Cheryl Lee VanWey

CHERYL LEE (GEORGE) VANWEY Cheryl Lee (George) VanWey was born in Bloomfield, Nebraska to Ross and Dorthea George on Oct. 11, 1944, and passed away on June 7, 2025. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Clyde VanWey and her sons Craig VanWey and wife Jill of Pittsburg, KS, and Chris VanWey and wife Brittany of Webb City, MO; grandchildren Megan VanWey Brown and husband Josh Brown of Kansas City, KS, Logan VanWey of Houston, TX, Kaylee VanWey McMullen and husband Drake of El Reno, OK and Alyssa VanWey and fiancé Jordan Clark of Manhattan, KS; sisters Kathy George Moore and husband Alan of Rosalia, KS, Janet George Oswald of Leon, KS, and Vicki George Penwell and husband Jim Penwell of Leon, KS. Preceding her in death were her sister Helen George Moore and husband John Moore, and her parents Ross and Dorthea George. Cheryl attended schools in Augusta, KS, and El Dorado, KS, graduating from El Dorado High School in 1962. She married Clyde on September 25, 1966, in Rosalia Methodist Church while he was in the Air Force stationed in Pakistan. When he returned from the service in December of 1967, they lived in El Dorado, Wichita, Fort Scott, Parsons, and Carl Junction, MO. She worked at JC Penny for 21 years in Fort Scott and Parsons. She babysat her grandchildren often, playing board games and making her famous banana bread. Cheryl and Clyde spent many years traveling the country having visited 47 states along the way. Cheryl kept busy attending many sports activities for her sons and grandchildren. A Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 1 pm at Simpson Funeral Home of Webb City, MO. The funeral service will be held following the visitation at 2 pm. Services are under the personal care and direction of Simpson Funeral Home. The family would like to send a heartfelt "Thank You" to Compassus Hospice and to Charlotte's Angels Home Care for the exceptional care they provided to Cheryl. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations in Cheryl's name be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Cheryl had a history of supporting St. Jude's and we know this would make her happy.