She loved barrel racing and was a part of the Plainville Saddle Club for many years. Gloria was an animal lover-especially birds and horses. The couple moved to Hays and spent the rest of their days at Homestead of Hays. Gloria then pursued a career with the VA and retired in 2016. She worked at several facilities in the surrounding area before moving away in 1992. She continued her education at NCK Nursing School and graduated with a nursing degree in 1977. Gloria grew up in Rooks County where she attended Plainville High School for a few years before completing her GED. The couple was blessed with six children: Larry, Gary, Randy, Dave, Rodney, and Jan. She was united in marriage to Vernon Dean Chard on June 15, 1953, in Stockton, Kansas. She was born on May 22, 1937, to George and Lillian (Novotny) Stalnaker in Rooks County, Kansas. Gloria Ellen Chard, Hays, passed away on November 1, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 84.
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