Gwendolyn Fern Slack

Gwendolyn Fern (Bussard) Slack, 93, from Dalton, KS passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at Botkin Living & Rehab Center in Wellington.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the Oxford Christian Church. A visitation will be held from 5-7 PM Friday, December 26, 2025 at Oxford Funeral Services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oxford Christian Church, donations may be left in the care of the funeral home.

 Gwendolyn was born December 17, 1931 in Winfield, KS to Ernest and Fern (Batchelder) Bussard. Gwendolyn was raised in the country, west of Oxford, attending Home Valley School K-8th grade and then attended high school at Oxford. Gwendolyn met and married Howard Slack on September 8, 1951 and they celebrated almost 45 years of marriage together before he passed away in 1996. After not being able to have children, they adopted 3 children: Michael in 1961, Jane in 1963, and Keith in 1967. Then Gwendolyn worked at the ASCS/FSA office in Wellington for over 40 years before retiring.  She and Howard also farmed in Sumner County.

She loved to travel with friends and she and Howard made trips to horse and mule shows. Gwendolyn was a devout Christian, a hardworking, caring person, and was loved by many.

Preceding her in death is her husband Howard, sister Shirley (Fink) Heisz, niece Linda Fink, great-grandson Kasen Nash, and her parents Ernie and Fern Bussard.

Survivors include her son Michael and wife Jan Slack, daughter Jane Nash, son Keith Slack, grandchildren Darci Reyes, Aniesa Slack, Kayla Slack, Zakary Nash, Samantha Nash, Timothy Nash, great-grand-children KyAnna Hiten, Karter Hiten, Kambree Hiten, Eliseo Reyes, Henry Strickland, Miles Strickland, Jack Strickland, and Jordyn Nash, brother-in-law Dale Slack of Ohio, and numerous nephews and nieces.