Sherry Leah (Walker) Lanning, 43 of Pittsburg died Wednesday at St. John’s Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
She was born November 3, 1964, the daughter of Hubert “Gene” and Barbara (Parker) Walker. She attended area schools and graduated from Columbus High School in 1983.
She married Floyd O. “Pete” Lanning, January 28, 2000, in Miami, Okla.
Ms. Lanning worked for Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, Ace Electric in Columbus and Ron’s IGA.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frontenac and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Rob Morris Chapter #74.
Survivors include her husband, Pete and beloved puppy Kati, of the home; father:, Gene Walker of Scammon, two brothers, Mark Walker of Rogersville, Mo., and David Walker of Scammon, a sister Mary Jo Newcomb of Scammon, and two nephews, Ty Walker and Jesse Newcomb.
She was preceded in death by her mother Barbara Walker.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Robert McElwee as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Hosey Hill Cemetery. Parish rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Friday at Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg. Family will receive friends following the rosary. Friends may also call at the home of Gene Walker, 410 N. Hill St., in Scammon. Condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. Memorials may be made to the Sacred Heart Church. These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home. Services and arrangements are under the direction of the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS  66762.