Claire Billie Hadley, 80, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Southwind Hospice, Pratt, Kansas. She was born December 19, 1932 at Escanaba, Michigan the daughter of William and Wava (Snow) Sargent. Claire was a Barton County resident since 1963 coming from Wichita, Kansas. She was a secretary for her and her husband's business, Hadley Roofing Company. She was a member of EHU, Girl Scouts and St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hoisington, Kansas. Claire enjoyed quilting, oil painting, playing the piano and organ and loved animals. On January 21, 1950 she married Ray C. Hadley at Guthrie, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on February 21, 2006. Survivors include one son, Curtis Hadley and wife Patricia of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Susan Wendel and husband George of Great Bend, Kansas, Tammy Alexander and husband Tod of Mullinville, Kansas; six grandchildren, Audra Staab of Emporia, Kansas, Jared Wendel of Overland Park, Kansas, Benjamin Long of St. John, Kansas, Brandon Long of Hutchinson, Kansas, Burke Long of Hays, Kansas, Meredith Thornhill of Fruita, Colorado and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Kenneth Sargent. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington with Chaplain Jerry Hodges officiating. Burial will follow at Hoisington Cemetery. There will be no public visitation. Memorials are suggested to Living Waters for the World to aid missionaries or Hoisington Veterinary Clinic for stray animals both in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, Kansas 67544.