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Gabriel L. "Kool G" Herrera
Oct 10, 2011
WICHITA - Gabriel L. "Kool G" Herrera, Jr, 49, died October 10, 2011 at Via Christie St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born on October 15, 1961 at Dodge City the son of Gabriel and Margaret (Sanchez) Herrera. Gabe was born and raised in Dodge City and attended Dodge City schools. He was an auto detailer for Lopp Motors, Tommie's...
Flora Maxine (Faulds) Davis
Oct 7, 2011
DODGE CITY - Flora Maxine (Faulds) Davis, 84, died October 7, 2011 at Lafayette, Louisiana after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on June 25, 1927 on a farm south of Dodge City. She was the seventh child of Charles P. and Susan Pearl (Allen) Faulds. Flora attended 8 grades at West Hopewell School and graduated from...
Geraldine Alice Dohrmann
Oct 4, 2011
Geraldine Alice Dohrmann, 90, died October 4, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on October 12, 1920 in Bellefont, the daughter of Grant and Alice Margaret (Henning) Powers, Sr. Geraldine was born and raised in Bellefont, graduating from Bucklin High School on May 19, 1935. She then entered into nurses training at St. Anthony's...
Elsie Anna Zimmer
Sep 27, 2011
Dodge City - Elsie Anna Zimmer, 86, died September 27, 2011 at The Maples at Har-Ber Meadows, Springdale, Arkansas. She was born on December 22, 1924 in Dodge City, daughter of Albert H. and Mary D. (Autrey) Eis. Elsie graduated from Dodge City Senior High School and then attended Dodge City Community College. On April 17, 1949 she married Clarence...
Robert I. Dennis
Sep 24, 2011
DODGE CITY - Robert I. Dennis, 83, died September 24, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on June 1, 1928 at Garden City, the son of Robert I. and Mabel (Sims) Dennis, Sr. Robert attended elementary school in Bucklin and graduated from Dodge City High School in 1946. Mr. Dennis served in the U.S....
Eleanor Ruth Cox
Sep 23, 2011
ELEANOR RUTH COX Dodge City - Eleanor Ruth Huffines Cox, age 82, died Friday, September 23,2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City after a short illness. She was born February 6, 1929 at El Paso, Texas to Andrew Jackson and Elsie May (Winzer) Huffines. Her parents died when she was very young and she moved to Ensign in...
Lena Faye Denson
Sep 23, 2011
Lena Faye Denson, 75, died September 23, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. She was born on April 2, 1936 at Dodge City the daughter of Cleo and Eva Mae (Mullendore) Havercroft. She spent most of her life in California and moved back to Dodge City several years ago to be near her brother and sister. Lena loved...
Francisco Xavier Perea
Sep 20, 2011
Francisco Xavier Perea, one month, died September 20, 2011 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on August 27, 2011 in Garden City, the son of Francisco Perea and Flor Idalia Galaviz. Francisco is survived by his parents; grandparents, Emma and Mauro Galaviz of Cimarron and Maria and Ismael Perea of Garden City; and many aunts,...
Delphine C. Peintner
Sep 20, 2011
SPEARVILLE - Delphine C. Peintner, 87, died September 20, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on September 9, 1924 at Offerle the daughter of Ben and Helen (Schreck) Indiek. Delphine was a 1942 graduate of Windthorst High School. On October 22, 1947 she married Hugo Peintner at Windthorst. He preceded her in death on...
Rudy M. Esquibel
Sep 19, 2011
Rudy M. "The Godfather" Esquibel, 66, died September 19, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. He was born on October 18, 1944 in Dodge City, the son of Rudy and Frances (Gonzalez) Esquibel, Sr. Rudy was an inspiration to many individuals. He was inducted into the Kansas Softball Hall of Honor for a lifetime of dedication to the...
Gordon A. Smith
Sep 19, 2011
Dodge City - Gordon A. Smith, 66, died September 19, 2011 at Fort Dodge, Ks . He was born on July 27, 1945 at Dodge City, KS the son of Gordon L. and Billie Lee(Lamb) . He enlisted in the US Army and gruated from OCS at Ft. Benning Georgia in 1966. Gordon served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon...
Judy Moler
Sep 13, 2011
Cimarron - Judy Moler, 71, passed away on September 13, 2011 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, after a long battle with lung disease and cancer. She was born on August 19, 1940 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of George D. and Audrey E. (Whitmarsh) Bates. After moving to Kansas, Judy graduated from Lakin High school in 1958....
Pat Barrett
Sep 10, 2011
Pat Barrett, 50, died September 10, 2011 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1961 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Brian and Virginia (Naylor) Barrett. Pat was a lifelong resident of Cimarron, graduating from Cimarron High School in 1979. He attended college at the University of Kansas. Pat was the owner and operator of Barrett Plumbing...
Elton Dale Beltz
Sep 4, 2011
Elton Dale Beltz, 82, died September 4, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on October 29, 1928 in Ness County the son of Herman R. and Zena Margaret (Wilkens) Beltz. Elton spent his childhood in Hodgeman County and graduated from Jetmore High School. He married Donnie Lappin on June 10, 1951 in Jetmore. Mr....
Maria Torres
Aug 28, 2011
Maria Torres, 82, died August 28, 2011 at her daughter's home in Goddard. She was born on August 29, 1928 at Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico the daughter of Alejandro and Amelia (Falomir) Torres. Maria grew up in the El Paso, Texas area before moving to Dodge City in 2000. Recently, she had been living with her daughter in Goddard. Her family...
Carthel E. Mccollough
Aug 24, 2011
Dodge City - Carthel E. McCollough, 89, died August 24, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on May 24, 1922 at Blue Eye, AR the son of John David and Rebecca Margaret (Allen) McCollough. He married Wilma Jean Hessman on June 17, 1947 in Dodge City. He lived in Arkansas until he joined the Army...
Jared Lee Allen Spence
Aug 22, 2011
WICHITA - Jared Lee Allen Spence, 18, died August 22, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born on April 13, 1993 at Wichita the son of Bruce and Stasha (Reynolds) Spence. He grew up in Wichita and attended Wichita Heights High School. Jared was currently working for Dane Davis flooring installation of Wichita. He was a gentle person...
Sam Boese, Sr.
Aug 19, 2011
Sam Boese, Sr., 92, died August 19, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on February 13, 1919 in Burns, the son of Tobias and Carrie (Buller) Boese. Sam was raised in Burns where he attended school. In 1953, he moved to Dodge City. Sam married Evelyn V. Church. She preceded him in death on...
Carol Ann Wade
Aug 16, 2011
Cimarron - Carol Ann Wade, 66, died August 16, 2011 at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on April 26, 1945 at Colorado Springs, CO the daughter of Ivan Kirk and Bernadine (Brown) Maring. She married Lyman L. Wade on February 14, 1965 at Oberlin. Mrs. Wade worked for the Shepherd Center of Cimarron in the housekeeping department....
Virgil E. Counterman
Aug 15, 2011
Virgil E. Counterman, 78, died August 15, 2011 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on March 30, 1933 in Belvidere, the son of Lewis and Mona (Eyslick) Counterman. Virgil married Shirley (Rose) Cline Bennett in 1982 in Dodge City. She survives. He was a truck driver for JAG of Dodge City. He was a member of the...
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