Larned – Martha (Marty) Buster, 64, died August 13, 2010 at the Stafford County Hospital, Stafford.

She was born October 20, 1945 at Ellsworth, the daughter of Forrest and Reba Crow Johnston. A Larned resident since 1972, moving from Fargo, North Dakota. She was an Activity Therapist at Larned State Hospital.


She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Larned, Kansas; Kansas Alpha Kappa Master, Weavings Guild Club, Great Bend; Masters Adult Education – KSU; Human Ecology – KSU; a substitute teacher at Larned High School; Barton County Community College outreach programs; active in 4-H; and a charter member of After Prom Party Committee in Larned, Ks.

On April 8, 1968, she married David Buster at Denver, Colorado. He survives.

Survivors include: a son, James Arden (Heather), Overland Park, Kansas; daughters Rebecca Elizabeth Buster, Houston, Texas; and Jessica Jo Buster, Chicago, Illinois; and two grandchildren, Jacob and Avery Buster, Overland Park, Kansas.

Service will be at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with Rev. Dennis Scheibmeir presiding. Friends may call from 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned.

Memorials may be sent to the Presbyterian Church or Alzheimers Association in care of Beckwith Mortuary, Inc. P.O. box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.