Karla Beth Solomon

Karla B. Solomon, 86, Rush Center, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at Zarrow Pointe, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born August 17, 1940, in Bison, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Misegadis and Frances (Horacek) Misegadis. She was a long-time resident of Rush County, Kansas, before moving to Inola, Oklahoma in 2012.

She was a 1958 graduate of LaCrosse High School, LaCrosse, Kansas. On December 23, 1978, she graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business (Accounting). On September 30, 1990, she earned her CPA (Certified Public Accountant) designation and was inducted into membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

She was an Accounting teacher at Barton County Community College before her retirement. She was a long-time member and intermittent board member at Hope Lutheran Church, Rush Center, Kansas.

On May 25, 1960, she married Arlyn C. Solomon at Hope Lutheran Church, Rush Center, Kansas. She loved spending time with her family, teaching and guiding students into adulthood, dancing with Arlyn, and acting as a second mother to many.

Survivors include: one son, Carlyn Solomon (Chris), Boulder, Colorado; one daughter, Dilene Crockett (Jerry), Inola, Oklahoma; three grandchildren, Jerod Solomon (Laura), Napa, California, Jessica Martindale (Kyle), Boulder, Colorado, Julia Walton (Ryan), Cottonwood Heights, Utah; five great grandchildren, Henley Walton, Cottonwood Heights, Utah, Myla Martindale, Boulder, Colorado, Juniper Solomon, Napa, California, Margot Martindale, Boulder, Colorado, Parker Walton, Cottonwood Heights, Utah; two sisters, Karleen Freeman, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Debra Bolt, Jonesboro, Arkansas; one brother-in-law, Jerry Solomon, Kansas City, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arlyn C. Solomon, one grandson, Jacob Solomon, her parents, her brother, Doug Misegadis, her sister, Linda Apodaca, three sisters-in-law, Marcia Misegadis, Genita Hughes, Rita Geisler, and brother-in-law, Dennis Solomon.

Visitation with the family will be Friday, October 23, 2026 from 6-8pm at Keithley Funeral Homes, La Crosse Chapel,  611 Peace Street, La Crosse, Kansas. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 2pm at Hope Lutheran Church, Rush Center, with Pastor Wayne Baldyga officiating. Internment will be at the Locust Hill Cemetery, Rush Center.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Oklahoma Parkinson’s Alliance. 

Please share memories on Karla's tribute page at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com