Carroll Sue “Karol” Winegardner, retired artist and educator, died peacefully at her residence at Meadowlark
Hills in Manhattan, Kansas, on January 3, 2024. She was 88. A remembrance service for family and friends will be held at the Butler Presbyterian Church, 301 Fulton Street, Butler, Missouri, at 1:00p.m., Saturday, January 27, 2024. Service under the direction of Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to Macular Degeneration Research, www.brightfocus.org or Butler Presbyterian Church. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Carroll
Sue Winegardner was born July 11, 1935, in Butler, Missouri, to Ray and Naomi
Edrington Winegardner. She was the younger of two daughters. The family moved
during her formative years, living in Kansas City, Unionville and Macon,
Missouri, returning to Butler where she graduated Valedictorian from Butler
High School, class of 1953.
Her
post-secondary education included the Kansas City Art Institute, BFA ,1960
(Painting & Drawing, Commercial Art, Lettering); San Francisco Art
Institute and Oklahoma University, Norman Oklahoma, MFA, 1963 (Painting &
Drawing).
Karol
had made Manhattan her home since 1966, when she began her teaching career in
the visual arts department at Kansas State University, teaching graphic
design. She was dedicated to her
students, and was a driving force behind the KSU Art Newsletter, a news and
networking publication for alums and former students. She retired from teaching in 1997 after 31
years as assistant professor, but continued to keep in touch with many of her
former students and colleagues from K-State.
Before
her career in academia, Karol worked as a layout and pasteup artist in Houston,
Texas. She spent two years in Germany working as a Recreation Specialist, with
the Department of Army, Special Services, planning and scheduling social
activities and trips for enlisted personnel. During her time there she
travelled to Italy, Turkey and Greece, sparking a lifelong love of travel.
Her
international journeys included trips to China, Ireland, Mexico and Canada. She
travelled often to destinations across the United States, visiting friends and
family. With her sister, Anna L. Moore, she made memorable trips to New York
City, Mackinac Island, Michigan and Rockport, Massachusetts.
Karol’s
interests included reading, horse racing, watching football and movies, and
dining with friends. She was an avid collector of antique valentines and
buttons, tin toys and pop-up books. She was also a collector of friends, many
of whom she had known since her youth. She was a supporter of many charitable
causes.
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