Jamie L (Hofts) Woolley was born March 9, 1948 in Concordia hospital to Glenn and Phyllis Hofts. She grew up in the small town of Republic, graduating from high school in 1966. Following graduation she continued her education at Kansas Wesleyan University with a degree in Radiologic Technology. She married Mike Woolley on February 19, 1972 at the Dispatch Church.
She worked for many years as an x-ray technician at Osborne Memorial Hospital. Jamie’s outreach and serving of others also carried over into her becoming a home health provider for many residents of Osborne .
Jamie was an accomplished musician and and regularly shared her talents at both the Osborne and Republic United Methodist Churches. She played for many weddings and funerals in the North Central Kansas area for nearly 60 years. She was very involved with her local church (Osborne United Methodist)and participated in many aspects as a volunteer.
Jamie enjoyed exercising including walking, hiking, and most importantly bicycling. She completed multiple Bike Across Kansas events. One of her proudest accomplishments was spending 10 days hiking and high country wild camping in the Sierra Nevada mountains in her 60’s.
Jamie was a proud mom of her son, Terran. She and her husband, Mike, enjoyed camping for many years everywhere from Colorado in the 1970’s to making the trek to Glacier National Park in the last 5 years. If the mountains were in the windshield, Mike and Jamie were happy!
She loved Vizsla dogs after growing up with her beloved Vizsla Scout. She owned two in her adult life that were her constant walking companions.
Jamie was a true caregiver and provided faithful care to her parents in their later years. She adored her role as Aunt Jamie to her many nieces and nephews, but particularly cherished her relationship to her niece Allison and her young son Oliver, forever known to Jamie as “Little Man”.
Jamie was a huge KU Jayhawks fan and had a wide variety of game time traditions and rituals that she was certain could affect the outcome of a game.
Jamie was a woman of strength, faith, and resilience. Quitting was never easy for her and it definitely was not easy for her at the end of her life. Unfortunately, her body ran out of fight on Tuesday October 28 at the Osborne Memorial Hospital.
She leaves behind husband, Mike, Osborne, KS, son Terran (Tina), McPherson, KS, brother Tom (Laurie) Hofts, Plant City, FL. Allison (Thomas) Spurgeon, Hays, KS. Many beloved nieces and nephews.