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Mary Ruth Hayes
Mar 30, 2013
MARY RUTH HAYES Dodge City - Mary Ruth Hayes, 83, died March 30, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born on September 5, 1929 at Hanston, Kansas, the daughter of John and Alma (Gulick) Hoffman. She married William Hayes on April 1, 1948 at the First Baptist Church, Dodge City. He preceded her in death on October...
Levi "Hank" Henry Heidrich
Mar 30, 2013
Levi Henry "Hank" Heidrich, age 92, passed away March 30, 2013, in Colorado Springs, CO. Hank was born in Falls City, Nebraska on August 1, 1920, and married Evelyn Florence Engelman on May 22, 1943. She preceded him in death in 2008. Hank enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent to Washington University in St. Louis and University of...
Ronald D. Meyer
Mar 29, 2013
Dodge City - Ronald D. Meyer, 72, died March 29, 2013 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on November 14, 1940 in Council Grove, the son of Henry and Alice (Carson) Meyer. Ron was raised in Strong City, graduating from Strong City High School. On September 10, 1960, he married Judy K. Davis in Strong City. She...
Debra K. Unruh
Mar 26, 2013
MONTEZUMA - Debra K. Unruh, 56, died March 26, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on April 2, 1956 in Dodge City, the daughter of Ervey A. and Norma (Smith) Unruh. Debra graduated from Scott Community High School in 1974. She then attended Dodge City Community College and Barclay College in Haviland. Debbie enjoyed...
Ana De La Cruz
Mar 26, 2013
ANA DE LA CRUZ Dodge City - Ana De La Cruz, died March 26, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on March 26, 2013 at Dodge City the infant daughter of Juan De La Cruz and Paula Perez Mendoz. Ana is survived by her parents of the home; one brother, Miguel De La Cruz...
Nicki Louise Webster
Mar 23, 2013
Dodge City - Nicki Louise Webster, 54, departed this life and went to heaven on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from her home in Dodge City. She was born on February 24, 1959 at Pasadena, California, the daughter of Robert and Ruby(McKnaught) Shupe. She lived in Monrovia, California and graduated from Monrovia High School in 1977. Nicki married Rodney Webster on...
Walter L. Yost
Mar 21, 2013
MONTEZUMA - Walter Leland Yost was born April 22, 1924 at Montezuma, Kansas to Herman and Lizzie Yost. He departed this life March 21, 2013 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas. He was 88 years old. Dad was raised in the Montezuma area and went to school at North Lone Star, Homestead, and Sunnyside schools in Rural Gray County. Dad...
Betty L. Edwards
Mar 21, 2013
Ft. Dodge - Betty L. Edwards, 90, died March 21, 2013 at Halsey Hall, Fort Dodge. She was born on January 23, 1923 at Osborne, the daughter of Harry and Gladys (Trent) Edwards. She attended grade school in Downs and the family moved to Fort Dodge in 1939. Betty graduated from Dodge City High School in 1940. Betty served during...
Lonnie J. Richardson
Mar 20, 2013
DODGE CITY - Lonnie J. Richardson, 79, died March 20, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on May 13, 1933 in Haggard, the son of Amos and Marion (Wilson) Richardson. Lonnie graduated from Ensign High School. On November 14, 1954, he married Lorraine Flowers at Cimarron. He farmed in Gray County and worked at...
Steven Jay Proehl
Mar 18, 2013
STEVEN JAY "STEVE" PROEHL Cimarron - Steven Jay "Steve" Proehl, 57, died March 18, 2013 in Gray County. He was born on August 14, 1955 at Wichita, the son of Lester Ernest and Vera Katherine (Tietz) Proehl. He lived in the Ingalls and Pierceville areas early in his life, and graduated from Ingalls High School. He was a graduate of...
Scott A. Stateler
Mar 11, 2013
Dodge City - Scott A. Stateler, 39, died March 11, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex , Dodge City. He was born on March 30, 1973 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Stanley and Shirley (Andrews) Stateler . He married Sara Winger on December 30, 1995 in Dodge City, she survives. He enjoyed working on the farm with his...
Hazel R. Mcclurkin
Mar 8, 2013
Dodge City - Hazel R. McClurkin, 91, died March 8, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City . She was born on May 3, 1921 at Callaway, Nebraska the daughter of Christoph and Emma Dora (Wish) Wolff. She married Harold McClurkin on November 10, 1938 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death. Hazel loved playing bingo and being...
Richard Lee Hoffman, Sr.
Mar 7, 2013
Sublette - Richard Lee Hoffman, Sr., 86, died March 7, 2013 at Via Christie St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on May 5, 1926 in Sublette, the son of Earl Ulysses and Lila Maude (Lindeman) Hoffman . Richard was a lifetime resident of Sublette and attended school there. On June 30, 1946, he married Frances Jean French in...
Emma Fay Hanna
Mar 7, 2013
EMMA FAY HANNA CIMARRON - Emma Fay Hanna, 79, died March 7, 2013 at The Shepherd's Center, Cimarron. She was born on December 24, 1933 at Madison Township, Missouri the daughter of Burnis Owen and Dessie (Miller) Shepard. Emma grew up in Missouri and moved to Cimarron in 1948. On June 3, 1951 she married Vernon Hanna, Jr at Cimarron....
David (Bear) Cecil
Mar 5, 2013
Dodge City - David G. (Bear) Cecil, 57, died March 5, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on July 3, 1955 in Dodge City, the son of Gaylord and Beth (Schreck) Cecil. David was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. He graduated from Dodge City High School and was a mechanic for Western Brake...
Ruth Estes
Mar 5, 2013
Dodge City - Ruth Estes, 92, died March 5, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on May 24, 1920 at Kismet, the daughter of Edward and Pauline (Belan) Kiley. She grew up in Kismet and graduated from Kismet High School. She then attended Wichita State University. Ruth married Ralph Gordon Estes on September 10,...
Doral O. Trent
Mar 5, 2013
DODGE CITY - Doral O. Trent, Jr., 77, died March 5, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on June 24, 1935 at Dodge City, the son of Doral O. and Thelma V. (Barr) Trent. Doral grew up in Dodge City and moved with his family to Syracuse. He graduated from Syracuse High School in 1954....
Deloris Gene Dark
Mar 4, 2013
DELORIS GENE DARK Dodge City- Deloris Gene Dark, 74, died March 4, 2013 at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana,Texas. She was born on February 16, 1939 at Uncas, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles Novy and Lilla Mae (Humphreys) Webster. She moved with her family to Dodge City in 1948. She attended high school at Southwest Bible Institute in Waxahachie, Texas,...
Kathy Kay (Esplund) Keys
Mar 1, 2013
KATHY ( ESPLUND) KEYS Kathy (Esplund) Keys, 62, died March 1, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on November 11, 1950 at Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of John R. and Edith Mae (Vandervort) Esplund. Kathy grew up in the Minneola and Bloom area, and attended schools in Minneola. She later attended Dodge City Community...
Michael James Terrian
Mar 1, 2013
MICHAEL "MIKE" JAMES TERRIAN Dodge City - Michael "Mike" James Terrian, 44, died March 1, 2013 at his residence surrounded by family and friends after a six month battle with esophagus cancer. He was born on June 7, 1968 at Grand Forks, ND the son of Wayne and MaryAnn (Schueler) Terrian. Mike attended Grand Forks schools and graduated from Grand...
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