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Roy Junior Howarter
May 7, 2012
DODGE CITY - Roy Junior Howarter, 92, died May 7, 2012 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on June 7, 1919 at Dodge City, the son of Roy George and Nora Olive (Mullendore) Howarter. Mr. Howarter grew up in Osawatomie and graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1937. On December 31, 1940 he married Marjorie Phillips...
Harold Leroy Bradley
May 7, 2012
HAROLD LEROY BRADLEY Dodge City - Harold Leroy Bradley, 89, died May 7, 2012 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on February 19, 1923 at Mason City, Iowa, the son of Elmer and Alice ( Gillette) Bradley. He was a graduate of Minneola High School in 1940. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. He...
Byron G. "Skip" Larson
May 2, 2012
On May 2, 2012, B.G. "Skip" Larson finally retired his law practice, at the age of 88 1/2. He was born on October 12, 1923 in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of Adolf G. and Fannie (Gardner) Larson. Skip graduated from Muskegon, Michigan High School in 1941. After high school he attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio; Gonzaga University in...
Donna Burns
May 2, 2012
Cimarron - Donna Burns, 77, died May 2, 2012 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. She was born on January 21, 1935 18 miles north and four miles west of Cimarron, the daughter of Otis and Gladys (Ball) Bond. Donna moved near Lawrence as a child. At the age of 12, when the dust storms ended, she moved back to...
Harold M. Harper
Apr 30, 2012
HAROLD M. HARPER Dodge City - Harold M. Harper, 65, died April 30, 2012 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on September 25, 1946 at Hardtner, the son of Emery and Betty May (Lytle) Harper. A resident of Dodge City since 1988, formerly of Hutchinson, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Vietnam...
Evelyn Marie Council
Apr 29, 2012
EVELYN MARIE COUNCIL Dodge City - Evelyn Marie Council, 90, died April 29, 2012 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on June 14, 1921 at Spearville the daughter of Finn Henry and Laura (Haskell) Diehl. She grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School and Dodge City Community College. On July...
Benjamin Nieto
Apr 24, 2012
BENJAMIN NIETO Dodge City - Benjamin Nieto, 87, passed away on April 24, 2012 at Hodgeman County Longterm Care Center, Jetmore. He was born on March 31, 1925 in Laredo, Texas, the son of Anacleto and Isidra Nieto. Benjamin served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Barbara Jean Lawson on August 27, 1955 in Red Lodge,...
Oliver Perez
Apr 22, 2012
Dodge City - Oliver Perez, was stillborn April 22, 2012 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was the son of Ricardo Alaniz and Rosa Perez. He is survived by his parents Rosa Perez and Ricardo Alaniz. Graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Ted Skalsky presiding....
Ana Rosa Serrano Castillo
Apr 19, 2012
ANA ROSA SERRANO CASTILLO Dodge City - Ana Rosa Serrano Castillo, 41, died April 19, 2012 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on November 18, 1970 at Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Antonio and Maria (Del Carmen) Castillo Serrano. She was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Dodge City. She...
Norris Chris Henson
Apr 14, 2012
DODGE CITY - Norris Chris Henson, 93, died April 14, 2012 at Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. He was born on December 25, 1918 at College Park, Georgia the son of Arthur Lee and Ann May (Hanson) Henson. He graduated high school in Georgia and attended Georgia Tech University for one year. Chris served in the U.S. Navy during WWII....
John A. Evans
Apr 12, 2012
John A. (Drew) Evans, 69, died April 12, 2012 at his home in Ingalls, KS. He was born on January 15, 1943 at Vancouver, WA the son of Harold "Bill" and Florence "Sally"(Evans). After John was born they lived in Camas, Washington, and Riggins, Idaho. After the death of his father he and his mother moved to Cimarron, KS, around...
Emeritus Pastor Lucille M. Luckey
Apr 7, 2012
Dodge City - Lucille Mardine Luckey, 86, died Saturday April 7, 2012 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. She was born on December 19, 1925 in Garden City, the daughter of Bradley and Leona Carter Jennings. She graduated from Dodge City High School, received her associate's degree from Dodge City Community College, a B.S. degree from St. Mary of the...
Edna Eva Day
Apr 6, 2012
Edna Eva Clark Day, 94, died April 6, 2012 at Sterling House,Dodge City. She was born on December 30, 1917 in Ford County, KS the daughter of George Washington Imel and Lily Catherine (Chambers) Imel . She worked for Dodge City Laundry and Coed Cleaners all of Dodge City. Edna married Bill Clark on August 18, 1934, he preceded her...
Russell Warren Weaver
Apr 6, 2012
RUSSELL WARREN WEAVER Dodge City - Russell Warren Weaver, 91, died April 6, 2012 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, MO. He was born on February 17, 1921 in Posey township, Indiana the son of Charles and Minda (Swearingin) Weaver. Mr. Weaver was raised in Brazil, Indiana. Russell volunteered for the U.S. Army in 1942 serving in the medical...
Frances Schmidt
Apr 5, 2012
Frances Schmidt, 91, died April 5, 2012 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born on July 24, 1920 at Las Animas, Colorado, the daughter of Gerhard N. and Ida (Ratzlaff) Yost. Frances attended grade school at the South Salem School and the North Lone Star School. On April 23, 1939, she married Jesse Schmidt in Montezuma. He preceded her...
Betty Jean Bushell
Apr 4, 2012
Betty Jean Bushell, 86, died April 4, 2012 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on June 14, 1925 at Bluff City, the daughter of Hiram Elwood and Edith Maurine (Chamberlain) Summers. She attended schools in Plains. She moved to Dodge City and attended Dodge City High School. She married Dale E. Bushell March 27, 1943 in...
Christina Helen Kamphaus Traylor
Mar 30, 2012
CHRISTINA HELEN KAMPHAUS TRAYLOR Dodge City - Christina Helen Kamphaus Traylor, 85, died March 30, 2012 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on February 6, 1927 in rural Ford County the daughter of Patrick James and Christina (Strecker) Slattery. Christina married George A. Kamphaus in 1946. She worked for nearly fifty years at First National...
Esther M. Bogner
Mar 29, 2012
Esther M. Bogner, 92, died March 29, 2012 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on September 20, 1919 in rural Hodgeman County, northeast of Spearville. She was the daughter of William and Clara (Benish) Tenbrink. Esther attended first grade at the old #4 Public School in Hodgeman County. She then went to school at...
Rocky Francis Konecny
Mar 23, 2012
Dodge City - Rocky Francis Konecny, 52, died March 23, 2012 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City . He was born on July 29, 1959 at Dodge City, Ks the son of Joseph L. Konecny and Norma Lee (Reinert). He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors, and spending time with his family. Rocky never met a stranger and was a...
Thelma Mae Miller
Mar 22, 2012
Satanta - Thelma Mae Miller, 95, died March 22, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Liberal . She was born on August 9, 1916 near Tanner, West Virgina, the daughter of Thurman and Grace (Henkle) Weaver. Thelma was raised in a rural area near Tanner, West Virginia where she attended school in a one room schoolhouse. She then...
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