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Orin "Woody" Wade Wood

Orin "Woody" Wade Wood

May 17, 2011

Orin "Woody" Wade Wood, 71, died May 17, 2011 at Kinsley. He was born on August 30, 1939 at Alva, OK the son of Alten and Cora (Posey) Wood. Woody graduated from Alva High School in 1958. Mr. Wood was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He married Roberta "Bobbi" Johnson on October 23, 1969 in Copeland. She preceded him...

Isabel Burr Woodruff

Isabel Burr Woodruff

May 14, 2011

Dodge City - Isabel Burr Woodruff, 95, died May 14, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born on October 5, 1915 at Dodge City, the daughter of Hiram T. and Olive G. (Meers) Burr. Isabel was raised in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School in 1933. She then attended Baker Univerersity and later graduated...

Clifford "Pete" M. Noggle

Clifford "Pete" M. Noggle

May 11, 2011

CLIFFORD "PETE" M. NOGGLE Dodge City – Clifford "Pete" M. Noggle, 94, died May 11, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. He was born on July 22, 1916 in McPherson, the son of Clyde Clifford and Ethel Mable (Cade) Noggle. Pete grew up in Junction City and lived there until 1936. In 1936, he moved to McPherson and...

Phyllis Mae Hulstine

Phyllis Mae Hulstine

May 9, 2011

Dodge City - Phyllis Mae Hulstine, 86, died May 9, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on May 23, 1924 at Ashland, the daughter of Leland and Lydia Ellen (Pike) Hulstine. Phyllis attended Ashland schools and graduated from Ashland High School. She was a telephone operator in Ashland. Phyllis then attended Wilcox Beauty Academy...

Leo Eugene Leonard

Leo Eugene Leonard

May 8, 2011

Leo Eugene Leonard, 90, died May 8, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on December 31, 1920 in Ray, the son of Guy E. and Grace (VanValkenburg) Leonard. Leo, a friend to everyone, graduated from Dodge City High School in 1939 and then attended Dodge City Community College. He married Jessie Arlene Winger...

Julius R. Williams

Julius R. Williams

May 4, 2011

Julius R. Williams, 83, went to be with the Lord on May 4, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on October 18, 1927 in Dodge City, the son of John Arthur and Edna A. (Kreger) Williams. Julius grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. He then attended Dodge City...

Judy J. Cooper

Judy J. Cooper

May 3, 2011

Dodge City - Judy J. Cooper, 64, died May 3, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita . She was born on April 10, 1947 at Hays, KS the daughter of Eldon and Rose (Serpan) Yost. Judy married Don Cooper on September 2, 1978 at Cottonwood Falls, he survives. She worked as a USDA Meat Inspector for 15 years before retiring....

Terry Neil Rhoten

Terry Neil Rhoten

May 2, 2011

Terry N. Rhoten, 72, died May 2, 2011 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on November 6, 1938 in Thomas County, the son of Carl and Grace (McAfoos) Rhoten. Terry grew up in Rexford and graduated from Rexford High School in 1956. He married Novella Mart on October 3, 1958 in Rexford. They moved to Wichita after...

John P. Perrier

John P. Perrier

Apr 30, 2011

DODGE CITY - John P. Perrier, 96, died April 30, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on July 24, 1914 at Olpe the son of John P. and Clara (Fraser) Perrier. John graduated from Emporia High School in 1933 and from Kansas State University in 1939. He majored in agriculture and was a member...

Margaret Louise Crisp

Margaret Louise Crisp

Apr 29, 2011

Margaret Louise Crisp, 82, died April 29, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on January 28, 1929 at Needles, California the daughter of Arthur and Lillie (Beavers) Miller. Margaret was raised in Hutchinson and graduated from Hutchinson High School. On October 21, 1947 she married Earl D. Crisp in Hutchinson. He preceded her in...

Bertha Nefertiri Rayo

Bertha Nefertiri Rayo

Apr 15, 2011

Bertha Nefertiri Rayo, infant daughter of Aroldo Guerra and Bertha Rayo, died April 15, 2011 in Dodge City. She was born on November 29, 2010 in Dodge City. Bertha is survived by her parents; one sister, Ximena Guerra of Dodge City; materal grandparents, Carmen Lopez and Hugo Rayo of Dodge City; paternal grandparents, Reyna Garcia and Aman Guerra of Guatemala....

Amy Lucile Winger

Amy Lucile Winger

Apr 10, 2011

Amy Lucile Winger, 92, died April 10, 2011 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on March 8, 1919 in Brownell, the daughter of Lyman and Alva (Owens) Jennings. She married Dwight Eugene Winger on March 30, 1941 at Ness City. He preceded her in death on October 15, 2006. Along with her husband, Amy was...

Dorothy Maxine Durr

Dorothy Maxine Durr

Apr 9, 2011

DODGE CITY - Dorothy Maxine Durr, 77, died April 9, 2011 at Hospice of the Valley, Mesa, Arizona. She was born on November 1, 1933 at Hutchinson the daughter of Howard Ralph and Thelma Marie (Clark) Manges. Dorothy attended Hutchinson schools and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1951. She moved to Dodge City in 1971. On August 28, 1975...

Carol M. Dearduff

Carol M. Dearduff

Apr 9, 2011

Carol M. Dearduff, 77, died April 9, 2011 at Chandler Regional Hospital, Chandler, Arizona . She was born on September 13, 1933 at Mullinville, Kansas the daughter of Kermit and Ethel (Hughes) Headrick . She was married to Ben Neier for 25 years and later married John Dearduff. Survivors include her children, Sharon Graham and husband Wayne, of Wichita; Barbara...

Edna M. Dirks

Edna M. Dirks

Apr 9, 2011

Edna M. Dirks, 95, died April 9, 2011 at Brookdale Sterling House in Dodge City. She was born on October 17, 1915 at Rush County the daughter of Louis R. and Caroline (Wagner) Misegadis. She married Erwin A. Dirks on June 6, 1941 at Hope Lutheran Church south of Dodge City. He preceded her in death on May 1, 1986....

Leola M. Kelley

Leola M. Kelley

Apr 6, 2011

Leola M. Kelley, 84, died April 6, 2011 at Prospect Park Living Center in Estes Park, Colorado . She was born on December 11, 1926 at Blanket, Texas the daughter of Raymond A. and Velma L. (Woods) Turner. On August 22, 1944 she married Palmer Kelley at Ranger, Texas. He preceded her in death on August 14, 2006. In 1950,...

Shirley M. Newton

Shirley M. Newton

Apr 3, 2011

Shirley M. Newton, 79, went home to Jesus on April 3, 2011 in Dodge City. She was born on March 13, 1932 at Salina, the daughter of Charley B. and Ethel Snow (Smith) Steele. She attended Polly High school in Long Beach, California. On June 29, 1959 she married Jack Lee Newton in Raton, New Mexico. He preceded her in...

Genevieve Joan Grandon-Reese

Genevieve Joan Grandon-Reese

Apr 1, 2011

DODGE CITY - Genevieve Joan (Page) Grandon-Reese, 76, died April 1, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on December 10, 1934 at Dodge City the daughter of Ted J. and Genevieve (Diehl) Page. Joan attended Dodge City Schools and graduated from Dodge City High School. She was a homemaker. Joan Married Richard Grandon, he preceded...

Dorothy May Adams Hamby

Dorothy May Adams Hamby

Mar 31, 2011

Dorothy May Adams Hamby, our mother, grandmother, great grandmother & aunt, passed away on March 31, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born to Samuel and Alena (Barker) Adams on September 29, 1923 in McLouth, Kansas. At a young age, she and her family moved to Elkhart, Kansas. After graduation from Elkhart, Kansas high...

Edith E. Merica

Edith E. Merica

Mar 30, 2011

Dodge City - Edith E. Merica, 84, died March 30, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City . She was born on October 13, 1926 at Ellsworth, KS the daughter of Bruce and Anne (Sheridan) Allen. She lived in Winona, Kansas until moving to Spearville in 1972, where she worked at the Spearville Hospital. Mrs. Merica also owned a...

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