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Sandra was raised in Dederick and attended school in Walker and El Dorado Springs High School. She was a homemaker and worked at Peerless in Fort Scott for 10 years. She was also a housekeeper for a number of years. Sandra was a member of First Christian Church, Nevada. She loved being outdoors, enjoying nature, but mostly being with her family.
In addition to her husband, Jim, Sandra is survived by a son, Dennis Carter (Betty), Ellsworth, KS; a daughter, Dana Ratcliff (Harold), Argyle, TX; grandsons, Blake Carter (Kelsey) and their 2 sons, Ezra and Judah and Brayden Ratcliff (Elizabeth); granddaughters, Samantha Houseman, Charlene Housman, Leigh Housman (Meghan Bardwell) and Alexis Ratcliff; great-granddaughters, Tierra Ragan, Kiriana Ragan,and Eva Kliesen; 4 great-great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Terry Davis, Bonnie Covington, and Sarah Eberhard; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Debbie Fleener.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2025, at Ferry Funeral Home, with Pastors Bill Platt and Roger Beach officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m., prior to the service. Those who wish may contribute in Sandra's memory to First Christian Church, Nevada or the Riverside Cowboy Church in care of Ferry Funeral Home.
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