Mary Kay Prickett
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May 27, 1944 - July 6, 2023
Mary Kay (DeWitt) Prickett, age 79, passed away on July 6, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. She was born on May 27, 1944, in Trego County, KS, the daughter of Dale and Rose (Buell) DeWitt.
She had four daughters Deborah Hayden (Tom), Christine Wilson (Michael), Brenda Wockenfuss (Brian) and Samantha Pohlman (Corey).
She was preceded in death by her parents Dale and Rose DeWitt, brother Richard (Mike) DeWitt, and granddaughter Heidi Hayden.
In addition to her four daughters, she leaves behind a sister, Della Tomanek (Lynn), brother Ray DeWitt (Jackie), nine grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildren and six nieces.
Mary Kay was known as a hard worker, often holding two or three jobs at a time. However, her career and calling was working as a 911 dispatcher at the Trego County Law Enforcement Center, where she served for 37 years alongside her law enforcement family.
Her proudest achievement was being a mom to her four daughters. She was also a loving daughter, sister, grandmother, “dog mom” and friend. She was ever learning, reading and enjoying her flowers, her dogs (and eventually a cat), and shopping for vintage treasures that she creatively displayed in her home.
She was a proud member of the community, serving on the WaKeeney Public Library Board and the Kansas Library Trustee Association as a Northwest Kansas Library System representative. She volunteered at the Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital gift shop. She was a Democratic precinct committee woman and was politically engaged. She supported all things local and loved that WaKeeney was the Christmas City of the High Plains, so much so, that Santa was often spotted riding with her during the Christmas season.
Visitation for friends and family will be held on Friday evening from 5:00 – 7:00, August 18, 2023, at the Western Cooperative Electric Association, 635 S. 13th Street, WaKeeney, KS.
Services will be held at 11:00, August 19, 2023, at the Ogallah Christian Church, 305 Centre Street, Ogallah, KS, with lunch following. A private burial will be held later.
Memorial donations to the Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital can be dropped off at the service or mailed directly to the hospital at 320 N. 13th Street, WaKeeney, KS 67672.
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