Martin Junior Bayens
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December 23, 1936 - June 12, 2023
Martin Junior Bayens, age 84, son of Martin and Nellie (Kats) Bayens was born on December 23, 1938 in Denver, Colorado.
He grew up on the family farm near Long Island, Kansas where he attended Jackson country school until the third grade. He then transferred to Long Island where he graduated from high school in 1957.
In 1960, he joined the National Guard and went through basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
After high school he continued to farm on the family farmstead with his parents, which was designated a Kansas Farm Bureau century farm and also awarded the Phillips County Farmer’s Conservation award in 1973. He periodically worked at the Norton Sale Barn. He also served on the Phillips County Farm Bureau board for a few years.
Martin’s life was centered around his love of God, family and farming. He was a member of the Luctor Christian Reformed Church, where he taught Sunday school for older elementary students for several years and served as a deacon. He was also very involved with the local chapter of Gideons and strongly believed in the distribution of God’s word with bibles provided by the Gideons. Martin volunteered much of his time to serving the Phillipsburg community through the Phillipsburg Ministerial Alliance community events.
His final months were spent in the Andbe Home in Norton, KS. Martin went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, June 12, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Beverly.
Those who are left to cherish his memories are his sister Joyce and her husband Marion Tien of Prairie View, KS; sister Janice and her husband Harold Veltkamp of Holland, MN; sister Sharon and her husband David Stewart of Aurora, CO and many nieces and nephews of who he was very proud.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 16 at 10:00 a.m. in the Luctor Christian Reformed Church with Pastor Darrel Kats officiating. Burial will follow in the Luctor Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 Wed. and 9:00 to 9:00 Thurs. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thurs.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons or the Long Island American Legion.