Clayton L. Harms
1934 - 2020
Clayton L. Harms, 85, died Monday
(October 26, 2020) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
He was born on November 18, 1934 in
Newton, Ks., the son of Waldo and Hilda Nachtigal Harms. Clayton
graduated from Newton High School.
He married Virginia Williamson on
October 25, 1958 in Osawatomie, Ks. They moved to a farm between
Elbing and Whitewater where they lived for many years, moving to
North Newton in 2009.
Clayton and Virginia were members of
the Grace Hill Mennonite Church of rural Whitewater for several
years, later becoming members of the Countryside Christian Church in
Wichita and more recently attending Summit Church in Wichita. One
thing that kept Clayton going was his daily get togethers with his
coffee buddies in Newton at either McDonalds or Braums.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years
Virginia of the home in North Newton; son Lonnie Harms and wife
Sandra of Atlantic, Iowa; daughters Diane Meyers and husband Ron of
Moore, Okla., Lynette Koetting and husband John of Newton, Jennifer
Martinez and husband John of Wichita; brothers Galen Harms of rural
Whitewater and Orlin Harms of Overbrook, Ks.; sisters Rita Patterson
of Valley Center, Ks., Connie Fukudome of Cambridge, Mass., and Verla
Vogts of Alva, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.
Clayton is preceded in death by his
parents and two daughters of Marlene Harms and Wendy Jean Goerzen.
Funeral services will he held at 2:00
P.M., Friday (Oct. 30, 2020) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in
Newton. Interment will be in the Grace Hill Cemetery, rural
Whitewater.
Friends may call at the funeral home
Thursday between 1:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M., where the family will
receive friends between 6:00 and 8:00 P.M.
A memorial has been established with
Summit Church of Wichita, contributions may be sent to Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
1934 - 2020 (85 years)