Katherine Marie Long Julian, age 98, of Johnson, Kansas, died Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson. She was born near Haviland in rural Kiowa County, Kansas, on January 26, 1927, the daughter of Ralph Ginter and Mabel Dorothy (Hague) Long. She, along with her parents and sister, Betty, moved to rural Stanton County in 1930, in the middle of a blizzard. She had many happy memories of growing up on a farm in Stanton County, with a loving family and wonderful neighbors and friends.

She graduated from Johnson High School and married an area farmer, Milton Eugene Julian on August 22, 1947, in the Big Bow Pilgrim Holiness Church. They shared 58 wonderful years of marriage, before Milton passed away on June 13, 2006. Katherine and Milton were partners not only in marriage but in farming. Katherine was the bookkeeper and also helped with every aspect of the farming. She also taught her children how to drive the tractor. She became a member of the Johnson United Methodist Church, where she was a long time Sunday School teacher. Katherine, being community minded, was a member of numerous boards and organizations, including 4-H Executive Board, 4-H Project and Community leader, United Methodist Women, Extension Homemakers Unit, and the Stanton County Museum Board, which she was a founding member of also. She spent countless hours researching the genealogy of both Katherine and Milton’s family trees.

Katherine is survived by daughters, Miriam Parrish and husband Darrell of Abilene, Texas, Rhonda Julian of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Glenda Thomas and husband Jim of La Harpe, Illinois, and Melody Julian and Ron Pridey of Laramie, Wyoming; son, Rex Julian and wife Sheri of rural Johnson, Kansas; brothers, Claude Long of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Keith Long of Sugarloaf, Georgia; sisters, Betty Anderson of Johnson and Darlene Cate of Denver, Colorado; 16 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and her beloved nephews and nieces.

Katherine is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Mabel Long; husband, Milton Julian; great-granddaughter, Madison Bohannan; and niece, Marsha Anderson.

Graveside service will be Friday, May 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Stanton County Cemetery in Johnson with Reverend Jacques Kambol officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, May 22, 2025, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Garnand Funeral Home in Johnson with family present to greet friends. Memorial contributions may be given to the Stanton County Museum or United Methodist Church in care of Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 715, Johnson, KS 67855. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.