Sandra Funk

Dr. Sandra Funk passed away September 19, 2023, in Independence, MO. She was born to parents Joe and Juanita Funk on February 25, 1946, in Coffeyville, Kansas. Sandy was one of five children: including brothers Paul, David, Lloyd, and Larry.

After a brief stint as a beautician, and art teacher, she returned to college to become a doctor. She graduated from Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1982 and became an emergency room physician. Sandy worked most of the following years at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO, until her retirement in 2019. Chris and Sandy were married in 1983 in Coffeyville, KS.

She was always on a quest to “know and do everything” she was a doctor, a seamstress, artist, crafter, gardener, decorator, an animal lover. Her one regret would have been t hat she never learned to clog dance, but it was on her list.

Sandy is preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Paul and David.

She is survived by her husband Chris and brother Lloyd and Larry.

Sandy truly was a friend to everyone and will be missed by all.