Edith Ann (Whiting) Frazey, Hoxie
June 1, 1940 - November 2, 2023
Edith Ann (Whiting) Frazey, 83, of Hoxie, Kansas, passed away on November 2, 2023, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie. She was born on June 1, 1940, to Jont and Vera (Sadil) Whiting in Gilead, Nebraska.
She married Zane Arlen Frazey on June 14, 1958, in Colby, Kansas. They were blessed with three daughters: Diane, Donna and Jan.
As a small child she and her parents moved to Kanorado, Kansas and then to Goodland, Kansas where they lived until she was eight years old at which time they moved to Hoxie. Edith was a junior high school cheerleader and member of the Hoxie Water Ballet Swim Team in 1953 and 1954.
During her senior year, she met the love of her life, Zane, and they were married after she graduated from Sheridan Community High School in 1958. Soon after they moved to Olympia, Washington where Zane was stationed after being drafted into the Army. They moved back to Hoxie in 1959 after the birth of their first daughter.
Edith worked at the Hoxie Telephone Company, provided daycare for working mothers in the late 1960s and early 1970s, worked several years as assistant librarian at the Sheridan County Library, and later at the Sheridan County Hospital. She was a volunteer for the Hoxie Girl Scouts. Edith was one of the first ladies to help with the start-up of the Hoxie Swap Shop where she volunteered until her health declined.
Edith had many hobbies. She loved to sew and made many handmade clothes for her daughters when they were young. Edith taught each of them to crochet and embroider and she loved crafting of all kinds. Music was one of her favorite things and was always a part of the household. Often the radio or record player could be heard as she and Zane danced in the kitchen. The two of them taught their daughters to jitterbug and two-step to KXXX or the many albums in her record collection. The couple often went dancing with their friends after the girls were out of the house. Edith loved to play cards and was an amazing Pitch player. She would often “shoot the moon” leading her and whomever her partner was to victory.
Edith and Zane planned to travel once Zane retired from his job at Hoxie High School. However, Zane passed away before they could follow their dream. After his passing, Edith found a wonderful group of ladies to travel with and enjoyed seeing the sights she and Zane had wanted to see together.
Above all else, Edith loved her family. She made every birthday special with homemade birthday cakes that the girls got to pick from a special book she had. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Whether it was making hot chocolate after sledding on a cold winter day, “homemade Eggos”, or blowing bubbles outside, she was always ready to spoil them in any way she could. Family history was important to her, and she researched the family tree way before the internet, leaving a great archive for her family.
Edith is preceded in death by her husband, Zane Frazey; parents, Jont Whiting and Vera Jones; and stepfather Grover Jones.
Left to mourn her passing are her daughters, Diane Pratt (Chuck), Donna Carroll (Lodge) and Jan Moore (Phil); four grandchildren, Joe Rowlison, Amanda West (Logan), Zane Mahanna (Sarah), Grahm Mahanna (Amy); three great-grandchildren, Kylee Dellinger, Zade Chappell, and Layla West; two great-great-grandchildren, Deacon and Athena Dellinger; brother, JC Whiting; half-sister, Nancy (Sue) Mann; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Hoxie. Burial will follow in the Hoxie City Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday, 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home with the family receiving friends 4-5:00 p.m..
Memorials may be made to Hoxie Swap Shop or Sheridan Co. Historical Society and sent to Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, P.O. Box 987, Hoxie, KS 67740.