Champ C. Cox
Aug 20, 2014
Dodge City - Champ C. Cox, 87, died August 20, 2014 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. He was born on April 11, 1927 at Cimarron , KS the son of John T. Cox and Lulu (Pittman). He married Joan Keller on July 2, 1976 in Dodge City, she survives. He ran Champ's Auctioneering Service for almost 30 years,...
Jewel A. Davis Waggoner
Aug 19, 2014
Olathe, Kansas - Jewel A. Waggoner, 99, died August 19, 2014 at the Pinnacle Ridge Nursing Home, Olathe, Kansas. Born May 3,1915, in Dodge City, Kansas, she was a lifelong resident until her move to a Wichita retirement center in 2001, and then to a nursing home in Olathe in 2006. Mrs. Waggoner was the last surviving sibling of the...
Dorsey G. Stapleton
Aug 19, 2014
Sublette - Dorsey G. Stapleton, 71, died August 19, 2014 at Garden Valley Retirement Village, Garden City. He was born on January 23, 1943 in rural Haskell County, the son of John and Mildred (Birney) Stapleton. Dorsey graduated from Sublette High School in 1961. He served in the Army Reserves. On December 28, 1970, he married Roma Weeks in Sublette....
Kenneth "Ken" J. Martin
Aug 14, 2014
SUBLETTE - Kenneth J. "Ken" Martin, 69, died August 14, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. He was born on February 20, 1945 in Fairview, Oklahoma the son of Cecil A. and Alpha M. (Seifried) Martin. On February 20, 1965, he married Karen K. Hesser in Copeland. She survives. Ken was a heavy equipment operator for the State...
Nancy Elaine Brown
Aug 8, 2014
Cimarron - Nancy E. Brown, 72, died August 8, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 5, 1942 at Hutchinson , the daughter of Vernon and Thelma (Perry) Brown Woodward. She was a graduate of Cimarron High School, and received her associates degree in practical nursing at Dodge City Community College. She worked for...
Scott Douglas Mcdonald
Aug 7, 2014
SCOTT DOUGLAS MCDONALD Dodge City - Scott Douglas McDonald, 68, departed this life to dwell in his Heavenly Home which the Lord Jesus Christ has prepared for him on Thursday August 7, 2014. He was born on September 30, 1945 at Great Bend, the fifth child of Hugh and Ruby (Ekhoff) McDonald. He grew up on a farm north of...
Delores Hitz
Aug 4, 2014
MONTEZUMA - Delores Hitz, 91, died August 4, 2014 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City. She was born on December 19, 1922 in Montezuma, the daughter of Lincoln and Rena (Wade) Koehn of Dodge City. As a young child, Delores lived in Dodge City with her family. She was an avid roller skater and taught lessons during high...
Betty Colleen Kennedy
Jul 29, 2014
Scott City - Betty Colleen Kennedy, 81, died July 29, 2014 at Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City. She was born on November 17, 1931 in Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of John C. and Dorothy (Payne) Gay. Betty attended high school and beauty college in Enid. She worked at several different salons in Enid through out her career. On...
Lewis James "Jim" Birzer
Jul 28, 2014
JAMES L. "Jim" BIRZER Dodge City - James L. "Jim" Birzer, 80, died July 28, 2014 at his home in Dodge City following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 7, 1934 at Dodge City, the son of Frank B. and Mollie M. Schiffner Birzer. Jim graduated from Dodge City High School. After high school he joined the United...
Evelyn Bernadette Studt
Jul 28, 2014
DODGE CITY - Evelyn Bernadette Studt, died July 28, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on July 28, 2014 at Dodge City, the infant daughter of Blake and Rebecca (LaLonde) Studt. Evelyn is survived by her parents, Blake and Rebecca Studt of Dodge City; a brother, Elijah Michael Studt of the home; maternal grandparents, Michael...
Mary Juanita Hurley
Jul 24, 2014
Dodge City - Mary Juanita Hurley, 63, died July 24, 2014 at her residence. She was born on July 10, 1951 at Dodge City, KS the daughter of Jesus and Betty (Soza) Martinez. She worked as a meter reader for Victory Electric for over 37 years before retiring in January of 2014. She is survived by her mother Betty Martinez...
Kenneth Leroy Koenke
Jul 24, 2014
KENNETH LEROY KOENKE Dodge City - Kenneth Leroy Koenke, 85, died July 24, 2014 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on November 7, 1928 at Peckham, OK the son of Clarence William and Evelyn Anna (Leasman) Koenke. He married Frances Marie Pierce on September 21, 1947 in Arkansas City. He was owner/operator of Coake Feeding Company and...
William "Bill" Garcia
Jul 20, 2014
Dodge City - Navy veteran William "Bill" Garcia, 89, died July 20, 2014 at Ft. Dodge, Kansas. He was born on March 16, 1925 at Rocky Ford, Colorado. He is survived by his wife Delores, six sons, three daughters and several grandchildren. Memorial service will be held at Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at...
Bonnie J. Milne
Jul 19, 2014
BONNIE J. MILNE Cimarron - Bonnie J. Milne, 83, died July 19, 2014 at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on July 31, 1930 at Onida, KS the daughter of Lynn and Cora King. Mrs. Milne graduated from Onida High School. She married Robert Lee Milne in 1951. He preceded her in death. Bonnie is a former resident...
Bobbie Christine Cave
Jul 19, 2014
Dodge City - Bobbie Christine Cave, 86, died July 19, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on November 2, 1927 in Conway Springs, Kansas the daughter of Robert Harper and Mary Opal (Shobe) Adams. She graduated from high school in Columbus, Ohio and received an associate secretarial degree. Bobbie married F. Dale Smith on...
Elsie Jane Baker
Jul 19, 2014
Manhattan - Elsie J. Baker, 91, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas. She was born on September 25, 1922 at Nash, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Roy and Ethel A. (Green) Morgan. She lived in Tonkawa, Oklahoma for several years, working as a waitress in a diner. It was in Tonkawa that...
Jean C. Holsten
Jul 18, 2014
Jean C. Holsten, 88, died July 18, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on April 14, 1926 at Nekoma, the daughter of Ernie and Myrl Gabbert (Murrah) . She married Charles Hink on June 4, 1944. He preceded her in death on June 16, 1973. She later married Louis Holsten on December 28, 1976 in...
Thelma Lee Myers
Jul 14, 2014
THELMA LEE MYERS Dodge City - Thelma Lee Myers, 82, died July 14, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on July 17, 1931 at Meade, the daughter of Arthur and Viola (Adams) McPheter. She grew up at Meade, Kansas, and graduated from Meade High School. On February 24, 1951 she married Archie Dan Myers...
Beverly Jeanne Sayre
Jul 10, 2014
Beverly Jeanne (Noeller) Sayre, 87, died July 10, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. She was born on February 7, 1927 in Wichita, the daughter of Reid and Thelma (Lochmann) Noeller. She married Marlo Merle Sayre in New York City on March 8, 1945. She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1944. Afterward, she worked as a telephone...
Charles W. Allen
Jul 7, 2014
CHARLES W. ALLEN Charles W. Allen, 79, died at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas, July 7, 2014. He was born September 18, 1934, to Charles and Kathryn Allen at the home of his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. E.M. Johnson in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. On July 22, 1956 he married Betty Winkley at Coats, Kansas. Charles was a graduate of Coats High...
