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...
Joyce Jeannette Felts
May 25, 2014
DODGE CITY - Joyce Jeannette Felts, 81, passed peacefully surrounded by her children on May 25, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on December 26, 1932 at Dodge City. Joyce was reared by her father Chester Morley, grandmother, Mina L. Morley and aunt, Mina V. Morley. A lifetime resident of Dodge City and graduate of...
Norma Irene Perkins-King
May 24, 2014
Norma Irene Perkins-King, 87, died May 24, 2014 at Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. She was born on September 10, 1926 in Wichita, the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Hupp) Busch. Norma grew up in Wichita and attended schools there. She was a home maker and took pride in caring for her family, especially cooking for them. Norma also liked to...
Marvin Boyd Collins Sr.
May 17, 2014
MARVIN BOYD COLLINS SR. Wichita - Marvin Boyd Collins Sr, 93, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born on February 28, 1921 to Alvin and Faye Collins on a farm in Weskan, Kansas. He graduated from Weskan High School in 1939. He then attended Dodge City Business College where...
Benjamin "Chamin" Cruz Dominguez
May 16, 2014
BENJAMIN "CHAMIN" CRUZ DOMINGUEZ Dodge City - Benjamin Cruz Dominguez, 56, died May 16, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on January 11, 1958 at Villa Matamoros Chihuahua Mexico, the son of Lorenzo Cruz Ramirez and Paula Dominguez Quintana. He lived in his hometown until the age of 18. Benjamin then traveled to the...
Donna Dee Marconnette
May 15, 2014
DODGE CITY - Donna Dee Marconnette, 80, died May 15, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 5, 1934 on the family farm near Ford, the daughter of L.E. (Jack) and Irene Maude (Sanders) Paulin. Donna grew up in the Ford Community and attended schools there and graduated from Ford High School. She then...
Raul Torres
May 8, 2014
Beaver - Raul Torres, 52, died May 8, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on September 7, 1961 in Uvalde, Texas, the son of Juan Sanchez and Fransica (DeLeon) Torres. Raul moved to Copeland as a child and attended Copeland schools. He worked for various farmers and elevators in Southwest Kansas. In 1984, Raul married Johanna...
Loren L. Barngrover, Jr.
May 6, 2014
Dodge City - Loren L. Barngrover, 74, died May 6, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on February 7, 1940 in Dodge City to Loren L. and Esther M. (Emrie) Barngrover, Sr. He grew up on the family farm near Ford and attended Ford schools. Following graduation from high school, he attended Fort Hays...
Donald Lee Thomas
May 6, 2014
Dodge City - Donald Lee Thomas, 74, died May 6, 2014 at his daughters home in Dodge City. He was born on February 4, 1940 in rural Ford County, the son Glen and Lena Lucille (Mullinex) Thomas. He married Connie Mowry on December 25, 1960 in Aurrora, Colorado, she preceded him in death on May 10, 1998. Mr. Thomas worked...
