Peggy (Banham) Werth

Peggy Werth

Evelyn Peggy Werth, 95, Hays, died Monday, October 5, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center.

She was born January 13, 1920 in Quainton, England the daughter of Frederic and Sara (Rouse) Banham.  She married Alvin A. Werth on February 9, 1948 in Schoenchen, Kansas.  He preceded her in death on April 25, 1994.  She was a homemaker and was employed at Travenol Laboratories in Hays for many years.  She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Schoenchen.  She loved to knit, do puzzles, square dancing, playing cards, and gardening.  She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

Survivors include two sons, John F. Werth and wife Charlene and Gary N. Werth and wife Judy, all of Hays, six grandchildren, Lynne Boettcher, Lance Werth, Holly Dickman, Ryan Werth, Austin Werth, and Adam Werth, eight great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews in the United States and in England.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother Fred Banham, and a sister Ruby Hazel.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the St. Anthony Catholic Church, 206 Church Street, Schoenchen.  Burial will follow in the St. Anthony Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 8:00 on Wednesday and from 8:30 am until 9:30 on Thursday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine.  An Altar Society Christian Mothers rosary will be at 6:30 pm followed by a parish vigil service at 7:00, all on Wednesday at the funeral home.  Memorials are suggested to the St. Anthony Cemetery Fund or to masses, in care of the funeral home.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com