Sondra Megrail

Sondra Ann (Caley) Megrail, loving mother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away on March 25, 2026, peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 50.

She was born on June 29, 1975, in Manhattan, Kansas, to Robert Caley and Pauline Pauley. She grew up in Riley, Kansas, where some of her happiest memories were made. Riley was a place that always held a special piece of her heart.

Sondra graduated from Manhattan High School and went on to earn her Bachelor's degree from Wichita State University and her Master's degree from Friends University, something she worked hard for and was rightfully proud of.

More than anything, Sondra loved her daughter, Kaitlyn. Sondra had a gift with people and truly never knew a stranger. She could walk into any room and walk out with new friends, and once you were in her life, she was in your corner. She was the kind of person who showed up when it mattered, and her friends knew they could always count on her. She lived with warmth, an open heart, and a motto she believed in deeply: "Be Kind." Those two words said everything about who she was.

Sondra had a playful side that the people closest to her knew well. She was a Barbie girl through and through, a die-hard K-State Wildcats fan, and she never needed much of an excuse to head to Branson, Missouri. Silver Dollar City was one of her happy places, the kind of spot that brought out her joy and reminded everyone around her how to have a good time. There was no halfway with Sondra when it came to the things she loved.

She is survived by her daughter, Kaitlyn Megrail; her father, Robert Caley and step-mother, Beverly Caley; her mother, Pauline Merle and step-father, Troy Merle; her sisters, Stacy (Shane) Soileau, Mandy (Jeff) Morgan, Molly (Jason) Brew, and Jessie (Adam) Frazier; her brother, Justin Merle; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home with Pastor Kevin Larson officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Meadowlark Hospice and left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.