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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...
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...
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