Darrel E. Schultz

Darrel E. Schultz, age 68, of Paola, Kansas (Block Community), passed away quietly on January 1, 2020 at Advent Health Hospital, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Darrel was born November 21, 1951 in Canton, Ohio, the son of John and Bonnie (Hutchison) Schultz. He grew up in and around Zanesville, Ohio and the surrounding communities. He was married and divorced several times. He became the father to Craig Schultz, Adam Schultz, and Darrel Schultz, Jr. Darrel spent most of his life as a roofing contractor in Ohio, Texas, Missouri, and Kansas. He also ran heavy equipment and owned and operated an auto repair shop in Elk Falls, Kansas. He also loved to raise a few cattle. Darrel and Sandra (Debrick) Jones met in Elk Falls, Kansas and were married in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on December 6, 1991. Through this union he gained two more sons, Chris Jones and Lester Jones. In 2011, he and Sandy moved outside of Paola, close to her family. Darrel always loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing, raising cattle, playing with his dogs and trying to tame the cats. Those preceding him in death were his parents, his sister Karen Webb, and two grandchildren Grace and Chase. He is survived by his wife Sandy; sons Craig (Heather), Adam, and Darrel Jr. of Ohio, Chris (Denna) of LaCygne, and Lester (Molly) of Paola; grandchildren Dalton, MacKenzie and Nathan of Ohio, Tanna and Chylar of LaCygne, Hailey, Taryn, Ashton, Aniston, Auston, and Addison of Paola; great grandchildren Lovey of Ohio, Max and Urijah of Paola; sisters Jean Parker, Cheryl Howell, Diana Mayle, Michelle Schultz of Ohio, and Joyce Goodwin of Washington; brothers Bob Schultz of Florida and Charles Lewis of Ohio; and many other family members both in Kansas and Ohio. A full obituary will be posted when it is available. Family and friends are encouraged to post their condolences and memories on Darrel's Tribute Wall.