Thomas P. Shirley
Feb 20, 2011
THOMAS P. SHIRLEY Dodge City - Thomas P. Shirley, 85, died February 20, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on February 28, 1925 in Topeka, the son of Arch and Martha (Payne) Shirley. Thomas grew up on the family farm in Grantville. He graduated from Perry High School. At an early age, Tom developed...
Marita Pauline Deis
Feb 19, 2011
Dodge City - Marita Pauline (Burr) Deis, 75, died February 19, 2011 at her residence in Dodge City. She was born on December 8, 1935 at Tribune, Co the daughter of Edgar Ross and Blanche (Whittiker) Burr. Mrs. Deis grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City Senior High School and also attended Wichita State University for three...
Denise E.F. Jun
Feb 18, 2011
DODGE CITY - Denise E.F. Jun, 23, died February 18, 2011 near Dodge City. She was born on January 18, 1988 at Humboldt, Nebraska the daughter of Roger Jun and Echo (Gibbs) Allman. Denise attended Dodge City Schools and graduated from Dodge City High School in 2006. She was an accomplished flutist and received a scholorship to Dodge City Community...
William B. Moffitt, Jr.
Feb 16, 2011
William B. Moffitt, Jr., 93, died February 16, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on April 22, 1917 at Oakland, CA the son of William B. and Amanda (Austin) Moffitt, Sr. Mr. Moffitt attended Sacramento High School in Sacramento, California and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Ruth G....
Ivalee O'Grady
Jan 29, 2011
Ivalee O'Grady, 95, died Saturday, January 29, 2011, at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on May 21, 1915 at Kansas City, Missouri while her father was attending barber school, the daughter of Hervie Monroe and Indianna (Johnston) Hill. Mrs. O'Grady grew up in the Achilles/Oberlin area. She married Lary O'Grady in Atwood. He preceded her in death....
Charlene Elnor Taylor
Jan 24, 2011
Charlene Elnor Taylor, 91, died Monday, January 24, 2011 at Clare Bridge in Wichita. She was born on July 21, 1919 in Greensburg, daughter of Charles and Fannie (Sieg) Einsel. Charlene was raised a cattleman's daughter in Greensburg where she graduated from high school in 1937. She attended Stevens College in Columbia, Missouri and then Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois...
Russell Albert Ardery
Jan 22, 2011
Russell Albert Ardery, 85, died January 22, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on March 13, 1925 at Great Bend, the son of Albert Sign "A.S." and Edna Jenny (Coffee) Ardery. In 1927, his family moved to Haskell County. On April 18, 1948, Russell married Inez "Irene" Hawkins in Garden City. She preceded him...
Robert K. Stach
Jan 21, 2011
Robert K. Stach, 85, died January 21, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on December 17, 1925 at Jackson Township, KS the son of Otto and Kathryn (Daubert) Stach. He served as a Staff Sargeant during World War II. He married Rachel Eidson on June 8, 1952 at Kinsley, she preceded him in death on...
Mary Irene (Faulds) Scoggins
Jan 18, 2011
Mary Irene (Faulds) Scoggins, 87, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on March 7, 1923 on the family farm in rural Ford County to Pearl (Allen) and Charles P. Faulds. She grew up on the family farm, attending West Hopewell Elementary School through the 8th grade before moving into Dodge...
Eugene "Gene" J. Durler
Jan 17, 2011
WRIGHT - Eugene "Gene" J. Durler, 72, died peacefully at his home following a long illness on January 17, 2011. He was born on September 1, 1938 at Wright the son of Frank J. and Elizabeth Ann (Schuette) Durler. Eugene attended St. Andrew school in Wright and graduated from Spearville High School in 1956. He was a lifelong farmer and...
Caroline Markel
Jan 14, 2011
Caroline Markel, 84, died January 14, 2011 at Homestead Health and Rehabilitation Center in Garden City. She was born on August 13, 1926 at Wiley, CO the daughter of George and Kathryn (Shuls) Betzold. Caroline loved being a farm wife, and enjoyed travel with her husband Verne, spending winters in Arizona. She loved music, crocheting, and spending time with her...
Bryan D. Mabry
Jan 11, 2011
Dodge City - Bryan D. Mabry, 47, died January 11, 2011 at Wichita. He was born on August 3, 1963 at Dodge City the son of Richard D. and Kay (Brown) Mabry. Bryan attended schools in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. He then attended Dodge City Community College and Kansas State University. He worked at Cox...
Patricia Colleen Schmidt
Jan 5, 2011
Patricia Colleen Schmidt, 76, died January 5, 2011 at her residence in Mannford, Oklahoma. She was born on September 17, 1934 at Jetmore, the daughter of Jess and Mary (Mitchell) King. Patricia married Lee V. Schmidt on June 6, 1954 in Wichita. He preceded her in death on January 5, 1996. She was a retired co-owner, bookkeeper for Schmidt Sales,...
Norma Jean Gechter
Jan 5, 2011
Norma Jean Gechter, 84, died January 5, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on September 28, 1926 in Cimarron at the family home, the daughter of Simon and Eva (Ratzlaff) Koehn. From the ages of 7 to 13, Norma lived with John and Ella Mae Koehn and attended Montezuma Schools. She returned to Cimarron...
Major Claude E. Reeder
Jan 4, 2011
Dodge City - Major Claude E. Reeder, 88, died January 4, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on December 22, 1922 at Eureka, Ks the son of Sylvester and Clara (Isenman) Reeder. He grew up in Eureka, Kansas. On November 2, 1945 he married Louise Virginia Bidwell at Augusta, Kansas. She preceded him in death...
Alberto Lares-Alvarenga
Jan 3, 2011
DODGE CITY - Alberto Lares Alvarenga, 19, died January 3, 2011 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on October 20, 1991 at Los Angeles, California the son of Albertico Lares and Delmis Alvarenga. Alberto is survived by his parents, Albertico Lares of Mexico and Delmis Alvarenga of Dodge City; and two sisters, Yuri Lares and Gaby Lares...
Norton E. "Bud" Askew
Jan 2, 2011
DODGE CITY - Norton E. "Bud" Askew, 88, died January 2, 2011 at his home in Ford County. He was born on July 15, 1922 at Dodge City the son of Norton E. and Mabel (Elgin) Askew. Norton attended rural schools in Ford County and graduated from Ford High School. He was also a graduate of Dodge City Community College....
Mary Louise Rumsey
Jan 2, 2011
Wichita - Mary Louise Rumsey, 87, died January 2, 2011 at Lake Point Nursing Center, Wichita. She was born on December 22, 1923 at Dodge City the daughter of Herschel and Ola (Piper) Cook. Louise attended Dodge City schools and later received an education degree. She was a prolific math teacher and friend to many teachers and hundreds of students...
Mary C. Ross
Dec 31, 2010
Mary C. Ross, 81, died peacefully at her home in West End, North Carolina on Friday, December 31, 2010 after losing a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. She was born on July 2, 1929 at Satanta, KS the daughter of Charles J. and Mildred (Snyder) Conover. Mary C., as she preferred to be called, graduated from Satanta High School in...
Opal Dell Barnes
Dec 29, 2010
Opal Dell Barnes, 96, died December 29, 2010 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Mulvane. She was born on June 26, 1914 in Ford County, daughter of Ernest and Ella F. (Fleming) Simmons. Mrs. Barnes attended schools in Dodge City and Wichita. She married Cecil Barnes on April 18, 1934 in Dodge City. They moved to Wichita in 1942 and...
