Wanda Redger
Feb 27, 2013
Montezuma - Wanda E. Redger, 82, died February 27, 2013 at Bethel Home, Inc. in Montezuma. She was born on August 27, 1930 in Weatherford, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jessie and Emma (Dirks) Nightengale. After her father's death in 1938, she moved with her mother and siblings to Montezuma. Wanda was converted and added to the Church of God in...
Michael A. Hornung
Feb 26, 2013
Swaim Funeral Home, Inc. 1901 Sixth Ave. (620) 227-2136 Obituary Facsimile Transmittal Sheet MICHAEL A. "JUNIOR" HORNUNG Offerle - Michael A. "Junior" Hornung, 66, died February 26, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on July 20, 1946 at Dodge City, the son of Michael Christian and Rosa Antoinetta (Heiland) Hornung. Junior attended Spearville Schools and...
Bea Alexander
Feb 23, 2013
COPELAND - Bea Alexander, daughter of the late Arthur and Hilda Fisher of Copeland, KS, was born on September 5, 1925 and transitioned from her physical body to Spirit on February 23, 2013. She married Norman Alexander, her childhood sweetheart, on January 28, 1945 in Dodge City, KS and they enjoyed over 50 years together. Norman passed away on June...
Betty L. Simmons
Feb 19, 2013
SPEARVILLE - Betty L. Simmons, 84, died February 19, 2013 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on July 15, 1928 in Dodge City, the daughter of Lee Ross and Katherine O. (Berry) Perkins. Betty graduated from Spearville High School. On August 4, 1947, she married Don L. Simmons at Spearville. After their marriage, they resided...
Darlene M. Brown
Feb 19, 2013
SPEARVILLE - Darlene M. Brown, 58, died February 19, 2013 in rural Ford County, Kansas. She was born on November 5, 1954 at Spearville, the daughter of Albert and Alma (Ackerman) Schawe. She married Dennis Brown on April 10, 1976 at Windthorst, he survives. Mrs. Brown enjoyed gardening in her spare time. She worked as a records clerk for the...
Annabelle Lillian Lenz
Feb 17, 2013
ANNABELLE LILLIAN LENZ Dodge City - Annabelle Lillian Lenz, 96, died February 17, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on December 26, 1916 in May, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clark Roy and Charlotta (Casler) Seals. Annabelle was raised in May, Oklahoma, graduating from May High School. On June 1, 1936, she married Fred...
William "Bill" Franklin Griffin
Feb 16, 2013
Fort Dodge - William Franklin Griffin, 80, died February 16, 2013 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. He was born on November 8, 1932 in Wolf Lake, Illinois, the son of Rolla J. and Lola (Bushy) Griffin. Bill was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He was a resident of Dodge City for over 25 years. Bill was a mail carrier for...
Marvalena Kinder
Feb 12, 2013
Dodge City - Marvalena Kinder, 85, died February 12, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on April 10, 1927 at Magnolia, Missouri the daughter of Joseph and Nellie Blanche (Jett) Raker. Marvalena grew up in Magnolia, Missouri and graduated from Magnolia High School. She then attended Central Missouri State University where she graduated with a...
Leo F. Turner
Feb 10, 2013
DODGE CITY - Leo F. Turner, 77, died February 10, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on September 11, 1935 at Hays, the son of Charles L. and Delia Bridgett (Wynne) Turner. On August 18, 1962 he married Shirley Pfannenstel at Ness City. She preceded him in death on June 24, 1965. Leo married Marilyn...
Judith D. Jones
Feb 9, 2013
JUDITH D. JONES Dodge City - Judith D. (Snodgrass ) Jones, 73, died February 9, 2013 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on September 25, 1939 at Dodge City, the daughter of Earl Louis and Dorothy ( Lenz) Snodgrass. She married Max Jones on March 5, 1961. They had celebrated fifty one years of marriage last year....
Stanley E. Boehs
Feb 8, 2013
Montezuma - Stanley Boehs, 65, died February 8, 2013 at Bethel Home, in Montezuma. He was born on March 12, 1947 at Fairview, Oklahoma, the son of Elmer and Frances (Penner) Boehs. Born brain-damaged at birth, he lived in a different world. He walked a quiet path but wove himself into the fabric of our close-knit family, and we will...
Betty K. Chaffin
Feb 8, 2013
Sublette - Betty K. Chaffin, 84, died February 8, 2013 at Via Christie St. Joseph Campus in Wichita. She was born on March 24, 1928 in Garden City, the daughter of Otto Ransom and Gladys Hildred (Thomas) Wallace. She was raised in Sublette, graduating from Sublette High School. On January 18, 1946, she married John Henry "Junior" Chaffin in Liberal....
Charles R. Gripe
Feb 6, 2013
Dodge City - Charles R. "Charley" Gripe, 87, died February 6, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on January 25, 1926 at Thomas, Oklahoma, the son of Felix and Vesta (Gripe) Mathis. Charles attended a country school before going to Thomas High School in Thomas, Oklahoma. He joined the United States Army during World...
Thelma A. Wetzel
Feb 6, 2013
Offerle - Thelma Wetzel, 81, passed away February 6, 2013 at her home south of Offerle. She was born July 24, 1931 in Hodgeman County to Martin C. and Bertha (Kregar) Setzkorn. She was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church and Zion Ladies Aid. She married Robert W. Wetzel on December 4, 1949 at St. Michaels Lutheran Church north...
David V. Carter
Feb 3, 2013
DAVID V. CARTER David V. Carter of Dodge City, died February 3, 2013 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City. Mr. Carter was born in Great Bend, Kansas, on July 25, 1934, to Virgal A. Carter of Osceola, Iowa, and Estey Mae Beals Carter of Coffey Missouri. He was 78 years old. Mr. Carter spent most of his life in and...
Lola Marie Boger
Feb 2, 2013
DODGE CITY - Lola Marie Boger died February 2, 2013 at Brookside Inn, Castle Rock, Colorado after attaining 90 years of age. She was born to Carl J. and Marie K. (Peterson) Schoen on December 23, 1922 at their home in Hodgeman County. Lola attended grade school at District 37 (Schoen School) in Hodgeman County and graduated Salutatorian of the...
James G. "Jimmy" Grotts
Feb 2, 2013
Dodge City - James G. "Jimmy" Grotts, 43, died February 2, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on September 29, 1969, at Gardena, California, the son of Phillip B. and Shirley Ann (Rains) Grotts. Jimmy was a truck driver for many years and later he was an auto glass installer for Discount Glass, Inc....
Dorothy E. Moon
Feb 1, 2013
DODGE CITY – Dorothy E. Moon, 90, died February 1, 2013 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on February 7, 1922 at Crescent, Oklahoma the daughter of Edward C. and Beatrice May (Reeves) Leatherman. Dorothy grew up in Fowler and graduated from Fowler High School. On January 7, 1950 she married Clifford Wayne Moon and made their...
Manuel "Lefty" E. Gonzales
Jan 31, 2013
MANUEL "LEFTY" E. GONZALES Dodge City - Manuel "Lefty" E. Gonzales, 92, died January 31, 2013 at Life Care Center in Andover. He was born on October 2, 1920 in the Mexican Village at Dodge City the son of Domingo and Angelita (Espinoza) Gonzales. Mr. Gonzales attended and graduated from a school that was taught by Miss Lola Adams Crumb....
Donald E. Foster
Jan 30, 2013
Dodge City - Donald E. Foster, 84, died January 30, 2013 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. He was born on April 24, 1928 at Great Bend, KS the son of Everett and Ina (Davis) Foster. He moved to Haskell County in 1930 and attended school at Sublette. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean...
