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Vernon "Red" B. Mcbride
Jul 3, 2014
SUBLETTE - Vernon "Red" McBride, 83, died July 3, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on March 10, 1931 in Rolla, the son of Bennett and Mary (Riley) McBride. Vernon was a Korean War Veteran, who proudly served in country as a radar man 1st class in the United States Navy. After retiring from...
Daniel Lee Hays
Jul 2, 2014
DANIEL LEE HAYS Dodge City - Daniel L. " Danny " Hays, 83, died July 2, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on May 22, 1931 at Jetmore, Kansas, the son of Herald and Mary Berger Hays. Mr. Hays grew up in Hodgeman county , and attended schools in Jetmore. He later attended one...
Karyn Lee Clark
Jun 28, 2014
KARYN LEE CLARK Cimarron - Karyn Lee Clark, 73, died June 28, 2014 at her residence in Cimarron. She was born on March 24, 1941 at Cullison, the daughter of Lloyd and Orpha Mae (Maercker) Greenstreet. Karyn was a graduate of Cullison High School. Mrs. Clark is survived by one daughter, Jacci Ratchford of Cimarron; one son, Alan Clark of...
Aaron M. Neidhart
Jun 23, 2014
After 27 years of living life to the fullest with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Aaron M. Neidhart, died June 23, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on June 22, 1987 at Dodge City, the son of Robert and Martha (Martin) Neidhart. Aaron was a 2006 graduate of Dodge City High School and a 2011 graduate of...
John Edward Keener
Jun 19, 2014
Satanta - John E. Keener, 74, died June 19, 2014 at the Satanta District Hospital, Satanta. He was born on August 20, 1939 in LaCrosse, the son of Glen Edward and Virginia (Maresch) Keener. John's early years were spent near LaCrosse. He attended school in Nekoma. The family then moved to Kismet and then to Mullinville in 1955. John graduated...
Glenn W. Burnett
Jun 16, 2014
DODGE CITY - Glenn Walter Burnett, age 90, passed away June 16th at Bethany Home in Lindsborg. Glenn was born October 7th, 1923 in Dodge City, to Winnie Olen and Wynnetta (Powell) Burnett. Glenn was a businessman and landlord, owning and operating Burnett Trailer Sales among many other endeavors. He served with the Navy Air Corp as a fighter pilot...
Dr. Clair C. Conard
Jun 14, 2014
Dodge City - Dr. Clair C. Conard, 87, died June 14, 2014 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on March 12, 1927 at LaCrosse, KS the son of Claude Charles and Eva Pearl (Johnson) Conard. He graduated from Dodge City Senior High School with honors in 1945. He married Eleanor Mussemann on June 12, 1949 in Dodge...
Tyler Jon Allen Reynolds
Jun 13, 2014
COPELAND - Tyler Jon Allen Reynolds, 29, died June 13, 2014 at his home in Hereford, Colorado. He was born on December 28, 1984 in Garden City, the son of Jim and Thresa (Allen) Reynolds. Tyler was raised in Copeland. He attended Copeland Elementary School and South Gray Junior High and South Gray High School. Tyler had a love for...
Dorethea Johanna Radley
Jun 11, 2014
DORETHEA JOHANNA RADLEY Ingalls - Dorethea Johanna Radley, 43, died June 11, 2014 at Ingalls. She was born on March 3, 1971 at Senekal, South Africe the daughter of Piet and Catharina (Van der Schyff) Lindeque. Dorette is survived by her parents, Piet and Catharina (Van der Schyff) Lindeque of South Africa; one brother, Petrus Lindeque of South Africa; one...
Allen "Mickey" Michael Avritt
Jun 11, 2014
Sublette - Allen "Mickey" Michael Avritt, 66, died June 11, 2014 at his home in Sublette . He was born on October 1, 1947 in Dodge City, the son of William Oscar and Wilma Mae (Patrick) Avritt. Allen graduated from Dodge City High School in 1965. He served three tours of duty in the United States Army during the Vietnam...
Geneva Valadez
Jun 8, 2014
GENEVA VALADEZ Dodge City - Geneva Valadez, 82, died suddenly June 8, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 14, 1932 at Lakin, Kansas, the daughter of Ignacio and Carmen (Valdez) Hernandez Sr. She attended schools in Lakin, Kansas. On September 11, 1948, she married Mike Valadez at Kingman, Kansas. Geneva and Mike moved...
Marian O. Hurtig
Jun 8, 2014
Dodge City - Marian O. Hurtig, 90, of Cheyenne, WY died June 8, 2014 in Cheyenne. She was born September 10, 1923 the 1st of 2 children in Chillicothe, Missouri to Reuben and Laura Ober. She married Louis A. Hurtig September 15, 1946 in Concordia, KS. They raised their family in Dodge City, KS and were active members of Sacred...
Galen Elbie Groves
Jun 5, 2014
ENSIGN - Galen Elbie Groves, 84, died June 5, 2014 at his home near Ensign. He was born September 10, 1929 on the farmstead close to Ensign and passed away on the same farmstead. He was the son of Elbie E. and Elizabeth (Murphy) Groves. Galen was a lifetime resident of Ensign. He was a graduate of Dodge City High...
Phillip Wayne Doan
Jun 1, 2014
Protection - Phillip Wayne Doan, 53, died June 1, 2014 at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on March 6, 1961 at Kokomo, IN the son of Elmer and Mary (Harris) Doan. He married Debbie DeCavelle on March 16, 2000 in Peru, Indiana, she survives. He served his country in the US Army during...
Vivian Doris Bethel
Jun 1, 2014
SUBLETTE - Vivian Doris Bethel, 87, died June 1, 2014 at High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin. She was born on December 2, 1926 in Copeland, the daughter of Dea Goul and Vera (Woodrow) Weeks. Vivian was raised in Copeland and attended a country school thru the 8th grade. Vivian then boarded with a family in Garden City so she...
Donald K. Raney
May 31, 2014
DONALD K. RANEY Dodge City - Donald K. Raney, 77, died May 31, 2014 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on November 25, 1936 at Ellsworth the son of Kenneth William and Ruth Thelma (Grubb) Raney. Mr. Raney graduated from Ellsworth High School. Donald married Sharron Hall on January 26, 1957. Together they owned/operated the Insurance Center...
Lavon L. Timken
May 31, 2014
Lavon L. Timken of Cimarron Kansas passed away peacefully Saturday, May 31, 2014 at the Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was 84. Lavon was born Lavon Fauley in Cimarron Kansas August 27, 1929 to Edna I. Farr Fauley and Blucher R. Fauley. She had one sister, Dorothy L. Fauley Nelson, also of Cimarron. She attended elementary...
Earl Carlson
May 27, 2014
Dodge City - Earl Carlson, 98, died May 27, 2014, from Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on a farm in rural Saline County, near Smolan, Kansas, on April 15, 1916, to Rudolph and Hildur (Nelson) Carlson. He was baptized, confirmed, and married in the Salemsborg Lutheran Church at Smolan. He married Velma Bever on October 13, 1940; she passed...
Elizabeth Ann Oliver
May 26, 2014
Satanta - Elizabeth Ann Oliver, 74, died May 26, 2014 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. She was born on September 1, 1939 in Onaga, the daughter of Ernest and Helen (Schumeman) Hayward. Elizabeth was raised in a loving and lively family with five siblings. She graduated from Basehor High School in 1957. On January 6, 1968, she married...
Arian Dharmesh Bhakta
May 25, 2014
Dodge City - Arian Dharmesh Bhakta, 19 months old, died May 25, 2014 in Dodge City. He was born on October 24, 2012 in Garden City the son of Dharmesh and Priti Bhakta. Funeral service will be held at Swaim Funeral Home in Dodge City on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery...
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