Dr. Gary K. Ash
Dr. Gary K. Ash, 72, died Jan. 20, 2006, at Newton Medical Center, Newton.
Born Aug. 19, 1933, at Topeka, he was the son of Elliott and Amy (Kennedy) Ash.
On July 31, 1953, he married Chlora Lee Pelton. She died in 1992.
He was a practicing optometrist in Newton and well-known by a number of Marion people.
Survivors include his wife, Paula of Newton; son, Trent Ash of Newton; two daughters, Debra French of Haltom City, Texas, and Laurie Ferrell of Collierville, Tenn.; stepson, Brett Baumgardner of Emporia; stepdaughter, Wendy Moore of Emporia; brother, William Ash of Placerville, Calif; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel, Newton.
Memorial funds have been established with Elks National Foundation (ENF), Kansas Elks Training Center for the Handicapped (KETCH), and Plane of Mercy-Midian Shrine.
