Gayle L. Basore, 51, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at Wesley Hospital, Wichita, the result of coronary blockage. She was born Nov. 11, 1966, in Wichita, the daughter of Bobby Ray and Mary (Mert) Lancaster Hays.
On May 31, 2002, she married Tom Basore at Nassau, Bahamas.
She is survived by her husband, Tom of Newton; a son, Grant Gordon of Denver; step-son, Elijah Basore of Denver; her mother and step-father, Mert and Eldean Curtis of St. John, Kan.; a brother, Mark (Teresa) Hays of St. John; a step-sister, Carol (Jerry) Long of Hudson, Kan.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father and a step-sister, Mary Cade.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 5, at Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston. The family will greet friends from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 5, at the church.
Memorials may be sent to the Schowalter Villa Good Samaritan Fund in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, Hesston.