg on December 24, 1940 on the family farm in Smith County, KS. To this union they were blessed with two children, Eldon and Janet. Kenneth passed away on April 13, 1971 and Leota later married Verl Arment in August of 1976 and gained four new daughters, Linda, Verlene, Donna and Verneta.
She was a member of the First Christian Church of Smith Center.
Leota was preceded in death by her parents; husbands Kenneth Gregg and Verl Arment; a brother, Marion Keever; two sisters, Arvilla Goebel and Oleta Pixler; and a step-daughter, Verneta Arment.
She is survived by a son, Eldon (Carol) Gregg of Hays; a daughter, Janet Faye (Lowell) Johannes of Hays; three step-daughters, Linda Rust of Ellsworth, Verlene Wilson of Manhattan and Donna Baca of Haslet, TX; four brothers, Alvin Keever of Atchison, Ora (Kathy) Keever of Albert Lea, MN, Walt (Vera) Keever of Smith Center, Richard (Wanda) Keever of Russell; two sisters, Rosalee Gutscher and Iris Rhoades, both of Smith Center; four grandchildren, Daryl Gregg of Hays, Denise (Bill) VanderGiesen of Mulvan, Jason Johannes and Travis (Katelyn) Johannes, all of Hays; and eight great grandchildren, Matea Gregg, Torrie Gregg, Kyler VanderGiesen, Ainsley VanderGiesen, Eryn (Darrick) Mazour, Kelsey Johannes, Evelyn Johannes and Lydia Johannes.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2019 at First Christian Church, Smith Center, KS, with Pastor Randy Hill officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until services time at the church. Burial will take place in Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, KS. Memorials may be given to the First Christian Church and sent in care of All Faiths Funeral Chapel, 113 S. Madison St., Smith Center, KS 66967.

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