Loren J. Selby

Loren J. Selby, Kansas City, Kansas, and formerly of Emporia, passed away in Overland Park, Kansas on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the age of 78.

Loren was born in the Chalk Mound Community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas on April 12, 1944, the son of Nelson Alonzo and Aletha (Rees) Selby.  He married Violet M. Kuhn in Council Grove, Kansas on August 1, 1969. She survives.  He is also survived by his daughter; Lori (Gerald) Bomberger, DeKalb, Missouri, brothers; Lyman and Le Roy Selby, Emporia, Kansas, and Alvin Selby, Phoenix, Arizona, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by their son, Allen, who died in 2018, and his brother, Raymond Selby.

Mr. Selby worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation Highway. He graduated high school from Eskridge (Kansas) High School.

The family will receive friends at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, Monday, September 12, 2022 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. A Graveside service will be at 12:30 PM at the Prairie View Cemetery, southeast of Alta Vista, Kansas.  The service will be conducted by Pastor Brenda Ulrich.

A memorial has been established and will be designated later. Contributions may be sent to the funeral home, PO Box #175, Emporia, Kansas 66801