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Bernice Toews
Jan 30, 2013
Montezuma - Bernice Toews, 84, died January 30, 2013 at Bethel Home, Inc. in Montezuma. She was born on February 28, 1928 in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the daughter of Andrew C. and Minnie (Schmidt) Koehn. On August 13, 1950, she married Henry Toews. Henry passed away on February 16, 2004. They lived in Central Kansas before moving to Alabama in 1978....
Flo B. Myers
Jan 25, 2013
Flo Myers, 89, died January 25, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on June 24, 1923 in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of Oliver and Kathryn (Baker) Bertram. Flo is survived by one daughter, Susan Turner of Jefferson City, Missouri; three sons, Peter Myers and wife Toni of Dodge City, Michael Myers and wife...
Josephine "Jo" O. Carroll
Jan 24, 2013
DODGE CITY - Josephine "Jo" O. Carroll, 92, died January 24, 2013 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on August 12, 1920 in Minneola, the daughter of Roy Carl and Josephine Bell (Omo) Glaze. Jo graduated from Minneola High School. On September 12, 1944 she married Boyce G. Carroll in Minneola. He died January 29, 2005. She...
Rose Mary Hammons
Jan 24, 2013
DODGE CITY - Rose Mary Hammons, 52, died January 24, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on February 19, 1960 at Dodge City the daughter of Robert and Thelma K. (Frances) Durr. Rose was a good mother, excellent wife, and loved her grand children. She loved cooking, reading books, and collecting movies. Rose Mary is...
Edward P. Martinez
Jan 21, 2013
Dodge City - Edward P. Martinez, 64, died January 21, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City . He was born on October 10, 1948 at Abilene, Texas the son of Leo and Dora (Roman) Martinez. He loved working on cars and riding motorcycles and spending time with friends in his spare time. Edward was a avid Dallas Cowboys...
Marshall Lane Hefner
Jan 18, 2013
MARSHALL LANE HEFNER Dodge City - Marshall Lane Hefner, 90, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. He was born on August 16, 1922 at Hartville, MO the son of Marshall F. and Ruby Olive (Krause) Hefner. Marshall served in the U.S. Army in the 163rd Infantry during W.W. II from 1941 - 1945. He married...
Donald Dean Pray
Jan 18, 2013
DODGE CITY- Don passed away in his home surrounded by his family, Friday morning, January 18, 2013 after a valiant and difficult struggle with cancer. He was seventy-three years old. Born October 7, 1939 in Abilene, Don was raised in Hutchinson, where he met and married his high-school sweetheart, Elizabeth Jane Stockton, on September 11, 1957. Over the next forty...
Jack Woods
Jan 17, 2013
Jack Woods Dodge City - Jack Woods, 89, died January 17, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on January 1, 1924 in Sterling, Oklahoma, the son of Dave and Myrtle Mae (Hayes) Woods. He grew up and attended schools in Sterling, Oklahoma, graduating high school there. He entered the U.S. Army during WWII,...
Stacy Karen Cognasi
Jan 17, 2013
Eustacia "Stacy" Karen Cognasi, 66, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, January 17, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Stacy was born April 27, 1946 in Amherst, Texas, the daughter of AJ and Bettye (Hammer) Givens. She grew up in Texas, moving to Dodge City, Kansas in 1980. She married Ray "Spike" Cognasi in 1982 at the First United Methodist Church in...
Edward J. Gibbons Jr.
Jan 14, 2013
Ft. Dodge - Edward J Gibbons Jr., 87, died January 14, 2013 at Ft. Dodge, Kansas. He was born on January 3, 1926 at Topeka, KS the son of Edward J. and Alice E. (Miller) Gibbons . He married Iris McKinley on June 14, 1948 at Dodge City. He later married Patricia Head on June 28, 1974, she preceded him...
Lelah L. Waggoner
Jan 12, 2013
Dodge City - Lelah L. Waggoner, 77, died January 12, 2013 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. She was born on October 21, 1935 at Dodge City, the daughter of William Carl and Leah Christine (Nufer) Harms. She grew up on the family farm in Hodgeman County and graduated from Dodge City High School. Lelah worked for Western Power...
Gerry Sullivan
Jan 11, 2013
FOWLER - Gerry Sullivan, 85, died January 11, 2013 at the Fowler Nursing Home, Fowler. She was born on June 7, 1927 at Lamont, Kansas the daughter of Frank Webb and Fannie Eve (Burnett) Overley. Gerry attended school in both Hamilton and Lamont. On July 16, 1943 she married Gale Sullivan. He preceded her in death on September 8, 2006....
Ruth Ellen (Shepherd) Wolff
Jan 10, 2013
RUTH ELLEN (SHEPHERD) WOLFF Dodge City - Ruth Ellen (Shepherd) Wolff, 93, died January 10, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born on August 12, 1919 at Copeland, the daughter of Rolland Bane and Trudy Maud (Hayzlett) Shepherd. Ruth grew up in Kansas, living in several towns across Kansas. She graduated from Macksville High School. On July...
Suwayne French-Williams
Jan 7, 2013
SUBLETTE - Suwayne French-Williams, 78, died January 7, 2013 in Montezuma. She was born on December 10, 1934 at Dodge City, the daughter of Leonard William and Loetta Mary (Phoenix) Obenhaus. She moved with her parents to Sublette in 1937 and graduated from Sublette High School. On July 20, 1952 she married Russell W. French at Sublette. He preceded her...
Vivian Irene Keith
Jan 6, 2013
Vivian Irene (Klotz) Keith Inyokern, California - Vivian Irene Keith, 87, died January 6, 2013 at Kindred Hospital, West Covina, California. She was born on May 28, 1925 on a farm near Englewood, Kansas, the daughter of Miran Gunther and Ellen (Hosley) Klotz. Vivian attended all twelve years of school in Englewood where she graduated with honors in 1943. After...
Helen St. Clair
Jan 4, 2013
Wichita - Helen St. Clair, 89, died January 4, 2013 at Golden Living Facility, Wichita, Kansas. She was born on May 30, 1923 at Lynch, KY the daughter of Ben and Vera Bates. Helen spent most of her adult life in Kansas, raising her five children in the Dodge City area, then later moving to Wichita. She had many domestic...
David Martin Sutton
Jan 1, 2013
Ensign - David Martin Sutton, 69, died January 1, 2013 at his residence. He was born on April 1,1943 at Seattle, Washington the son of Oscar Glen and Elizabeth (Vang) Sutton . He worked as a ship wright for Todd Shipyard in Seattle, Washington. He was a member of the Ship Wright Union in Seattle. He is survived by two...
Christopher Stephen Alan Wright
Jan 1, 2013
CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN ALAN WRIGHT Dodge City - Christopher Stephen Alan Wright, 22, died January 1, 2013 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on July 24, 1990 in Topeka, the son of Clarence O. and Sandra L. (Foote) Wright. Christopher attended Dodge City High School where he excelled in football, wrestling, and track. He served on the Alley...
Yuvonne "Bonnie" Killian Moore
Dec 28, 2012
YUVONNE "BONNIE" KILLIAN MOORE Dodge City - YuVonne "Bonnie" Killian Moore, 89, died December 28, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita. She was born on April 14, 1923 at Nekoma, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest Charles and Myrl (Murrah) Gabbert. Bonnie moved with her family to Dodge City in 1929. She attended schools in Dodge City. She married James L....
Luz Maria Medina-Conejo
Dec 27, 2012
DODGE CITY - Luz Maria Medina-Conejo, 51, died December 27, 2012 at Dodge City. She was born on October 16, 1961 at Mexico the daughter of Felipe Medina Ojeda and Catalina Raya Troche. Luz worked at Dillons for many years and most recently was employed with the Dodge City School District. She was a member of the Cathedral of Our...
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