Norma Lee “Toy” McCauley, 93, died Monday, March 10, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kan.
She was born December 27, 1931, in Haskell County, Kan., the daughter of Fred Norman and Anita Helen (Cotton) Hammer.
Norma was a lifetime resident of Grant County.
She graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1949 and married Robert C. “Bob” McCauley June 7, 1950, in Clayton, NM.
Norma helped with the family custom harvesting business and took many home cooked meals to the field, worked at Gray and Rosel and The Hutch.
She enjoyed tending to her gardens, both flower and vegetable, and canning the fruits of her labor. She enjoyed going to basketball games and was a KU basketball fan. She spent many hours with her dog, Jersey Girl.
Norma was an active member of Shelton Memorial Christian Church and helped with the annual bazaar.
Norma is survived by her sons: Tim McCauley and Kim Keusler and Randy McCauley, both of Ulysses; sisters: Gloria Ford, Topeka, Kan., Mary Wieland and husband, Charlie, Shawnee, Kan., and Karen Priest, Olathe, Kan.; sisters-in-law: Mora Jean Hammer, Russellville, Ark., and Betty McCauley, Ulysses; brother-in-law, Herk Bair, Independence, Mo.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Norma is preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Anita Hammer; husband, Bob; son, Steve McCauley; brother, Jess Hammer; grandson, Heath McCauley; brothers-in-law, Jack Ford and Chas McCauley; and sister-in-law, Norma Bair.
Visitation was from 2-8 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, at Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., today, Thursday, March 13, at Shelton Memorial Christian Church, with Pastor Casey Chapman officiating.
Interment will follow at the Ulysses Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, KS 67880.
Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.
