Sandra Louise Howard

• Sandra Louise (Dunn) Howard was born July 16, 1947, in Parsons, KS to
• Jack and Dorothy (Newman) Dunn she went home to be with her Lord and
• Savior on February 27, 2025, in Chanute, KS.
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• Sandy attended school in Chetopa, where she played the drums in the
• school marching band, took tap dancing lessons, and was an honorary
• member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She grew up surrounded by her
• extended family and her little spaniel.

• Sandy was married at 16, from the marriage Sandy had three daughters,
• Deanna, Lisa, and Cheryl. When her girls were young Sandy was a
• homemaker. Her girls had fond memories of her homemade bread, jams,
• and jellies. Sandy often had a garden and canned much of their food.
• The family enjoyed camping and long road trips. At this time she also
• taught Sunday School and was the Church Secretary for the First
• Southern Baptist Church in Cherryvale, Sandy was a Brownie Troop
• Leader for her daughters Lisa and Cheryl's Girl Scout Troop.
• When her girls were a little older Sandy went back to school and
• earned her GED and her Nursing Aide certificate. She worked as a
• nurse aide for the Nursing Home in Cherryvale for several years.

• She and her first husband divorced and not long after Sandy met and
• married the love of her life Frank Howard. Together they raised their
• blended family in Fredonia, Ks.

• Sandy worked hard to care for and provide for her family. She once
• ran a lathe in a machine shop, owned and operated the Howard Family
• Restaurant. At one point she worked as a flagger for a mobile home
• company, she loved driving and seeing new places as the job often took
• her to other states. Sandy eventually moved into bookkeeping. Due to
• health reasons, she retired from the State of Kansas as the supervisor
• for Four Counties.

• Sandy was preceded in death by her husband Charles (Frank) Howard, her
• parents Jack and Dorothy (Newman) Dunn, her beloved daughter Lisa
• Letterman and grandson Rodney Letterman, her beloved daughter Cheryl
• McKee, and granddaughter Cassie Mckee.

• Sandy is survived at the home by her devoted grandson Kendall McKee
• and his wife Summer, great-grandchildren Zander and Erika McKee, and
• grandson Dillon McKee. Kendall and Summer loved and cared for Sandy
• after the passing of her husband. They deserve much thanks and
• gratitude from the whole family for the diligence and care they gave
• her. They blessed her with a loving and warm home surrounded by her
• family.

• Sandy is also survived by her beloved granddaughter Rachael (TJ) Smith
• and their children Kylane, Alexandra, Sophie, and Hunter Smith of
• Fredonia.
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• She is survived by her great-grandchildren by Cassie McKee, Cameron,
• and Lilly Lawler of Wichita, KS.

• Her great-grandchildren by Rodney Letterman, Morgan Darby, Madison
• Letterman, Adalynn Pound, and Isabella Ostrosky.

• Sandy is also survived by her daughter Deanna (Michael) Spencer and
• their children Denice (Thomas) Ledlow and their daughter Audrey,
• Kristina Spencer, Stephanie (Christopher) Jones and their daughter
• Shadaia, Marcus (Sarah) Spencer and their children, Dimitri, Naomi and
• Charlotte. Catelynn (Micha) Jerue and their daughters Dahlia and Anaiah
• all of Anchorage, AK, Eric (Jamie) Spencer and their sons Britton, Ronin and
• Apollo of Spokane Valley, WA.

• The family often laughed about Sandy being so stubborn and
• independent, but the stubborn never-give-up spirit carried her and the
• family through the roughest times. Only the family knows and
• understood how hard things were, but she always carried on and did her
• best to support and care for her family. We will miss her and
• remember the good times, the family trips to her favorite place in the
• Ozarks and most of all sitting on the back porch of Grandma and
• Grandpa's house, watching her birds, especially the hummingbirds,
• sipping coffee, looking at her sanctuary garden and just talking and
• laughing about any and everything.
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• A graveside service to honor Sandra will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Fredonia City Cemetery, located on South Cement Road in Fredonia, Kansas. Friends and family are invited to come together to celebrate her life and share memories of the impact she had on their lives.
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Sandra's legacy will shine brightly in the hearts of those who loved her, reminding everyone of the importance of kindness and community. She will be deeply missed but fondly remembered for the joy she brought to the lives she touched.