Dateline: Larned
Wayne Rogers Blount, 89, passed away September 14, 2021 at Parker, Colorado.
He was born February 28, 1932 in Larned, the son of Causby and Mildred Saunders Blount. A longtime area resident; he grew up in Larned and graduated from Larned High School and the University of Kansas.
He was a member of the Willow Creek Church in Barrington, IL and the 1950 Larned State Basketball team, was an avid Jayhawk fan, and loved spending time with his great-grandkids.
On January 30, 1955 he married Jean Kemp, in Winfield, Kansas. She survives.
Other survivors include; a daughter, Lisa (Scott) Spjuth, Parker, Colorado; a sister, Jeannine (Mike) Girton, Great Bend; three grandchildren, Justin (Stephanie) Blount, Littleton, Colorado, Shelby (Jared) Esquivel, Peyton, Colorado and Anastasia (Jett) Meenach, Hampstead, North Carolina; and three great-grandchildren; Lincoln Spjuth, JJ Meenach, and AubreyKate Meenach.
He was preceded in death by his son, Bruce Blount and a sister Barbara Jones.
Memorial graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October, 11th at the Larned Cemetery with Robert Sallee presiding.
Memorials may be given to the Larned High School Men's Basketball, in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.