Melody Carol Showman Monasmith age 83 of Salina, Kansas passed away peacefully, Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Chambers Memorial Hospital after a year long illness

Melody was born March 5, 1943 in Santa Fe, New Mexico to her mother Allenay Showman who died when Melody was a month old. She was then adopted by her grandparents, Samuel & Vera Doughty Showman.

Melody raised her children by playing music as a bass player in various country bands and as a cook. She later got her CDL and did over the road driving and then settled down in Salina becoming a school bus driver of 32 years

She was a member of the Crossroads Church in Salina, Kansas, Christian Motor Cycle Association, for 16 years, and served as Chaplain of the Association for 1 year. She loved Jesus more than anything and showed it in how she loved others. As a member of Thee Church she discipled many people.

She was preceded in death by her birth mother, Allenay Showman, parents, Samuel & Vera Showman, sister, Ruth Harvey, brother, Wilfred Siedel; son-in-law, Michael Waggoner, great-grandson, Judah Whitmer

Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Mike Monamith, her children, Vera Waggoner, Leslie Waggoner III (Victoria), Ruth Waggoner (Mark), Gail Staples (Jay), David Waggoner, Tonya Noll (Steve), Michael Monasmith Jr (Carole), Kelly Quinton (Todd), 29 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday, April 30,2026 at the Danville Cornwell Funeral Home. Visitation will be 7:00 pm Friday, May 1, 2026 at Crossroads Church in Salina, Kansas. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Saturday, May 2, 2026 at the Crossroads Church in Salina, Kansas. Burial will be at Poheta Cemetery in Kipp Kansas.

Pallbearers include her grandsons, Duley Johnson, Michael Whitmer, Matthew Whitmer, Dalton Johnson, Remy Johnson, and Silas Rothrock.

Honorary pallbearers include great-grandsons, Malekai, Mychal, Mayson, Maddyx, Lanedyn, Duley Jr., Drew, Kade, Reid, Brayden, Easton, Dylan, Owen and Zachary.

Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home Danville