Sandra Killfoil
1948 – 2019
Obituary
Pastor Sandra K. "Sandy" Killfoil, 70, went to be
with her Lord on Monday (June 3, 2019). She was born Aug. 18, 1948, in Smith
Center to Orel E. and Dorothy (Portenier) White. On July 7, 1984, she married
Jerry D. Killfoil in Miami, Oklahoma.
Sandy was the pastor of the Church of God on Meridian Road
in Newton. She lived a life of service to others, bringing the word of God to
the community. She especially enjoyed the ministry of caring for and raising up
those in the hospital and nursing homes.
Sandy's greatest joy in life was her family. She looked
forward to spending time with her loving family, many friends and especially
looked forward to her time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry of the home; sons,
Gary and his wife Rebecca McGuire and Steven and Madalina Killfoil; daughter,
Sherry and her husband Jason Barnes; and sister, Barbara Calloway and her
husband Frank. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Sandy is preceded in death by her parents; her siblings,
Carolyn (Aubushon) Keirnes and M.E. (Mel) White; and her daughter Lisa
(Killfoil) Lee.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday (June 8, 2019) at
Petersen Funeral Home Chapel in Newton, with Pastor Roger Decker presiding. Visitation
will be 5 to 9 p.m. Friday (June 7, 2019) at Petersen Funeral Home, with the
family receiving friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the Restlawn
Cemetery in rural Newton.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital in care of Petersen Funeral Home or at http://www.st.jude.org.
