Wynola Osbon Obituary (1940 - 2021)

Wynola LaVelle (Anthony) Osbon, 81, passed away early Christmas morning, December 25, 2021 at Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, Kansas. She was born on a Sunday, September 1, 1940 to Maude Ellen (Wright) and Elwin Everitt Anthony at Satanta District Hospital. Wyna attended Red Rock country school north of Satanta, transferring to Satanta Grade School for fifth grade. Wyna went on to graduate from Satanta High School in 1958 then continued her education by earning an associate's degree from Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, Kansas. Wyna married Russell Nelson Birney in Springfield, Colorado on December 24, 1958, and they were blessed with two sons, Elwin Leon and Uel Wayne. They owned and operated Birney Construction where she took care of the office and the bookkeeping. Together, they took pride in raising their sons with the strong work ethics built through running a family business. While their sons were in high school, Wyna was honored to serve two terms on the USD #374 Board of Education. Life changed for the family when Russell passed away on July 2, 1988. A new chapter in Wyna's story began when she reconnected with Carl Lawrence Osbon, whom she had first met when he was a sixth grader, and they married on November 20, 1993 at the Satanta United Methodist Church. She believed in supporting her local community. Wyna and Carl were members of the Sublette Booster Club and the Sublette Chamber of Commerce. In earlier years, she was the secretary of the Sublette United Methodist Church then the office manager of Haskell County Grain and John Deere. In 1985 she purchased the Sublette Drug Store where she continued the beloved tradition of the local soda fountain by serving many milk shakes, limeades, flavored sodas, and toasted sandwiches while also providing the community with a pharmacy until 1995. Wyna was a member of the Sublette Southern Baptist Church and served in several capacities. In recent years, she taught children that came to the Awana program on Wednesday evenings. She loved her church and church family. Wyna could not drive past a Kentucky Fried Chicken without stopping! She loved the Colonel's chicken and knew the location of each restaurant in every town that they would travel through. She loved her KFC. It was important to Wyna that her yard look nice and she loved to spend time planting flowers and vegetables, as well as maintaining the lawn. She enjoyed crocheting and cross-stitch, often making beloved keepsakes for each family member. Waterskiing was a favorite activity for Wyna and her family, leaving all with many wonderful memories of camping trips to Glen Elder State Park and Cedar Bluff Reservoir. She took pride in cooking meals for her family with an abundance of food and love. Wyna especially enjoyed preparing food for large family gatherings. Wyna loved her family and she was loved by many. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband, Carl Osbon, of the home; a son, Leon Birney, and wife Marie, of Sublette, KS; daughter-in-law, Julie Volske, and husband, Ronald, of Salina, KS; step-sons, William "Bill" Osbon, and wife Donna, of Garden City, KS, and Robert "Bob" Osbon, and wife Kathy, of Evant, TX; a granddaughter, Andrea Kuhn, and husband Brandon, of Hays, KS; grandsons, Ryan Osbon, and wife Alissa, of Ulysses, KS, Brian "BJ" Johnston of Desert Hot Springs, CA, Trent Birney, and wife Emily, of Chicago, IL, Kaleb Birney, and wife Emilee, of Rapid City, SD, Nathan Birney, and companion Isabella Dugan, of Junction City, KS, and Derek Birney, and wife Emily, of Salina, KS; eleven great-grandchildren; and brother, Larry Anthony, and wife of Angela, of Globe, AZ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Russell Birney; a son, Wayne Birney; parents, Elwin and Maude Anthony; and brothers, Loy Anthony and Gary Anthony. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28, at Weeks Family Funeral Home & Crematory with the family receiving friends from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, at Sublette Southern Baptist Church with Pastor Tim Tidenberg officiating. Interment will follow at the Haskell County Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made payable to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Sublette Southern Baptist Church, or the Sublette Chamber of Commerce in care of Weeks Family Funeral Home & Crematory, PO Box 1200, Sublette, KS 67877. Condolences may be left online at WeeksFamilyFuneralHome.com To send flowers to the family of Wynola LaVelle Osbon (Anthony), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.