Daniel D. "Danny" Vail, 47, of Valeda, died at 7:30 p.m., Monday, July 2, 2007, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg following a brief illness.
He was born September 28, 1959, in Parsons, Kansas, to Raymond Eugene and Carol Sue (Engler) Vail. He grew up in the Mound Valley area where he attended Angola Elementary School and later graduated from Labette County High School in 1977. He was a truck driver most of his adult life.
He and Gayle McElroy had been together since May 1993. She survives of the home.
He enjoyed working on and driving trucks. He especially enjoyed being with his grandchildren and his little buddy, Dalton. He was a member of the Angola United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Gayle Vail of the home, Valeda, KS
One Daughter – Brooka Thomsen Coffeyville, KS
Two Grandchildren – Kailynn and Kaiden Thomsen
Mother - Carol Bowen Coffeyville, KS
Stepmother - Lois Vail Mound Valley, KS
Six Brothers - Fred Vail and his wife, Anita Edna, KS
Rod Vail and his wife, Carolyn Tulsa, OK
Marty Vail and his wife, Koko Coffeyville, KS
Jeff Vail Coffeyville, KS
Joe Vail Wichita, KS
Shannon Vail and Candy Elsworth Parsons, KS
Three Sisters – Karen Gudde and her husband, Robert Edna, KS
Lisa Vanderhofe and her husband, Dennis Mound Valley, KS
Valerie McElroy and her husband, Bob Parsons, KS
He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond E. Vail, on June 10, 2007.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2007, at the Angola United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Richland Cemetery in Angola. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 6, 2007, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Mt. Carmel Cancer Care Center. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Daniel D. "Danny" Vail, please visit our flower store.
He was born September 28, 1959, in Parsons, Kansas, to Raymond Eugene and Carol Sue (Engler) Vail. He grew up in the Mound Valley area where he attended Angola Elementary School and later graduated from Labette County High School in 1977. He was a truck driver most of his adult life.
He and Gayle McElroy had been together since May 1993. She survives of the home.
He enjoyed working on and driving trucks. He especially enjoyed being with his grandchildren and his little buddy, Dalton. He was a member of the Angola United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Gayle Vail of the home, Valeda, KS
One Daughter – Brooka Thomsen Coffeyville, KS
Two Grandchildren – Kailynn and Kaiden Thomsen
Mother - Carol Bowen Coffeyville, KS
Stepmother - Lois Vail Mound Valley, KS
Six Brothers - Fred Vail and his wife, Anita Edna, KS
Rod Vail and his wife, Carolyn Tulsa, OK
Marty Vail and his wife, Koko Coffeyville, KS
Jeff Vail Coffeyville, KS
Joe Vail Wichita, KS
Shannon Vail and Candy Elsworth Parsons, KS
Three Sisters – Karen Gudde and her husband, Robert Edna, KS
Lisa Vanderhofe and her husband, Dennis Mound Valley, KS
Valerie McElroy and her husband, Bob Parsons, KS
He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond E. Vail, on June 10, 2007.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2007, at the Angola United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Richland Cemetery in Angola. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 6, 2007, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Mt. Carmel Cancer Care Center. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Daniel D. "Danny" Vail, please visit our flower store.
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