Richard Moorhead

Richard F. Moorhead, 88, of Sabetha, Kansas, died late Thursday, February 15, at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha. He had been a resident there since January 4, 2001.
     He was born August 18, 1912, in Sabetha, the son of Jay and Rose Zurcher Moorhead. He attended school in Sabetha, spent one year at Kemper Military Academy, and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1930.
     Mr. Moorhead was a farmer and a stockman.  He married Lucille E. Ulmer at Bern, Kansas on August 18, 1940. He and his wife operated operated a dairy on the family farm south of Sabetha. She died April 14, 1993.  He retired in 1996 and moved into the Sabetha High Rise Apartments in Sabetha.
     He was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Jane Elizabeth Moorhead.
     He and his wife had enjoyed traveling to see their family. He liked to read, do crossword puzzles, watch golf on TV, and visit with people about the old times.
     Survivors are three sons, Richard Moorhead of Salt Lake City, Utah, Jay Andrew Moorhead of Carson City, Nevada, Michael Moorhead of Topeka, Kansas; two daughters, Rose Ann Magee of Sabetha, Nancy Hansen of Fountain, Colorado; a brother, Cedric Moorhead of East Hampton, New York; seven grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be 10 A.M. Monday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca where he will lie in state after 8:30 A.M. Sunday. The burial will be in the Sabetha Cemetery.
     Memorials may be given for the Albany Museum, Sabetha, KS 66534, or sent in care of the family.