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Ernestine O'Bleness Miller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Anna Mary Myers

Anna Mary Myers

Jun 4, 2011

DODGE CITY - Anna Mary Myers, 91, died June 4, 2011 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on March 9, 1920 in Windthorst, the daughter of John and Anna (Hain) Novack. Anna grew up in Windthorst and attended school there. On November 21, 1942, she married Roland Myers at Windthorst. He preceded her in death on April...

Twyla J. Mayrath-Myers

Twyla J. Mayrath-Myers

Jun 2, 2011

Twyla J. Mayrath- Myers, 89, died June 2, 2011in Wichita. She was born on October 16, 1921 at Anderson, Indiana the daughter of John W. and Maude (Barnes) Hutton . Twyla grew up in Anderson, Indiana and graduated from Anderson High School. She then attended Anderson Institute Business College. On October 23, 1941 she married Robert Mayrath in Dayton, Ohio....

Matthew "Matt" J. Klein

Matthew "Matt" J. Klein

Jun 2, 2011

Matthew "Matt" J. Klein, 31, died June 2, 2011 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on May 5, 1980 at Guymon, OK the son of John and Carol (Torrey) Klein. Matt grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. He attended the University of Kansas after graduation. For the last seven years he lived in...

Sherry Rose Cunningham

Sherry Rose Cunningham

May 30, 2011

Sherry Rose Cunningham, 39, died May 30, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on May 2, 1972 in Dodge City, the daughter of Clifford Randall Cunningham and Dorothy (Schremser) Ramirez. Sherry graduated from Montezuma High School is 1990. She then attended Dodge City Community College and Fort Hays State University. Sherry obtained as Associates...

Joshua Duane Reed

Joshua Duane Reed

May 30, 2011

JOSHUA DUANE REED Dodge City - Joshua Duane Reed, 34, died May 30, 2011 at his home in Jetmore, Kansas . He was born on April 29, 1977 in Dodge City, the son of Fred Towne and Mary Reed . Mr. Reed was a resident of Dodge City most of his life. He was recently employed with Pride-Ag Resources of...

Dorothy Ruth (Preston) Smith

Dorothy Ruth (Preston) Smith

May 28, 2011

Dorothy Ruth (Preston) Smith, 93, died May 28, 2011 at Beaumont Nursing Home in Natick, MA after a long illness. Dorothy and her twin sister, Louise were born on November 10, 1917 in Cimarron the daughter of Leonard and Ruth (Preston) Muffit. Ruth Muffitt died giving birth to the twin girls. Ruth's mother Daisy Preston raised the girls in Dodge...

Louella "Jo" Josephine Walter

Louella "Jo" Josephine Walter

May 26, 2011

Fort Dodge - Louella "Jo" Josephine Walter, 96, died May 26, 2011 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. She was born on October 12, 1914 at Larned the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Lightcap) Fagen. She married Harry "Woody" E. Walter on August 28, 1943 in Dodge City. He survives. They then moved to Ohio until 1945. They came back...

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