Obituary of John Ed Warring

Sedan - John Ed Warring, age 76, of Sedan, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at his residence in Sedan, Kansas. John was born August 17, 1931 in Sedan, Kansas to Cleo J. "Dutch" and Nell (Anderson) Warring. He was born and raised in Sedan and graduated from Sedan High School in 1949. He served in the United States Navy from March 20, 1951 to March 11, 1955. He attended Emporia State University for two years. He married Shirley Jones on November 21, 1956 in Independence, Kansas. She preceded him in death on May 2, 1989. He worked in construction and as a truck driver for the Sedan Limestone Company, retiring in 1987. He also enjoyed working at the Emmett Kelly Museum in Sedan for the past ten years. He was a lifetime resident of Sedan and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sedan and the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. He enjoyed jazz music. He is survived by two sons, John Russell Warring and his wife Cristine of Hutchinson, Kansas and James D. "Jim" Warring of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; one sister, Shirley Boulanger of Sedan, Kansas; five grandchildren and a very close friend, Sharon Buhler of Sedan, Kansas; He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Shirley. Friends may sign the register book on Friday, November 2, 2007, from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan. The casket will be closed. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 3, 2007, at the First Baptist Church in Sedan with Reverend J. Dean McNamara and Reverend John R. Warring officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorial contributions to the Sedan High School Music Department and these remembrances may be left in care of David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 209 N. Douglas, Sedan, Kansas 67361.