David Kanive

Services for Marion resident David L. Kanive, 59, who died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, will be 2 p.m. today at Good News Christian Fellowship. Burial will be in Marion Cemetery.

Born Oct. 30, 1957, in Topeka to Samuel and Mary (Thrower) Kanive, he served in the Army Reserve for nearly 20 years.

Survivors include wife Debbie and sons Jacob and Andrew Kanive and Jason Creevan, all of Marion; brothers Sam Kanive of Wichita and Frank Arthur of Topeka; sisters Linda Alfrey, Shirley Jones, and Faye Bryant, all of Topeka, Violet Smith of Alva, Oklahoma, and Sharon Chase of Belle, Florida; and three granddaughters.

Contributions to defray expenses are being solicited.