Michael R Priestley

1952 - 2017  (64 years)

• Name	Michael R Priestley
  Born	10 Aug 1952	Fort Campbell, Christian County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Jul 2017	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Cremated	Sedalia Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Person ID	I25062	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Alburton Priestley, Jr.
  Mother	Esther Grant Priestley
  Family ID	F7161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ginny Venneburg Priestley
  Married	26 Nov 2005	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2018 14:36:05
  Family ID	F7162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Aug 1952 - Fort Campbell, Christian County, Kentucky Cremated - - Sedalia Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Priestley, Michael Priestley Michael R. Priestley, 64, Delia, died Monday, July 3, 2017, at his home. He was born Aug. 10, 1952, at Fort Campbell, Ky., the son of Alburton “Skip” Priestley Jr. and Esther Grant Priestley. He graduated from Pine Forrest High School in Fayetteville, N.C. in 1971, and attended college for a year. Mr. Priestley served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, attaining the rank of First Sergeant. After retiring from the military he worked for 19 years at McCall Pattern in Manhattan. He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Topeka and was vice president of Delia Community Pride. He married Ginny Venneberg on Nov. 26, 2005, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include his father and stepmother, “Skip” and Helen Priestley, Prescott Valley, Ariz.; two stepdaughters, Jessica Venneberg, Onaga, and Ashley Venneberg, Topeka; three brothers, Alburton “Butch” Priestley HI and Raymond Priestley, both of Greenville, S.C., and Duaine Priestley, Houston, Texas; and four grandchildren, Marshall Brunin, Luna Brashear, Clayton Ivy and Hunter Ivy. He was preceded in death by his mother. Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sedalia Community Church near Manhattan. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a veterans group of the donor’s choice or Delia Community Pride, sent in care of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, P.O. Box 280, Hoyt, KS 66440.