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Carl Robert Megenity

May 11, 1929 — August 13, 2022

Atchison

Carl R. Megenity, 93, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Atchison Senior Village Nursing Center.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Marty Reed officiating.  Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  Visitation with the family will be Monday, August 15, 2022 from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.  Memorial contributions are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church or the American Lung Association and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Carl was born May 11, 1929 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Carl B. and Zelma Jackson Megenity.  He attended elementary school in Effingham, Kansas and graduated from the Frankfort High School in Frankfort, Kansas.

Mr. Megenity was employed with the Kansas Power and Light Company in the gas department from 1953 until his retirement in 1991 as a service man.

He and Shirley Schooler were united in marriage on February 6, 1954 in Atchison.  Mrs. Megenity preceded him in death on September 26, 2014.

Carl served in the United States Air Force from September 1948 until his honorable discharge in August 1952 having served in the 509 th A E Squadron.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Pastors Adult Bible Class and formerly served his church as an usher.

Survivors include a son, Robert Gene (Lorraine) Megenity, Atchison, KS; four daughters, Debbie Peters, Atchison, KS; Robin (Michael) Springstead, Atchison, KS; Carla (Allen) Wolfe, Atchison, KS; Julie (Nathan) Commings, Lowry City, MO; a brother, Francis Megenity, Barnes, KS; ten grandchildren; twenty-nine great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Megenity; a great grandson, Alex Brown; a brother, Paul Leroy Megenity; and a sister, Marjorie Belveal and son-in-law, Dennis Peters.

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Monday, August 15, 2022

6:30 - 8:00 pm

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Arensberg Pruett Funeral Home

208 North 5th St, Atchison, KS 66002

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

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208 North 5th St, Atchison, KS 66002

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