CAROLYN SCHWARZ
Obituary
Reverend Carolyn Sue Schwarz, 60, died
on Thursday (Dec. 1, 2016) at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in
Wichita.
She was born on Nov. 27, 1956, in
Newton, the daughter of Imogene M. (Sloan) and James F. Bueker.
Carolyn married Kenneth Schwarz on June
18, 1988, in Newton. He survives of the home.
Carolyn graduated Newton Public High
School in 1974. She furthered her education with a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Wichita State University, Master of Divinity degree at
Philips Theological Seminary of Enid, Oklahoma, and was working on
her Doctorate degree from Lexington Theological Seminary in
Lexington, Kentucky.
Carolyn was a member of the Wichita
Kiwanis club, past president of the AAUW chapter in Newton and very
active in the church camping programs both in Virginia and in Kansas.
She was also a founding member of the Clergy Supporting LGBT Equality
in Wichita. Carolyn was very proud of her endeavors, loved her family
dearly and had many close friends.
Following her faith, and leaving some
big footprints on many people's lives, Carolyn was ordained at the
First Christian Church in 1997. She began her career in ministry as
the Christian Education Director for the Park Place Christian Church.
Next, she shared her love for God with others, working as the
Chaplain for the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. After relocation to
Virginia, Carolyn served as a Senior Pastor of the Seventh Street
Christian Church in Richmond, Virginia; she served as Regional
Moderator of the Christian Church in Virginia. When she moved back to
Kansas, Carolyn was called to be the Senior Pastor of Pine Valley
Christian Church in Wichita, until her recent retirement.
Preceding her in death were her
parents; brother, Terry Bueker; her maternal grandparents, Delmer and
Elsie Sloan; and paternal grandparents William E. (Ethel) Bueker and
Irene (Harry) Tryon.
Survivors include her loving husband
Kenneth Schwarz; son and husband, Rev. Dustin and Nathan
Parsons-Schwarz, Springfield, Virginia; daughter and husband, Marlene
and John Plumley, and grandchildren Andrew and Daniel Jones,
Edgewater, Maryland; sister, Jan Bueker, Wichita; and aunts Pat
Osburn and Lois Bueker.
Memorial Services will be held at the
First Christian Church in Newton at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 6, 2016).
There will be visitation with the family 30 minutes prior to service
time.
Burial will be held at Restlawn Garden
of Memories, Newton.
Memorials may be made to the Pine
Valley Christian Church, First Christian Church or Camp Tawakoni in
care of the funeral home at 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Friends may sign the book online at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
1956 - 2016 (60 years)