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Patricia "Patty" Schiffelbein
Aug 8, 2011
Dodge City - Patricia "Patty" Schiffelbein, 57, died August 8, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on October 21, 1953 at Killeen, TX the daughter of Norman and Margaret (Klaus) Becker. She grew up in Garden City and attended schools in Garden City and graduated from Garden City High School in 1971 and then graduated...
Johnnie Karon Nila Parish
Aug 2, 2011
Johnnie Karon Nila Parish, 59, passed away August 2, 2011 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on August 10, 1951 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, the daughter of Rufus Brown and Iola Burns. On December 31, 2003, she married James Parish in Dodge City. He survives. Johnnie was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and lifelong learner. She...
Viola Evelyn Preston
Aug 2, 2011
Dodge City - Viola E. "Evelyn" Preston, died August 2, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City, Kansas. She was born on August 17, 1928 at Pleasant Valley,Kansas, the daughter of Hiram H. and Viola (Hensley) Brown. Evelyn graduated from Dodge City High School. She worked as a LPN for a short time and was a homemaker. Evelyn...
Jack Wayne Warner
Jul 19, 2011
Jack Wayne Warner, 60, died July 19, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on March 6, 1951 in Dodge City, the fourth of five children to John Jacob and Ruby Elinor (Johnson) Warner of the Warner Angus Ranch eight miles north of Wright on Highway 283 along the Sawlog Creek. He attended Wright Elementary, Dodge...
Wilma Fay Parson
Jul 18, 2011
Dodge City - Wilma Fay Parsons, 88, died July 18, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born on October 5, 1922 at Liberal the daughter of William L. and Georgia M. (Potter) Williamson. She is survived by a daughter, Carol Dome of Dodge City. Services will be held at a later date in Texas. There will...
Deane Gholson
Jul 14, 2011
Willa Deane Gholson, 83, died on July 14, 2011 at Kansas Masonic Home in Wichita. She was born on October 7, 1927 at Monett, Missouri, the daughter of Norman and Beatrice Bailey Mulkey. She graduated from Verona, Missouri Schools and St. John's School of Nursing in Springfield, Missouri. She came to Dodge City in 1949 and was married to John...
Mary E. Dunn
Jul 12, 2011
Mary E. Dunn, 85, died July 12, 2011 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. She was born on October 22, 1925 at her Aunt Kate's house in Dodge City weighing only four pounds. Mary was the daughter of Winfield and Clara Elizabeth (Bell) Scofield. Mary grew up in Dodge City. She attended schools there and graduated from Dodge City...
Ernestine O'Bleness Miller
Jul 11, 2011
ERNESTINE MILLER Cimarron - Ernestine O'Bleness Miller, 92, died July 11, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. She was born on September 16, 1918 in Alpena, Arkansas the daughter of Clarence and Mary Elizabeth (Rex) Ferguson. Ernestine grew up in Green Forest, Arkansas. At the age of 12, she moved to Ashland and attended school there. She...
Todd James Fitzsimmons
Jul 8, 2011
Todd James Fitzsimmons, 24, died July 8, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on November 20,1986 at Dodge City the son of Don and Cathy (Cook) Fitzsimmons. Todd was a 2005 graduate of Minneola High School and also graduated from Dodge City Community College. He graduated with a Bachelor and Master's Degree in accounting...
Wilbur "Jimmy" Beryl Noon
Jul 7, 2011
Wilbur "Jimmy" Beryl Noon, 79, died July 7, 2011 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. He was born on August 7, 1931 at Mt. Carmel the son of Raymond W. and Melba E. (Norton) Noon. Mr. Noon graduated from Cawker City High School. He then served in he U.S. Army. Jimmy worked for the City of Helena, Montana in the...
Theodore M. "Ted" Carlson
Jul 2, 2011
Area artist, Theodore M. "Ted" Carlson, 89, died July 2, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on May 11, 1922 at Bloom the son of Elmer Gustaf and Ruth (Esplund) Carlson. Ted graduated from Ford High School and served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II. After studying art...
Robert "Bob" G. Thomas
Jun 29, 2011
Robert "Bob" G. Thomas, 77, died June 29, 2011 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on April 17, 1934 in Belpre, the son of Charles and Lucille (Martin) Thomas. Bob was raised in Belpre and Cimarron. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Korea. On January 19, 1959, he...
John "Kenny" Kenneth Myers
Jun 28, 2011
John Kenneth "Kenny" Myers, 66, died June 28, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita . He was born on May 28, 1945 at Dodge City, the son of Roland and Anna Mary (Novack) Myers. He attended Sacred Heart School and was a graduate of Dodge City High School. He was a sanitation foreman for the City of Dodge City and...
Gerald Woods
Jun 27, 2011
GERALD WOODS Cimarron - Gerald Woods, 77, died Monday June 27, 2011 at his residence in Cimarron after a short battle of cancer. He was born on June 28, 1933 at Kalvesta the son of Rufus M. Woods, Sr. and Ruby Eleanor (Friedlund) Woods. He grew up in Kalvesta and attended schools there. He married Martha Lee Paine and they...
Elaine Elizabeth Rollins
Jun 24, 2011
CIMARRON - Elaine Elizabeth Rollins, 74, died June 24, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on September 5, 1936 at Nashville, Kansas the daughter of Lawrence W. and Nelma Clara (Poppe) Lampe. Elaine attended schools in Nashville, Kansas and was a graduate of Nashville High School. She moved to Cimarron in 1954 and went to...
William "Merle" Cook
Jun 22, 2011
Dodge City - William "Merle" Cook, 83, died June 22, 2011 at his residence. He was born on March 16, 1928 in rural Ford County, KS the son of William "Bill" R. and Helen F. (Hartman) Cook. He married Ruby J. Hessman in 1952 in Dodge City, she survives. Merle and Ruby recently celebrated 59 years of marriage. Merle loved...
Belen Davis
Jun 15, 2011
Belen (Erives) Davis, 27, died June 15, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on March 7, 1984 in Stanton, Texas, the daughter of Efrain and Eduvijes "Vicki" (Madrid) Erives. Belen attended school in Stanton, Texas and then graduated from Dodge City High School in 2003. She also attended Dodge City Community College. On July 25, 2009,...
Bernardo "Nukis" Ramirez
Jun 9, 2011
Bernardo "Nukis" Ramirez, 34, died June 9, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on June 6, 1977 at Zacatecas, Mexico the son of Andres and Virginia (Castillo) Ramirez. Bernardo was a beloved father and husband. He was a great friend and wonderful man. "Nukis was an outdoors person who enjoyed camping and fishing. Soccer...
Maxine J. Durler
Jun 9, 2011
Maxine J. Durler, 87, died June 9, 2011 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park. She was born on June 5, 1924 at Windthorst the daughter of Harry I. and Cecelia C. (Duesing) Issinghoff. Mrs. Durler graduated from St. Mary's of the Plains College in Dodge City. She married Joseph Anthony Durler on January 14, 1946 at Windthorst....
Ruben Rendon
Jun 7, 2011
Dodge City - Ruben Rendon, 60, died June 7, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on December 7, 1950 at Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, Mexico the son of Juan Manuel Rendon and Guadalupe Hernandez. Mr. Rendon came to the United States in the late 1970's and worked for Huff Trucking of Dodge City for the...
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