Obituaries

Dec 16, 2024

Allen Neal Downing, a former resident of Copeland, passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on December 16, 2024, in Julesburg, Colorado. Born in Grant City, Missouri, on September 21, 1931, Allen was the son of Wm. Leslie "Shock" Downing and Eula Fern (Hibbs) Downing.

Allen began his farming journey at just nine years old, working...

Dec 13, 2024

Copeland - Lorraine DeAnn Valdez was born to Orlan and Lena Jantz Wedel at Copeland, Kansas, on August 8, 1943. She peacefully took her final breath and gained her eternal home on the morning of December 13, 2024, at the age of 81.

Mom spent her childhood on the farm eleven miles north of Copeland. She received...

Dec 13, 2024

Dodge City - Jack Honnold, 98, died December 13, 2024 at Manor of the Plains, in Dodge City.  He was born on October 14, 1926 at Winfield, Kansas the son of Bernard Edwin and Maurine (Dulaney) Honnold.

Jack was raised in Winfield, Kansas and attended and graduated from Winfield High School, He furthered his education by attending...

Dec 12, 2024

Dodge City - Rosemary Nolde, 92, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on July 7, 1932 on her family farm near Offerle, Kansas. She was the daughter of Adam and Josephine (Dolecheck) Spahn.

She worked tirelessly to support her children as a clerk for Pay Day IGA,...

Dec 12, 2024

Dodge City - Judy Mae Muns, 77, passed away on December 12, 2024 at Wesley Woodlawn Hospital, Wichita.  She was born on June 20, 1947 at Dodge City, the daughter of William Woodrow and Myrtle Evelyn (Cox) Blackburn.

Judy was a lifelong resident of Dodge City and attended Dodge City public schools. On October 19, 1965 she...

Dec 12, 2024

Dodge City - Nadine Phelps, 75, passed away on December 12, 2024 with her husband and sons by her side. She was born on September 19, 1949 in Buffalo, Oklahoma, the daughter of Chester and Mary (Demitruk) Harmon.

Nadine was an administrative assistant for Attorney Dave Snapp, residential care worker for Youthville, and a financial planner at...

Dec 11, 2024

Montezuma – Thomas "Tom" Warren Lewallen, 81, died December 11, 2024 at Bethel Home in Montezuma.  He was born on October 29, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Charles and Verda (Post) Lewallen.

As a young child, Tom lived with his family in Kansas City.  His mother passed away when he was eight and shortly...

Dec 11, 2024

Sublette – Dr. Gene Lois (Hefner) Hicks, 94, formerly of Sublette, died December 11, 2024 at her home in Des Moines, Iowa.  She was born on December 12, 1929 on the farm of her Hefner grandparents near Yates Center, Kansas the daughter of Calvin Quentin and Lola Susan (Cook) Hefner.

Her early childhood was spent in Yates...

Dec 10, 2024

Dodge City - Donald Raymund Stein was born in Spearville, KS on October 10, 1929 to Raymund Stein and Clara Stegman. He departed this life on December 10, 2024 at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City at the age of 95. Don grew up in Spearville, Kansas working on the family farm and dairy. He graduated from Spearville High...

Dec 8, 2024

Dodge City - Mary Elsie Williams, 78, passed away on December 8, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.  She was born on October 2, 1946 in Moultrie, Georgia the daughter of Elzie Abraham and Mary Ellen (Castleberry) Williams.

She was very funny. She loved crosswords and playing cards including Rummy. She enjoyed cooking and dancing. Mary was...

Dec 7, 2024

Dodge City - Jill Neese, 76, died December 7, 2024 at Minneola District Hospital in Minneola, Kansas. She was born on May 19, 1948 at Phillipsburg, Kansas the daughter of William D. "Biddy" Smith and Naida (Townsend) Smith.

She married Wayne Neese on December 26, 1970 in Holton, Kansas he preceded her in death on May 6,...

Dec 5, 2024

Sublette - Shirley Earlene Passow (Hoffman), age 89, died at Gateway Gardens assisted living facility in Marble Falls, Texas on December 5, 2024. She was born January 7, 1935 in Satanta, Kansas to Lila Maude (Lindeman) and Earl Ulysses Hoffman.

Shirley lived and grew up in Sublette, Kansas with her two older brothers, Richard and Randall. The...

Dec 3, 2024

Montezuma – Willis Ray Wadel was born to Clarence and Anna (Schmidt) Wadel in Turlock, California on October 11, 1944.  He peacefully passed away on December 3, 2024 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of 80 years.

Willis accepted the Lord and was baptized into the Church of God in Christ Mennonite on December 23,...

Dec 1, 2024

Gregory (Greg) E. Patee, 70, died December 1, 2024 at St. Catherine Hospital, Dodge City. He was born April 15, 1954 in Dodge City, the son of Eugene L. and Betty J. (Newton) Patee.

Greg was a lifetime resident of Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City High School in 1972. On March 10, 1973, Greg married Carla...

Nov 30, 2024

Copeland - Karen Dunham, 85, died November 30, 2024, at her home in Copeland, surrounded by her family.  She was born on November 12, 1939 on the family farm near Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Harry and Mildred (Arborgast) Hessman.

Karen's childhood was spent on the family farm.  She attended school in Dodge City, graduating in...

Nov 28, 2024

Dodge City - Rosa Alba Hernandez-Rivera, 47 años, falleció el 28 de noviembre de 2024 en Wichita, KS. Nació el 29 de agosto de 1977 en Gran Morelos, Chihuahua, México, hija de Cosme Hernández Soto y Ofelia Rivera Rivera.

Ella era muy trabajadora. Era muy amigable y le encantaba ayudar a la gente aunque no tuviera mucho....

Nov 23, 2024

Montezuma - Our mother, Kathern Yvonne Decker was born to Charles and Kathern (Smith) Truckey on February 12, 1933. She peacefully passed away November 23, 2024, with her family gathered around her bedside, reaching the age of 91 years.

Mom was born in Francisco, Indiana, and although we were not privileged to learn to know her people,...

Nov 19, 2024

Dodge City - Marclean Briney Sanders, 86, passed away on November 19, 2024 at SunPorch, Dodge City.  She was born on August 23, 1938 in Oden, Arkansas; the daughter of Owen and Florene Singleton.

She was married to Billy Briney who preceded her in death in 1993. She later married Tom Sanders who also preceded her in...

Nov 16, 2024

Copeland - Juanita Mata Peralta, 55, died November 16, 2024 at UMC Hospital in Lubbock, Texas.  She was born on July 15, 1969 in Waxahachie, Texas the daughter of Trinidad and Theresa (Montemayor) Mata. Sr.

Juanita moved as a child, with her family, to Copeland in the early 1970's. She attended school in Copeland and graduated with...

Nov 15, 2024

Dodge City - Janet Schuler, 80, died November 15, 2024 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas. She was born on July 25, 1944 at Tulsa, Oklahoma the daughter of James and Ruth (Townsend) Rosson.

She married Richard Schuler on July 1, 1983 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death on February 23, 2005....