AUGUSTA — Sylvestra “Sally” B. Sigley, 89, passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Born Feb. 23, 1926, in rural Barton County, she was the daughter Matt and Barbara (Heyne) Apel.
She attended grade and high school in Ellinwood.  She married John Howard Sigley in Great Bend. In 1957 Sally and Howard moved to Augusta, where she lived the rest of her life.  She worked for years at Bob’s Burger Bar and Dairy Queen, as well as IGA grocery store until she retired.  She was a member of the Red Hat Group, The Harvest House Group and Altar Society of St. James Church. Sally loved playing cards at the Senior Center and pinochle with friends.
Survivors include her children, Karen M. Rowland of Wichita, Wayne (Jean) Sigley of Jacksonville, Fla., Rita (Dick) Barrett of Austin, Texas, and Barbara Sigley of Augusta; brother, Norman Apel; sister, Jeanie (Dick) Miller; brother-in-law, Jim Wornkey; and sister-in-law, Yvonne Apel. She leaves 11 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband; a grandson, Tom Johnson; and a great-grandson, Jacob Zinda; a sister, Theresa Wornkey; and three brothers, Leroy, Pierrie and Harry Apel.   
Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at St. James Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta. Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Headley Funeral Chapel in Augusta.  Memorials are suggested to St. James Catholic Church.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Headley Funeral Chapel#
813 State St.
Augusta, KS 67010
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Dec. 9, 2015