Larned - Jay Dee Schmidt, 80, passed away July 28, 2017 at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
He was born September 25, 1936 in Great Bend; the son of Dan Harry and Dauvina L. Smith Schmidt. A lifetime area resident; he was a custodian. He served in the United States Air Force.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the American Legion and was a part of the early early morning coffee group.
On September 5, 1960 he married Vera Mae Rohr at Ness City; she survives.
Other survivors include; two sons, Brad (Missy), Harrisonville, Missouri and Brian Schmidt, Miami, Florida; two daughters, Sonya (Oliver) Whetstone and Sherri Schmidt, both of Larned; a sister, Glendora (Glennie) Schmidt, Larned; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by; a sister Norma Strobel.
Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Bernard Felix presiding. Rosary and Vigil service will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Beckwith Mortuary. Burial will be in Pawnee Rock Cemetery with military graveside rites.
Memorials may be given to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.