Sandra Lee Rich

Sandra Lee Rich

Sandra Lee Rich, age 64, a resident of rural Uniontown, Kan., passed away early Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born Dec. 8, 1957, in Bryan, Texas, the daughter of Kenneth K. Young and Leona M. Murray Young. Sandy graduated from the Guntersville High School in Guntersville, Ala., with the Class of 1976. She went on to receive an Associates Degree from Gadsden State Junior College. She married Bobby Rich on July 1, 1979, at Guntersville, Ala. Following their marriage Bobby and Sandy moved to the farm near Uniontown. Together they worked side by side as over the road truck drivers for many years. In 1997, Sandy began employment with Key Work Clothes where she worked in the shipping and receiving department. She was still working in this capacity at the time of her death. Sandy accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior and was an active member of the First Missionary Baptist Church of Uniontown where she served on various committees and as a church trustee. She had a zest for life and a love for adventure. Together, she and Bobby had traveled to all 50 states and made trips to Europe and Australia. She also enjoyed quilting, cross-stitch and sewing. In spite of the many health issues Sandy has had over the years, she will be remembered for her positive outlook on life.

Survivors include her husband, Bobby, of the home and her sister, Marilyn Swallow, of Franklin, Texas. Also surviving are her mother-in-law, Ivanell Thompson of Gadsden, Ala., and brothers-in-law, Randy Rich of Uniontown and Ted Rich and wife, Barbara Hartman, of Savonburg, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Rev. Marty Dewitt will conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Uniontown. Burial will follow at the Hatch Cemetery Southwest of Uniontown. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorials are suggested to the First Missionary Baptist Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.