Hannah LeAnn Woofter
January 12, 1989 - October 29, 2023
Hannah LeAnn Woofter, Juris Doctor, passed away on October 29, 2023, at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, at the age of 34. She was born in Colby, Kansas on January 12, 1989, to Carl Woofter and Tyra (Emig) Stephens.
Hannah grew up in Colby and graduated from Colby High School in 2007. During and after high school, she went to Colby Community College, received an associate of arts in political science in 2009, and then received her bachelor of arts degree in political science in 2011 at Kansas State University.
After a few years of working, she decided to start her dream of becoming a lawyer. Hannah received her J.D. from Washburn University School of Law, where she was one of a handful of students to graduate with pro bono honors. While in law school, Hannah was a staff writer on the Washburn Law Journal and competed in moot court. She also completed an internship with Magistrate Judge Sebelius and interned at two different civil litigation firms.
After graduating, she moved to Kansas City and worked for a civil litigation firm for two years before switching to family law, which she practiced exclusively for two years. Hannah returned to civil litigation and worked at Case Linden Kurtz Buck Law Firm in Kansas City, Missouri where she practiced insurance defense and general liability.
As an attorney, Hannah got to do the thing she loved most, helping people and working to make the world a better place. There were few things Hannah felt more strongly about than both human and animal rights and donating her time and resources to organizations like the KC Pet Project and The Trevor Project. Hannah's soft spot for animals, especially cats, led her to bring home any kitty she could get her hands on. Her fur babies Bear and Tilly were the loves of her life.
Hannah liked living in Kansas City and enjoyed exploring local coffee shops and going to concerts, Taylor Swift being her all-time favorite. Hannah also valued friendship and loved spending all the time she could with her friends, as well as being a key contributor to her overly loud family dynamic. Hannah inherited her mother's green thumb and loved making her house look like a walk-through garden with plants everywhere. Hannah's zest for life also came with many artistic hobbies including painting with watercolors, finding endless projects to tackle with her brother Dylan, and recently discovering a real passion for redoing furniture.
Hannah is survived by her mother, Tyra and stepdad Russ Stephens of Hoxie, Kansas and stepmom Lee Woofter of Colby; siblings AJ and Kali Woofter of Merriam, KS, Corey and Alysse Stephens of Holly, CO, Dylan Woofter and fiancé Erika Best of Lenexa, KS, Kaitlyn and William Leighton of Hays, KS, Karlee and Austin Bliss of Holdredge, NE; eight nieces and nephews, Tegan Woofter of Lawrence, KS, Jaqueline and Eva Stephens, Evan Best, Marshall and Mason Leighton, and Xander and Jasper Bliss; grandma Gladys Woofter, and numerous aunts, uncles and wonderful friends.
She was preceded in the recent deaths of her father, Carl Woofter and aunt, Sherdia Shoff.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 1 p.m. at the City Limits Convention Center in Colby with Pastor Carl Dumler officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday 2-7 p.m. with family receiving friends 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home in Hoxie.
Memorials are suggested to Hannah Woofter Memorial Fund (for future designation) or Kansas City Pet Project and may be sent to Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, P.O. Box 987, Hoxie, KS 67740.
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