Gloria Faye Cassingham

Gloria Faye Cassingham, 84, of Kanopolis, Kansas, passed away February 12, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society, Ellsworth. She was born December 27, 1941, in Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of Marion and Gladys (Perky) Webb. Gloria has resided in Ellsworth since 2013, formerly of Little River, Kansas. She graduated from Elkhart High School, Elkhart, with the class of 1959. Gloria worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas and in home health care.  She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Elkhart and First United Methodist Church, Little River. Gloria was a fun, loving, and never met a stranger type of gal. She loved her two dogs, Sassy and Angel, playing the piano, dancing to music, traveling, and most of all spending time with her family and grandchildren. On January 8, 1983, Gloria was united in marriage with Galen Cassingham in Little River, Kansas. He preceded her in death on August 1, 2018. She is also preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Oliver Webb. Gloria is survived by her five children, Gerald Sipes of Ellsworth, KS, Mary Munoz and husband Matt of Kanopolis, KS, Steve Sipes and wife Kathy of Stafford, KS, Terry Cassingham and wife Deana of Healdton, OK, and Tamera Pearson and husband Matt of Newark, DE; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one on the way.  Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons, with Pastor Chantel Makarawa officiating. Burial will follow at the Bean Memorial Cemetery, Little River. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. until service time with family present. Memorials may be given to Good Samaritan Society, Ellsworth, for the staff fund, in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons.

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