Kathy J. Boyce, age 80, Burlingame, Kan., died Dec. 25, 2024. She was born in Wellington.

C.M. and Frances Wolfe Good, her parents, farmed in Sumner County. Leland L. Boyce and she were married June 20, 1969. After her retirement from teaching, she did volunteer work briefly in the Burlingame area and at the Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka. She helped at the Cat Association of Topeka for more than nine years.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Leland Boyce, Burlingame; her sister, Connie Kristeen Marmet-Baldwin, Kalispell, Mont.; her feline friend, Blue; and all other animals, tame or wild.

At Kathy’s request, no service will be held.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Helping Hands Humane Society of Topeka, 5720 SW 21st St., Topeka, KS 66604, or to the Cat Association of Topeka, 1719 SW Gage Blvd., Topeka, KS 66604, or sent c/o Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home, P.O. Box 196, Burlingame, KS 66413.