Daryl Dean Updegrove

Daryl D. Updegrove, 58, passed away on November 12, 2016, during a family visit to Lewis, Kansas. He was born September 11, 1958 in Lawrence, KS, the son of William G. and Velda D. (Erway) Updegrove, Jr.

A loving father, husband, son, brother and uncle, Daryl and his family resided in Norco, CA. After graduating from Lewis High School, Lewis, KS, Daryl served his country as a member of the US Marine Corp from 1976-1980. He was a longtime employee of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. in Long Beach, CA and was a Harley Davidson and Kansas City Chiefs enthusiast.

On November 26, 1995 he married Kristen “Blu” in Dana Point, CA. She survives. Other survivors include step-son Cassidy Kohout and fiancée Sandra Mayen, of Kihei, Hawaii, daughters Megan Darlene and Kyla Dawn, and son Rex Dean of the home; his parents Bill & Velda Updegrove, Lewis, KS; sisters, Rhonda (Terry) Strate, Clarksville, TX, Janette Youngblood, Lewis, KS, Carol (JayDee) Zahradnik, Murfreesboro, TN and brother, Lynn Updegrove, Lewis, KS, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Funeral will be Friday, November 18th @ 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church, Lewis Kansas. Family and friends are invited to a wake Thursday @ 7:30 PM at VFW Post #7349, Kinsley, KS. Inurnment will follow at Wayne Cemetery, Lewis, Kansas with Masonic Gravesite Rites and military honors. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Kansas Masonic Cancer Center at KU Med Center % Lewis Lodge, or Wounded Warriors Project.