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Dale Edwin Beadle

Dale Edwin Beadle

Mar 30, 2011

Dale Edwin Beadle, 83, died March 30, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on May 2, 1927 in Wright, the son of William Harrison and Lida Anzo (Kidd) Beadle. Mr. Beadle was born on the family farm in Ford County. He lived all of his life in and around the Dodge City area....

Robert "Bob" L. Salm

Robert "Bob" L. Salm

Mar 29, 2011

Robert L. "Bob" Salm, 65, died March 29, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on May 22, 1945 at Dodge City, the son of Isadore A. and Marjory Ann (Sydenstricker) Salm. Bob grew up in Dodge City where he attended St. Mary's of the Plains High School and later graduated from Dodge City High School...

Lloyd P. Holmes

Lloyd P. Holmes

Mar 28, 2011

LLOYD P. HOLMES Dodge City - Lloyd P. Holmes, 84, died March 28, 2011 at Rolling Hills Assisted Living in Topeka. He was born on January 20, 1927 in Ness County, the son of George and Rose (Beye) Holmes. Lloyd grew up on the family farm in Ness County. He graduated from Bazine High School in 1945. Lloyd served in...

Neva Grace Belt-Hirn

Neva Grace Belt-Hirn

Mar 27, 2011

Dodge City- Neva Belt-Hirn, 93, died March 27, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. She was born on November 23, 1917 in Cimarron, KS the daughter of Volany and Mary (Goodman) Mills. On January 17, 1937, she married Norman Belt in Kinsley. He preceded her in death on April 1, 1964. She then married Bill Hirn on February...

Zelma Mae Simpson

Zelma Mae Simpson

Mar 22, 2011

Zelma Simpson, 88, died March 22, 2011, at home in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on November 23, 1922, at the family homestead east of Ford, Kansas, the daughter of John Alvin and Sarah (Heath) Melia. Zelma's husband, family, and faith were her life. On May 28, 1941, she married Roderic Haynes Simpson at his mother's home in Dodge...

Lanny Ray Noggle

Lanny Ray Noggle

Mar 19, 2011

Lanny Ray Noggle, 66, died March 19, 2011 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. He was born on November 25, 1944 at Garden Citythe son of Clifford "Pete" and Glenda L. (Johnston) Noggle. Mr. Noggle graduated from Dodge City High School. He then served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 – 1970. In the early 1970's he went to work...

Robert C. Sanders

Robert C. Sanders

Mar 18, 2011

ROBERT C. "BOB" SANDERS DATELINE: Dodge City Robert C. "Bob" Sanders, 73, died March 18, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on July 7, 1937 at Pratt, the son of Cleal and Neva (Cooley) Sanders. Mr. Sanders attended schools in Pratt and graduated from Emporia State University with a degree in business. He married...

Jaci Claireann Lopez

Jaci Claireann Lopez

Mar 17, 2011

Jaci ClaireAnn Lopez died March 17, 2011 at the Women's Center in Dodge City. She was born on March 17, 2011 at Dodge City, the daughter of Francisco Lopez and Shayla Pennington. She is survived by her parents Francisco Lopez and Shayla Pennington; grandparents Debra and Tim Pennington of Dodge City and Consuelo Lopez of Dodge City; Great Grandparents Mary...

Rayanna "Pete" J. (Milo) Regnier

Rayanna "Pete" J. (Milo) Regnier

Mar 15, 2011

Rayanna J. "Pete" (Milo) Regnier, 45, died March 15, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita . She was born on June 2, 1965 in Dodge City, the daughter of Willie Eugene and Gwendolyn (Taylor) Milo. Rayanna graduated from Dodge City High School. She then attended Hutchinson Junior College. Rayanna worked as a nanny in New York and later worked...

Olivia Amaro Torrez

Olivia Amaro Torrez

Mar 15, 2011

Olivia Amaro Torrez, 81, died March 15, 2011 at her residence in Dodge City. She was born on June 1, 1929 at Mexican Village in Dodge City the daughter of John and Petra Ruiz Amaro. She attended schools in Dodge City. Olivia worked for the Harvey House, Fairmont Foods, Lora Locke Hotel, Fulmer Convalescent Home, Good Samaritan Center and then...

Eleuterio "Don Lute" Rincon

Eleuterio "Don Lute" Rincon

Mar 11, 2011

DODGE CITY - Eleuterio "Don Lute" Rincon, 73, died March 11, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on March 3, 1938 at Palau Coahuila, Mexico the son of Bernabe Rincon and Maria del Refugio-Rodriquez. Mr. Rincon worked for National Beef in Dodge City for 28 years. He loved watching the Kansas City Royals and Kansas...

Almita Burks

Almita Burks

Mar 10, 2011

Almita Burks, 91, died March 10, 2011 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence. She was born on July 14, 1919 at Chalk, TX the daughter of Clarence and Glor (Brannan) Wells. She married R.W. Burks on December 21, 1935 at Paducah, Texas. He preceded her in death on August 13, 1995. Mrs. Burks along with her husband owned and operated...

Shirley Mae Erickson

Shirley Mae Erickson

Mar 9, 2011

DODGE CITY - Shirley Mae Erickson, 71, died March 9, 2011 at the Minneola Hospital, Minneola. She was born on September 13, 1939 at Yuma County, Colorado the daughter of Clester and Clara (Walter) DeWitt. Shirley married Russell Kent Erickson on August 4, 1960 at Garden City. They have resided in Dodge City since 1965 moving from Garden City. Shirley...

Randy Gene Fitzsimmons

Randy Gene Fitzsimmons

Mar 8, 2011

Randall (Randy) Gene Fitzsimmons, 44, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. He was born on January 14, 1967 in Dodge City, the son of Bobby and Salley (Gomez) Fitzsimmons. Randy graduated from Dodge City High School. He then went to Kansas State University and graduated with a degree in landscape architecture. Randy was a...

Dolores Juanita Lloyd

Dolores Juanita Lloyd

Mar 4, 2011

Dolores Juanita Lloyd, 89, died March 4, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on December 20, 1921 at Gainesville, Texas, the daughter of Travis and Hettie May (Bronlow) Johnson. Dolores moved to Dodge City in 1949. She married Roland D. "Jack" Lloyd on March 17, 1950 in Kingman. She was a member of the...

Curtis Carl Stelle

Curtis Carl Stelle

Mar 3, 2011

CURTIS CARL STELLE DATELINE: Dodge City Curtis Carl Stelle, 83, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. Our good Lord took "Pop" home after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 23, 1927 at Fairland, OK the son of Charley and Ama (Overacre) Stelle. Curtis served in...

Karla Kaye Housman

Karla Kaye Housman

Mar 2, 2011

WICHITA - Karla Kaye Housman, 50, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Harry Hynes Hospice, Via Christi, Wichita, Kansas. She was born on July 4, 1960 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Ivan and Venetta (Flowers) Wilson. Karla graduated from Cimarron High School in 1978. On September 1, 1979 she married Rick Housman. They later divorced. Karla is survived...

Lyla Fern Lamaster-Southern

Lyla Fern Lamaster-Southern

Mar 1, 2011

Lyla Fern Lamaster-Southern, 71, died March 1, 2011 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. She was born on April 9, 1939 at Knowles, Oklahoma the daughter of William B. and Effie Elnora (Phelps) Kite. She was a cook at the Silver Spur, Gunsmoke Truckstop, USD 443 and several other area restaurants for over 38 years. On July 20, 1954 she...

Dale Eugene "Gene" O'Connor

Dale Eugene "Gene" O'Connor

Feb 27, 2011

DALE E. "GENE" O'CONNOR Fort Dodge - Dale E. "Gene" O'Connor, 75, died February 27, 2011 at Fort Dodge. He was born on January 12, 1936 at Hoisington, the son of John William and Nola (Colhour) O'Connor. He was a proud member of Beta Theta Pi, Blue Key Club, and president of his senior class at Kansas State University where...

Joshua Dewayne Venard

Joshua Dewayne Venard

Feb 26, 2011

Joshua Dewayne Venard, 31, died February 26, 2011 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on February 15, 1980 in Garden City, KS the son of Don and Cynthia L. (Webb) Venard. As a youth, Joshua was involved in Boy Scouts and spent many summers in Colorado at Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch. He graduated from Dodge City High...

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