Savage,  Derek  J                               husband of Ashley N(Taylor)Savage

Burial Date:  2015,  09/28          Age:  31       Lot:  1084 D

STERLING – Derek Savage, 31, died Sept. 24, 2015. Born Aug. 14, 1984, to Chris and Karen Klassen Savage. Married Ashley Taylor June 4, 2011. She survives. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Sterling. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. family present 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials: Derek Savage Scholarship Fund or Sterling Fire Department.

DATELINE:  Sterling
NAME:  Derek J. Savage
AGE:  31 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: September 24, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: Rice County District Hospital, Lyons
DATE OF BIRTH: August 14, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lyons, Kansas
PARENTS: Chris L. and Karen R. Klassen Savage
RESIDENCE: lifetime Sterling
OCCUPATION: Auto Body Technician for Jeremy’s Body Shop of Sterling
EDUCATION: Graduated Sterling High School in 2003 and received his degree in Auto Body from Hutchinson Community College
MEMBERSHIPS: He attended the United Methodist Church in Alden; Sons of the American Legion; Sterling Fire Department; Ducks Unlimited of Rice County
DATE OF MARRIAGE:  June 4, 2011
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Alden, Kansas
SPOUSE: Ashley N Taylor
SURVIVORS: his Wife Ashley of the home; Parents, Chris & Karen Savage of Sterling; Brother, Michael & Jennifer Savage of Lyons; Sister, Misty Savage of Sterling; 3 Nephews, Teyton Savage, Jeremiah Clark, Isaiah Clark; 2 Nieces, Nikki Clark & Kayley Clark
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:  Grandparents, Jim Savage, Carole Workman, Thad & Marilyn Klassen; Uncle, Gary German
FUNERAL SERVICES: 10:30 A.M., Monday, September 28, 2015 at the United Methodist
Church in Sterling
OFFICIATING:  Rev. Rob Bolton
BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery
VISITATION: 2:00 to 6:00 P.M., with family present 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
MEMORIAL: Derek Savage Scholarship Fund or Sterling Fire Department in care of the funeral home.