Laramie Elaine Farris

Laramie Elaine Farris, 19, of Goodland left us Saturday, October 29, 2016.  She was born in Goodland, Kansas, March 10, 1997 to Nancy and Gary Farris.  Laramie graduated from Goodland High School in 2015. She then attended Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Oklahoma, majoring in art.  Recently Laramie began the cosmetology program in Goodland at the Northwest Kansas Technical College.

Laramie always loved meeting new people.  She loved doing make up and hair, drawing, painting, tattoos, and thrift shops.  She also loved her Grandma’s turquoise.  She had a flair for putting together quirky, colorful, outfits and loved, loved, loved boots and shoes.

She was truly a Western Kansas girl.  Laramie loved sunflowers, road trips and wheat harvest. She was a beautiful soul. One must look no further than the many, many testaments on social media and the heartfelt phone calls and visits made to her family in recent days to get a glimpse of the impact Laramie had on so many lives.

She embraced life with love, created with passion, and blessed us all with her bubbly, people-loving, soul-stirring presence.  Laramie would want us all to choose adventure, be bold, love without regret, forgive, laugh, and wear something beautiful.

Survivors include her mother, Nancy, and stepfather Joe Partida, father Gary Farris and partner Amber Schwien all of Goodland; her brother Daniel Bagnell of Valier, Montana; sister Heidi Farris of Austin, Texas; grandmother Heyde Babst Tiede of Goodland; uncle Rick and Sherri Farris of Edson, uncle Robert and Mary Ann Farris of Frankenmuth, Michigan, uncle Jack Babst, Cheryl Detamore of Winona; and cousins JR Babst of Colby, Jody Crouch of Leoti, Matt Babst of Almena, JJ Farris of Edson, Pat Farris of Edson, and Kay Farris of Frankenmuth, Michigan and Ken Farris of Lawrence.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents Gene and Florence Farris, grandfather Richard Babst, step-grandfather Wilbur Tiede.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 2:30 pm MST at the Max Jones Field House, 1206 Arcade, Goodland, KS, with burial to follow at the Goodland Cemetery.  Visitation will be Tuesday, November 1, 2016 from 2:00-7:00 pm at Bateman Funeral Home, 211 E. 11th, Goodland.  Memorials may be made to Bateman Funeral Home, PO Box 278, Goodland, Kansas, 67735, and designations will be determined at a later date by the family.  www.batemanfuneral.com.

The heavens are glowing a bit brighter with Laramie’s love.  Let us not forget to look up, turn our faces toward the stars, and make a point to give someone who needs it a smile and a hug ~  share the spark of Laramie Elaine Farris.