Carol Lynn Farley was born Carol Lynn Ludwig in Fontana Kansas on June 26th 1946 to Elwood and Mary Lou Ludwig. She grew up on a farm near PaolaKansas and they soon welcomed her little brother, Duane. She graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1964 and attended Pittsburg State University, where she met and Married Jimmy J Farley. She graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, and in November of 1969 she gave birth to their child, Bryan Eric.
After a few years living in Frontenac, KS, they moved to Rich Hill where Jim taught school in Hume, and Carol worked for the West Central agency as a teachers assistant. Within a few years, Carol was the director of the Head Start Program in Rich Hill, helping educate, feed and foster many young people in the Rich Hill Community over more than a decade.
Carol and Bryan lost Jim to cancer in 2010, and Carol closed her fabric store to focus on her health. She had quadruple bypass in 2020, fighting for over a year to get healthy. She got to travel with friends to Mackinaw Island, the Grand Canyon, California and most recently Mexico.
Carol loved reading novels, quilting, cooking, decorating, and definitely sports. She was frequently watching the Kansas City Chiefs, the Royals, the Kansas Jayhawks, the Oklahoma City Thunder or whatever she could find on TV. She was very knowledgeable about all sports and also loved flowers and gardening when she had time.
Carol was very active the last few years, being a member of the Rich Hill United Methodist Church, the Sew Sisters, the Kern Center Bible Study Group, Book Club, playing Bingo with her friends, and participating in Rich Hill Country Christmas and any holiday activities.
Carol leaves behind a son, Bryan, a brother Duane, a granddaughter and son-in-law, Samantha and Ethan, and she adored her two great-grandsons Jason and Theo
Carol was a generous, kind friend and mother who will be missed greatly in her community.
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