Wichita – Cathy Clarisee (Price) Ryan
78, went home to be with the lord on April 10 2024. She was born to Jesse and Isabelle Price, on February 27th, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas, and graduated from Topeka High School in1964. She loved to sing and was in a band during high school. Cathy loved to cook as a teen, and would bake cakes for her aunt in Topeka every time she visited her. She loved to do yard work, plant flowers, and spent several years taking care of her parents in their golden years. Cathy was a hard worker, and raised two children on her own, she took on hardships, stayed tough and never backed down. She became a CNA in 1985, and cared for a lot of people in different facilities for many years, and retired in 2009. Cathy loved her kids and grandkids dearly, and enjoyed spending as much time with them as she could.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Cathy is survived by her son, Rick Ryan; daughter, Melissa (Phillip) Williams; grandchildren, Ashley (Harley), Timothy (Hannah), Kristopher (Amie); great-grandchildren, Morgan, Hayleyann, Chloee, Kristopher, Kallie, Blake, Colton, Amara; sister, Karen Price; numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation: Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Smith Family Mortuary 1415 North Rock Road Derby, Kansas 67037. Graveside Service: 1:00 pm, Monday, April 22, 2024 at Prairie Home Cemetery 3430 NW Menoken Rd, Menoken Township, Topeka, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Home Health and Hospice of Kansas, 7607 E Harry St, Wichita, KS 67207.
Smith Family Mortuary
Prairie Home Cemetery - Menoken Township
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