Carolyn Kay Hendley

CAROLYN KAY HENDLEY, age 68, passed away July 17, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas after battling thyroid cancer and heart failure.

Carolyn was born Friday, January 13, 1956 in Tuscumbia, MO to Ralph and Ruby Hendley. She graduated from Iberia High School in 1974, and Mid-America Nazarene College in 1978.

Over the course of her career, she was employed with King Radio, Westside Church of the Nazarene, and The City of Olathe for over 22 years. She was also an Administrative Assistant to several Attorneys in Johnson Co, Kansas, as well as a part-time associate at the MNU School of Professional and Graduate Studies in 2019.

She was a member of the Westside Church of the Nazarene, and was active in several areas of ministry within the church, including serving in many capacities as Church secretary, Quizzing, Sunday School Superintendent, children’s Sunday School Teacher, church board member and church board secretary, personnel committee chairman, building committee for our new building addition, running the background checks for staff and volunteers, chairman of first impressions team, NMI president and NMI council, VBS director, served with the ladies ministry, assisting with the funeral meal team, and playing piano on Wednesday nights when Westside was meeting in a school building. She also helped many people with notarizing paperwork when needed.


Carolyn enjoyed walking, reading and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her mother, Ruby Hendley, her sisters Shirley (Mark) Marvin, and Lisa Nonneman, her brother Daniel (Sheila) Hendley, her nieces and nephews, Michael Hendley (Candice), Cary Marvin (Amanda), Audra Spiven (David), Jeff Hendley (Morgan Duncan), Matt Hendley (Suzie), Jake Hendley (Tiffany), Jesse Hendley (Emily), Dylan Nonneman, Ryan Nonneman and Aaron Nonneman; great-nieces and great-nephews, Brentyn Hendley, Calen Hendley, Hallie Hendley, Lily Hendley, Avery Marvin, Gabe Marvin, Lane Hendley, Levi Hendley, Remi Hendley, Addie Hendley, Hannah Hendley and Bo Hendley.


She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Hendley, and her brother, David Hendley, and great niece, Taliya Helton

Memorials are suggested to the Westside Church of the Nazarene, 1700 W Santa Fe St, Olathe, KS 66061.


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