Kathryn Dell Reiss

Kathryn Dell (Hatcher) Reiss, age 98, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2026. Kathryn was born on September 2, 1928, in Chatham, Mississippi, to Robert and Mabel Hatcher. Kathryn’s family moved to a farm north of Kismet, Kansas when she was 2 years old.

She attended school in Kismet where she met her future husband, Gerald Reiss. They both graduated in 1946 and attended Kansas State University. Kathryn and Gerald married in 1948 and moved back to Kismet to farm.

They were lifetime members of the Kismet Methodist Church, Kismet Supper Club, Kismet Square Dance Club and were involved in numerous other community activities. They raised 3 children while farming together until Gerald’s passing in 1978. After Gerald’s passing, Kathryn continued to be active on the farm for the majority of her life. She became a member of Beta Sigma Phi, The Prestige Club, and enjoyed traveling around the world as a travel agent and tour guide. She loved animals and always had a dog, horse, and many cats on the farm. She loved being outdoors and spent most afternoons on her back porch reading. She stayed active in following all of her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids lives.

She is survived by her children, Stan Reiss and his wife, Cheri of Kismet, Kansas, Shelley and husband Don Wilcox of Peoria, Arizona, and Denise and husband Tim Loftus of Franklin, Tennessee; 6 grandchildren, Clint (Christina) Reiss, Jenny (Jason) Chase, Brett (Sarah) Reiss, Ashley (Daniel) Bruno, Chad (Caylie) Wilcox and Dominique Loftus (Kyle Gordan, newlywed); and 12 great grandchildren, Jayde (Caleb) Tanner, Coleby (Kamry) Reiss, Conor Reiss, Jaxon Chase, Katelyn Reiss, Addison Reiss, Leah Reiss, Alessia Bruno, Ezio Bruno, Serafina Bruno, Giorgio Bruno, and Jett Wilcox.

She was proceeded in death by her parents, Robert and Mabel Hatcher, 4 siblings, Margret Tracy, John Hatcher, Doris Brann and Bob Hatcher: husband Gerald Reiss, and grandchild Megan Reiss.

Visitation will be Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Hornung Family Funeral Home Chapel, 1212 W 2nd Street, Liberal, Kansas. Family will be present to greet friends.

Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 24 at 10:00 AM at the Kismet Methodist Church, 806 Main Street, Kismet, Kansas. Pastor Buck Linton-Hendrick will be presiding.

Interment will follow at Restlawn Cemetery Liberal, Kansas.

Memorials can be made to Kismet Methodist Church or Mustang Farm Foundation in care of the Hornung Family Funeral Home, 1212 W. 2nd Street, Liberal, Kansas.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.hornungfuneralhome.com