Funeral services for Harold Raymond Massey, 77, Eudora, will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in Eudora Cemetery.
Harold died Monday, January 4, 2016, in the ER at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
He was born December 28, 1938, in Eudora, Kansas to Lester Leland and Eula Etta Reusch Massey. He was a lifelong Eudora resident.
Harold graduated from Eudora High School in 1957.
He worked many years at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant as well as Koch Industries. After his retirement in 1999, he served his country working as a reservist for FEMA. He traveled the country as well as a deployment to Guam. He also managed the Regional fleet of government vehicles, overseeing the shipping and receiving for the Kansas City office. Harold was most known for his kind and gentle approach. He never said a cross word towards anyone and always was there to start the day with a smile and a laugh. We all learned a lot from this wonderful man. He will be missed by many.
He married Joyce Ann McConkey on June 8, 1958, in Eudora, Kansas.
Harold is survived by his wife of 57 years, of the home; son, Mitch Massey and wife Cathy of Lawrence; daughter, Shari Eichenberger of Ottawa; grandchildren; David Massey of Hays and Lauren Massey of Lawrence, Shelby Eichenberger of Ottawa, and Megan Steinberger of Garrettsville, Ohio; great-grandchildren, Isayah Green and William Steinberger of Garrettsville, Ohio; and brothers, Leland, of Eudora, and Bob, of Kingman, KS. He had many sister-in-laws, brother-in-laws, nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Eula Massey of Eudora, his mother and father-in-law, Francis and Betha McConkey.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where the family will receive them from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday.
The family suggests memorials to the Ronald McDonald House, sent in care of the funeral home.