Sybil May Fehr Chaplin, age 94, of Fort Scott, Kansas peaceably joined her departed family and friends late Saturday, October 26, 2019. Sybil was born on May 25, 1925 to Dewey Higday and Ruth June Brittingham Fehr in Pleasanton, Kansas where she grew up.
She married George Lee Chaplin on July 18, 1946 in Prescott, Kansas, together they raised a daughter and son and lived most of their married life in Pleasanton. Sybil loved cooking for her family and friends, reading, doing puzzles and playing her piano. Her passion in life was time spent with family. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Pleasanton and a former member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Sybil is survived by her daughter Ruth Ann Weaver and husband, Darvin of Mulberry, Kansas and by her son, Rodney G. Chaplin and wife Vickie of Fort Scott. Five grandchildren, Rodney G. Chaplin, Gretchen Ann Miller and husband Shawn, Daniel E. Weaver, Rory G. Chaplin and wife Lisa, and Darrin E. Weaver and wife Hattie. Five great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Grady and Brynna Miller, Abel and Myah Chaplin. Also surviving is one sister-in-law Edith Post and husband Howard, and numerous nieces, nephews and very special friends.
Her family will celebrate her life on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Schneider Funeral Home in Pleasanton, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery at Fulton, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to the American Heart Association, they may be mailed in care of Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, Kansas 66075. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com
