Clayton Johannsen

Clayton R. Johannsen , age 26, died early Sunday morning, February 13, 2011, in rural Meade County, Kansas , as the result of an automobile accident.

He was born January 7, 1985, at Meade, Kansas , the son of Max and Barb (Magee) Johannsen. As a young boy he attended Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 2004. Upon his graduation, he attended Panhandle State University , Goodwell, Oklahoma, majoring in animal science and agri-business with a minor in agronomy. Upon his graduation he returned to rural Meade County where he made his home. He was a grain merchandiser for the Dodge City Co-Op.

Clayton was a member of Saint John Lutheran Church and the Haskell County Farm Bureau . He enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding horses, working cattle, and spending time with his family and friends.

He is survived by:

His parents, Max & Barb Johannsen of rural Meade, Kansas

A sister, Riki Stecklein and husband, Mike of Olathe, Kansas

Two brothers, Benjy Johannsen and wife, Morgan of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jimmy Johannsen of Indianapolis, Indiana

A niece, Cheyenne Stecklein of Olathe, Kansas

Maternal grandmother, Clara Houston and husband, Doug of Omaha, Nebraska

Aunt & Uncles, Bill Johannsen of Beaver, Oklahoma

Kim & Michele Batman of Meade, Kansas

Mike & Cathy Magee of Burnsville, Minnesota

Jeff & Gina Magee of Omaha, Nebraska

He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents , W.H. “Billy” and Agnes Johannsen; paternal grandfather, Jim Magee; a niece, Gabrielle Elise Stecklein; and an uncle Mitch Magee.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2011, at St. John Lutheran Church , Meade, with the Reverend Lynn E. Spencer presiding. Friends may call from 8:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Friday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Atwater Cemetery, rural Meade.

The family would welcome memorials to the Clayton Johannsen Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home .