Stanley B. Adolph
Greensburg – Stanley B. Adolph, 78, died August 16., 2014 at the South Wind Hospice House, Pratt, Kansas. He was born December 4, 1935 in Elk City, Kansas the son of John Clifford and Goldie Edith (Hughes) Adolph. He was a lifetime Kiowa County resident. Stan was a barber since 1952 and was the owner/operator of Stan’s Barber Shop and the Beauty Parlor. He was charter member of the Kansas Barber Board. He also worked for Hayse Water Well Service for 10 years. He served on the Greensburg City Council for 12 years and was the Mayor of Greensburg for 4 years. He also served on the Kiowa Komatara board and the Kiowa Senior Citizen for 7 years each. He was member of the Masonic Lodge #293, Peace Lutheran Church, Kiowa County Gun Club and the Dodge City Bowling Association.
On January 16, 1959, Stan married Dolly Jones in Miami, Oklahoma. She survives. Other survivors include two sons: Bill Adolph and wife, Jamie of San Tan Valley, AZ; John Adolph and wife, Marsha of Greensburg; one daughter, Debbie Adolph of Greensburg; one brother, John Adolph of Cheney, KS; two sisters, Colleen Schiffner of Wichita and Marvene Martin of Greensburg; six grandchildren, David Andrews, Overland Park, KS; Brooke Andrews, Dodge City; Courtney Adolph, Phoenix; Kirk Adolph, Burbank, CA; Alec and Alexas Cecil, both of Greensburg; 4 great grandchildren: Kaitlyn, Grace and Elizabeth Andrews, Overland Park, Kansas, and Michael Heredia, Dodge City. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Leroy and Floyd Adolph and Shobe Hughes.
Funeral services and celebration of Stan’s life will be Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church of Greensburg with Rev. Merlyn Lohrke. Visitation will be held 9:30 – 11:00a.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorials are suggested to South Wind Hospice and the Peace Lutheran Church, both in care of Fleener Funeral Home, 514 S. Main, Greensburg, Kansas 67054.