David A. Markley Sr.

 David Alan Markley passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at his home in Alma, KS. He was born March 27, 1958, in Independence, Kansas, to Harold and Iris (Montgomery) Markley. 

 David was raised on the family farm in Chautauqua County, KS. David had deep-rooted faith in Jesus and loved his family and friends unconditionally. He loved everything outdoors, hunting, fishing, cattle, rodeoing, great dogs and horses. 

 He graduated from Longton High School in the class of 1977. 

 After graduation, he attended college and rodeoed. He worked on several well-known ranches in Oklahoma and Kansas. He was a very well-respected horseman in breaking and trading horses. If you had a minute, he would tell a story or two about how everything is as easy as “Kids, Colts & Pups’. He might have shared with you that he was the “most blessed and luckiest person alive.” Those who knew him considered him an honest, loyal and downright true cowboy.

 In 2000 David returned to college at Fort Hays State University to complete his degree and graduated in 2001 with his B.S. in Education- Industrial Technology. 

 He owned and operated Salt Creek Supply, LLC-SILENCER Chutes, and sold Drinking Post Waterers. He was also a beloved substitute teacher in the Alma area.

 After 24 years together, on June 12, 2019, he married Lisa Long at their home in Alma. Other survivors include son David Markley Jr., Alma; daughter Casie Woodard (Wes), granddaughter, Haylen Woodard, Kingman; sister, Connie Diehl, Littleton, CO; niece, Rachael (Tylor) Sherman, Littleton, CO; nephew, Andy (Tyffani) Diehl, Converse, TX; brother, Wesley Markley, Independence. Sisters-in-law; Sandra (Jim) Lendecker; Laura (Danny Ramey) Long; brother-in-law, Stephen Long, all of Salina, KS. Along with several nieces and nephews.

 He was preceded in death, by his parents Harold and Iris Markley; sister, Linda Marie; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Donald and Margaret Long.

 A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Alma United Methodist Church in Alma, KS.

 The service will be live-streamed on the church's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064831533446

 Family comital services will be at the West Liberty Cemetery, Elk City, Kansas at a later date. 

 Memorials are suggested to the David Markley Sr. Memorial fund. Please make checks payable to the David Markley Sr. Memorial Fund and those may be left with Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home, P. O. Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547.

There will be a Fellowship following the service for friends and family to visit.