Richard Joe Owens
Oct 8, 2013
Holcomb - Richard Joe Owens, 61, died October 8, 2013 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. He was born on November 22, 1951 in Prichard, Oklahoma the son of Charlie Richard and Deloris (Cox) Owens. Richard moved to Lakin with his family as a young child. He attended Lakin schools. On February 14, 1970, he married Debbie Morgan in Garden...
Gil Mathis Gregg
Oct 1, 2013
Dodge City - Gil Mathis Gregg, 47, died October 1, 2013 at his residence. He was born on August 9, 1966 in Dodge City, the son of Don and Betty (Mathis) Gregg. He grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City Senior High School in 1985. He attended Dodge City Community College and Fort Hays State University. Gil...
Gaylene Sue Smith
Sep 30, 2013
GAYLENE SUE SMITH Dodge City - Gaylene Sue Smith, 56, died September 30, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on October 3, 1956 at Monroe, La the daughter of Doris Worth. Gaylene was a loving mother and grandmother that was very generous to all. She is survived by three sons, Jimmy Swimm and wife...
Lucille J. Simpson
Sep 25, 2013
Satanta - Lucille J. Simpson, 97, died September 25, 2013 at Satanta Long Term Care in Satanta. She was born on August 15, 1916 in Ensign, the daughter of Isaac "Bert" and Katie Mae (Campbell) Snyder. She lived in Ensign, Fowler, Meade, and Cimarron before coming to Satanta in 1938. She and Forrest Simpson were married on September 7, 1932...
Benjamin "Ben" F. Davis
Sep 25, 2013
Sublette - Benjamin "Ben" F. Davis, 89, died September 25, 2013 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Olathe. He was born on January 14, 1924 in Satanta, the son of Earl D. and Celestia (Brown) Davis. Ben graduated from Moscow High School. On April 6, 1947, he married Ruby Derby in Sublette. She survives. Ben owned and operated the Ready...
Crystal "Tinkerbell" Florez
Sep 21, 2013
DODGE CITY - Crystal "Tinkerbell" Florez, 37, died September 21, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on April 29, 1976 at Dodge City, the daughter of Robert and Mary M. (Blea) Florez. Crystal grew up in Dodge City and attended Dodge City Schools. She was a day care provider at the Joy Child Development Center...
Leonard Looney
Sep 18, 2013
Dodge City - Leonard Looney, 87, former Dodge City resident, passed away at his home in Ponca City, Oklahoma, where his lived with his wife of 65 years, Annabelle Killingsworth Looney. She survives He joined our Heavenly Father on September 18, 2013. He was born on March 17, 1926 at Chelsea, Oklahoma, the son of Frank and Rosie (Boyles) Looney....
James R. Gunescheimer
Sep 17, 2013
Cimarron - James R. Gumescheimer, 69, passed away September 17, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on August 29, 1944 at Presque Isle, Maine the son of Reuben and Rose (Bruntz) Gumescheimer. James -- or Jim, as many people knew him -- grew up in Bazine, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Navy from...
Nadine M. Blackburn
Sep 14, 2013
Dodge City - Nadine M. Blackburn, 72, died September 14, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex , Dodge City. She was born on September 11, 1941 at Fowler, KS the daughter of Sebastian and Beatrice (Lampe) Frank. She married Raymond L. Blackburn on October 7, 1961at Dodge City, he preceded her in death on February 11, 1993. Mrs. Blackburn was...
Elsie Toews
Sep 12, 2013
Montezuma - Elsie Ilene Toews was born to David and Stella Hiebert on August 16, 1931 at Langdon, North Dakota. She passed away peacefully, with loving family and friends surrounding her at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas on September 12, 2013 after suffering a major stroke that morning, at the age of eighty-two years. When Mother was only two, she...
Chance Morghan Wiebe
Sep 9, 2013
Montezuma - Chance Morghan Wiebe, 7 month old son of Eddy and Becky (Martens) Wiebe of Montezuma went home to be with Jesus on September 9, 2013 after a battle with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). He was born on January 31, 2013 in Dodge City. Chance touched many lives in his short life. He was a happy baby that enjoyed...
Jeremiah " Miah " Alan Lee
Sep 9, 2013
JEREMIAH ALAN LEE Dodge City - Jeremiah "Miah" Alan Lee, 22, of Dodge City, passed away Monday, September 9, 2013, after a fatal car accident. Miah graduated from Dodge City High School in 2009, where he loved playing football and was a state medal winner in wrestling. He went on to attend the Manhattan Area Technical College to become a...
Lawrence Anders
Sep 7, 2013
Dodge City - Lawrence Anders, 80, died September 7, 2013 at his home in Dodge City after battling a lengthy illness.. He was born on December 14, 1932 at Dodge City, KS the son of L.L.(Mug) and Elsie (Merk) Anders . A 1950 graduate of Dodge City High School, Lawrence was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict....
Mildred M. Hood
Sep 3, 2013
MONTEZUMA - Mildred M. Hood, 100, formerly of Montezuma, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 3, 2013. She was born on March 24, 1913 at Hudson, the daughter of Arnold C. and Martha (Uhlemann) Hitz. It was at Hudson where she spent her early years, moving to Gray County together with her parents when she was thirteen years...
Ashley Marie Coghill
Aug 31, 2013
Dodge City - Ashley Marie Coghill, was born on July 7, 1994 and passed away on August 31, 2013. She was a sweet young lady who was always willing to do anything to help others. She was goofy, silly and always trying to make others smile. A soul too sweet for this rotten world and was called home too early....
Dwight Leroy Kelley
Aug 30, 2013
Burden - Dwight Leroy Kelley, 90, died August 30, 2013 at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield. He was born on July 19, 1923 in Grenola, the son of Thadeous (Roy) and Versie (Davis) Kelley. Dwight moved with his family to Burden where his father worked in the Eastman oil field as a tooldresser, later moving to Winfield. Mr. Kelley...
Gilbert Ruiz Amaro
Aug 29, 2013
Yukon, Oklahoma - Gilbert Ruiz Amaro, 77, died August 29, 2013 at his home in Yukon, Oklahoma. He was born on March 15, 1936 at Dodge City, KS the son of Juan and Petra Ruiz (Amaro) . He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Broce Broom for many years. Gilbert also worked for BFI Waste Management for several years....
Shirley L. Stateler
Aug 28, 2013
DODGE CITY - Shirley L. Stateler, 68, died August 28, 2013 at 2501 Post, Dodge City. She was born on June 27, 1945 at Dodge City the daughter of Jeff and Anita (Drews) Andrews. Shirley spent her childhood on the family farm in Ford County. She graduated from Dodge City and High School and Wilcox Beauty Academy of Dodge City....
Rick Nyle Jewell
Aug 25, 2013
RICK NYLE JEWELL Dodge City - Rick Nyle Jewell, 62, died August 25, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on March 1, 1951 at Garden City, the son of Elton and Maxine (Lessor) Jewell. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1969 and Panhandle State University in 1975. Rick married Eileen Bauer on August...
Hazel H. Flowers
Aug 24, 2013
Cimarron - Hazel H. Flowers, 92, died August 24, 2013 at The Shepherd Center, Cimarron. She was born on February 15, 1921 at Roy, New Mexico, the daughter of Leslie and Harriet (Thompson) Sapp . She married C.W. Flowers on May 1, 1940, he preceded her in death in January 1984. Mrs. Flowers and her husband were co owners of...
