January 19, 2022 –
Michael Allen Cowell
February 5, 1944 – January 17, 2022
Michael A. Cowell, age 77, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, January 17, 2022 at the Norton
DSNWK Home.
He was born on February 5, 1944, in Topeka, Kansas to Marion Emil and Maxine Claudia (Maines) Cowell.
Michael was raised in Topeka and Parsons then came to the Hays DSNWK family in 1973 at the age of 29. Michael enjoyed working with is hands, coloring, puzzles, sewing, and yarn work. He was very proud of his Native American Indian heritage, keeping in touch with his guardian, and being with his DSNWK family and staff.
Survivors include his two brothers, Timothy Henderson, OK; Rex Yarbrough, TX; his one sister, Linda Smith, TX; his guardian, Kim Horton, Grantville, KS; his DSNWK family and Staff.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Ramona Lee Horton.
(Courtesy of Keithley Funeral Homes)