Merle G. Chebultz, 68, of Olathe, Kansas passed away November 1, 2017 at Evergreen Community of Johnson County. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. November 18th, 2017 at Wichita Association of the Deaf, Wichita, Kansas.

He was born to the late August and Gladys Chebultz, May 5, 1949, in Wichita, Kansas. Merle graduated from Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas in 1970.

Merle was a long time member of Wichita Association of the Deaf. He played softball for Midwest Athletic Association of the Deaf and founded the weekly pool tournament at Wichita Association of the Deaf.

He was passionate about Major League Baseball and National Football Leagues game. He was fond of Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs.

Merle worked many different jobs during his lifetime including mail sorter for United States Postal Service and worked the assembly line at Beechcraft of Wichita, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, August and Gladys Chebultz. He is survived by two sisters, Mona Kimbell and Sharon Ramsey, three sons and two daughters in law, Travis and wife Manda, Kenneth, and Justin and wife Skye, and eight grandchildren.