Sharyl Marie Moos

Sharyl Marie (Belisle) Moos, 76, passed away at Hays Medical Center, December 20, 2016. She was born in Damar, Kansas, on February 3, 1940, to Arthur and Cordelia (Brin) Belisle. Sharyl attended school in Damar, graduating from high school in 1958. She married Harry Moos on August 5, 1958, and moved to Logan, Kansas, where Harry was teaching school. They lived there for five years, during which time their three children - Warren, Tanya, and Douglas - were born. Then they moved to Ellis, Kansas, for three years. They moved to Hill City, Kansas, where she lived the rest of her life. When her children entered their teens, she went to work for Farm Bureau Insurance, a position she held for 25 years, retiring in 1997. She enjoyed her time at Farm Bureau and won the State Secretary of the Year Award in 1976. After retiring, she and Harry built wooden toys and sold them at craft fairs until her health made it difficult to get around. Afflicted with muscular dystrophy and COPD, she was forced to give up her bridge group—one of her greatest pleasures. She enjoyed watching old movies—her favorites over and over again. Unable to get to church because of her need for oxygen, she faithfully watched the Catholic Mass on television every Sunday. Sharyl was preceded in death by her parents, brother Delmar Belisle and sister Anna Mae Normandin, and two sons - Warren and Douglas. She is survived by her husband of the home, her daughter Tanya Parr of Lawrence; grandchildren: Paula (Jinchen) Li of Lawrence and Eric Simpson and daughter Freyja of Missoula, Montana, and her brother Duane (Pat) Belisle of Damar.