Rex Milton Needham

Rex Milton Needham, age 78, of Lane, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Lane Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held 30 minutes before the graveside service at 10:00 a.m. Casket bearers will be Jim Chambers, Ty Chambers, Doug Chambers, John Chrisjohn, BJ Chrisjohn, and Max Chrisjohn. Honorary casket bearers will be Al Seeger and Brandon Poage. Memorials are to the Lane Ruritans or Franklin County General Public Transportation and can be sent c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071. Rex was born October 12, 1943 in rural Franklin County, Kansas, the son of Raymond and Francis (Calvin) Needham. He grew up in Lane and graduated from Lane High School with Class 1961. He served his country in the United States Navy with his military career beginning in February of 1962. He retired from the Navy in 1984. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing cards. After his military stint, Rex worked for a short time at Wolf Creek and also was the maintenance engineer for the City of Lane for several years. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Max and James Hal Needham, step-sister Edith Chambers, step-brother Johnny Rutledge, step- grandson Levi Mills, and step-great grandson Rex Moore. Rex is survived by his step-daughters Kimberly Poage (Brandon) of Lane and Kristina White of Osawatomie; step-sisters Lena Mae Janes of Lane and Dorothy Goudie of Osawatomie; sister-in-law Delores Needham of Ottawa; step-granddaughter Rachel DeLaTorre of Ottawa; two step-great grandchildren Damien and Jasmine Moore of Ottawa; nieces Cherry Chrisjohn (John) of Lane, Maxine Phares of Olathe, Virginia Hughes, Penny Needham, and Kimberly Brenner of Ottawa, and Debra Huss (Pat) of Langley, OK; nephew Jim Chambers (Cathy) of Lane; many other relatives and friends. Family and friends are encouraged to post their memories and condolences on Rex's tribute wall.