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Leonard E. Cartmill
Dec 14, 2014
Dodge City - Leonard E. Cartmill, 86, died December 14, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on December 28, 1927 at Blencoe, Iowa. Mr. Cartmill was a veteran of the United States Army, serving from 1946 until 1949. He married Bettie Bienroth Guenthner in October of 1978. She preceded him in death on April 8,...
Roberto Martinez-Marquina
Dec 10, 2014
Dodge City - Roberto Martinez-Marquina, 70, died December 10, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on June 7, 1944 in Mexico, the son of Concepcion and Feliberta (Marquina) Martinez. Funeral mass will be held at Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dodge City on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Terrance Klein...
Janiece E. Hedrick
Dec 7, 2014
Dodge City - Janiece E. Hedrick, 81, died December 7, 2014 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on January 17, 1933 at Grand Island , Nebraska the daughter of George and Eva (Roush) Calvin. She married Robert "Bob" Hedrick on February 17, 1957 in Dodge City, he preceded her on October 2, 1992. She worked...
Axel Javier Rivera-Sosa
Dec 4, 2014
Dodge City - Axel Javier Rivera-Sosa, 11 months, died December 4, 2014 at Children's Hospital of Colorado. He was born on December 10, 2013 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Hector Rivera and Ilma Sosa. He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Jonathan Menendez and Gerson Menendez and a sister Arline Menendez, all of Dodge City. Funeral service...
Judith Kay Bird
Dec 3, 2014
Judith Kay Bird, 75, died December 3, 2014 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on October 1, 1939 in Dodge City, the daughter of Joe and Faye (Abbot) Ross. Judith was raised in Meade. She attended Meade High School, graduating in 1957. Judith then went on to further her education at Colorado Women's College for one year,...
Delite Rumsey
Dec 1, 2014
DODGE CITY - Delite Rumsey, 94, died December 1, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 5, 1920 at Centerview, the daughter of Thomas and Gertrude (Derley) Welsch. On December 21, 1943 she married George Riley and moved to Wilroads Gardens. He preceded her in death on October 27, 1957. She later married Albert...
Robert "Bob" Neil Hadley
Nov 30, 2014
ROBERT " BOB " HADLEY Dodge City - Robert "Bob" Hadley, 77, died November 30, 2014 at his residence near Dodge City. He was born on January 23, 1937 at Mullinville, Kansas, the son of Jim and Alta (Beckett) Hadley. He was a graduate of Mullinville High School in 1955. On July 20, 1957, he married Sandy Moore. Bob was...
Wanda Mae Brogden
Nov 29, 2014
WANDA MAE BROGDEN Dodge City - Wanda Mae Brogden, 90, died November 29, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on June 17, 1924 at Gracemont, OK the daughter of William Roy and Zela (Balock) DeSpain. Wanda was raised in Hinton, OK. She married Eli Brogden, Jr. on September 20, 1943 in Oklahoma City,...
Faye Aileen Barns
Nov 28, 2014
Faye Aileen Barns of Dodge City, Kansas, passed away November 28, 2014, at the age of 91. She is remembered by those who knew her as a lovely, intelligent lady with a perky flip and Mamie Eisenhower bangs. She enjoyed working, golfing, shopping, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends. Faye and Harrison met in Fort Dodge, KS...
Jenny D. Ramos
Nov 28, 2014
Dodge City - Jenny D. Ramos, 99, died November 28, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City . She was born on October 10, 1915 at Brownsville, Texas the daughter of Sarasio and Olivia Sanchez. She grew up in Texas and married Cruz Soza, they later divorced. She married Jesse R. Ramos on June 8, 1955 at Colorado Springs,...
Betty Jo Franklin
Nov 27, 2014
HALTOM CITY, TX - Betty Jo Linder Franklin passed peacefully on thanksgiving morning, November 27, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born on August 9, 1927 in Meade, the daughter of Ellis and Esther (Brock) Linder. Betty was a Dodge CIty resident from 1945 to 2010 before her final move to Texas. Wife of 50 years to the late...
Barbara Evelyn Lutz
Nov 25, 2014
WRIGHT - Barbara Evelyn Lutz, 87, died November 25, 2014 at her home near Wright. She was born on July 10, 1927 at Dodge City, the daughter of Daniel Bennet and Catherine Elizabeth (Bernacki) Downey. On January 25, 1950 she married Philip Lutz at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Wright. Barbara enjoyed sewing, quilting, cooking, reading, and singing. She loved...
Jose Hernandez-Gaytan
Nov 23, 2014
Jose Hernandez-Gaytan, 53, died November 23, 2014 at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita. He was born on July 24, 1961 at San Luis Potosi, Mexico, the son of Calixto Hernandez-Coronado and Maria Gaytan-Ojeda. On October 30, 2013, he married Martha Navarrete in Dodge City. She survivies. Jose worked at Cargill in Dodge City. He enjoyed playing with his kids, and...
Shari Renfro
Nov 23, 2014
Fowler - Shari Renfro, 79, died November 23, 2014 at Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Ks. She was born on February 28, 1935 in rural Gray County, the daughter of William and Eileen (Johnson) Phillips. She was a graduate of Ensign High School, and St. Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City, receiving a bachelor degree in home economics. She taught...
Leonard L. "Grandpa" Woods
Nov 23, 2014
LEONARD L. "GRANDPA" WOODS Dodge City - Leonard L. "Grandpa" Woods, 86, died November 23, 2014 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on October 21, 1928 at Cimarron, the son of Rufus Milton and Ruby Eleanor (Friedlund) Woods. Leonard was a long time resident of Kalvesta and attended schools in Kalvesta and Cimarron. He served with the...
Daniel Ray Miller
Nov 21, 2014
Ensign – Daniel Ray Miller, 69, died November 21, 2014 at his home in Ensign. He was born February 23, 1945, in Pamona, California. He was the son of Lawrence Raymond and Dortha Helen (Moses) Miller. Daniel graduated from Yucaipa High School in 1963. His family moved from California to a family farm West of Ensign in 1965. He married...
Effie Koehn
Nov 20, 2014
Montezuma - Effie (Loucks) Koehn was born at Hesston on October 7, 1911 to Jesse and Carrie (Becker) Loucks. She passed away at Bethel Home on November 20, 2014 in Montezuma reaching the age of 103. In 1915, her parents and family moved to Copeland. She attended Sunny Side Country School. Mom remembers western Kansas as an untamed prairie. She...
Philip E. Wallace
Nov 19, 2014
Sublette - Philip E. Wallace, 84, died November 19, 2014 at the Satanta District Hospital. He was born on October 28, 1930 on the family farm in rural Haskell County, the son of Otto and Gladys H. (Thomas) Wallace. Philip was a lifetime resident of Haskell County, except for his time in the military. He graduated from Sublette High School...
Thomas "Leon" Brady
Nov 18, 2014
THOMAS "LEON" BRADY Dodge City - Thomas Leon Brady, 78, died November 18, 2014 at Via Christie St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born on November 11, 1936 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of William D. and Matilda Marie (Dreiling) Brady. Leon was raised on the family farm north of Cimarron. He graduated from St. Mary Of The Plains...
Mary (Sue) Susan Blume
Nov 13, 2014
SUBLETTE - Mary Susan Blume, 91, died November 13, 2014 at the Satanta Long Term Care Unit. She was born on August 11, 1923 in Garden City, the daughter of Plumb D. and Lena (Miller) Carl. Sue graduated from Dighton High School in 1941. She worked as a county home-ec agent. On June 16, 1951, she married Willis Lee Blume...
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