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Sharon M. Scarborough

Sharon M. Scarborough

Nov 3, 2010

DODGE CITY - Sharon M. Scarborough, age 60, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City. She was born on May 17, 1950 at Great Bend, the daughter of Arthur Lee and Dorothy Marie (Thul) Chiles. She attended schools in Medicine Lodge and Liberal. Sharon was a certified medication aide at the Kansas Soldiers Home...

Virginia Lee Thornbrugh

Virginia Lee Thornbrugh

Nov 2, 2010

Virginia Lee Thornbrugh, 86, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Good Samaritan Center at Dodge City, KS. She was born on April 20, 1924 at Emporia, KS the daughter of Samuel and Dorothy (Stephens) Smith. She worked as a secretary and file clerk for the Dodge City Medical Center. Survivors include one daughter Linda Andrews of Denver, Colorado, one step...

Getrude "Trudy" H. Henry

Getrude "Trudy" H. Henry

Oct 24, 2010

Gertrude "Trudy" H. (Connaway) Henry, 92, died Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the Sterling House in Dodge City. She was born on May 7, 1918 at Dodge City, the daughter of Stanley Frank and Hattie M. (Foley) Connaway. Trudy married Charles E. Henry on October 24, 1940 at St. Cornelius Episcopal Church in Dodge City. He preceded her in death...

Robert J. Love

Robert J. Love

Oct 22, 2010

Robert J. Love, 82, died Friday, October 22, 2010 at Catholic Care Center in Wichita. He was born on December 11, 1927 at Dodge City the son of Young Noah and Idelia (Graves) Love. Mr. Love was a lifelong resident of Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City Senior High School and Dodge City Community College. He was a watchmaker and...

Lucenda Rojas

Lucenda Rojas

Oct 16, 2010

DODGE CITY - Lucenda Rojas, 18, died Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born on February 11, 1992 at Mexico the daughter of Mariano and Josephina Rojas. Lucenda moved with her family to Dodge City when she was five years old. She graduated from Dodge City High School in 2010. Lucenda was planning on attending...

Ruth Ora May Martin

Ruth Ora May Martin

Oct 13, 2010

RUTH ORA MAY (FAIL) MARTIN DODGE CITY-Ruth Ora May (Fail) Martin, 82, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on April 26, 1928 in Manhattan, the daughter of Orie and Virginia (Vanarsdal) Fail. Ruth moved with her family to Dodge City as a young child. She attended Dodge City schools. Ruth...

Julia Rivera

Julia Rivera

Oct 10, 2010

Dodge City - Julia Rivera, 42, Died Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex of Dodge City. She was born on August 28, 1968 at Juarez, Mexico the daughter of Jose Rivera Robles and Ofelia Mimbela. Julia was a member of Templo La Hermosa of Dodge City. She is survived by a brother, Ignacio Rivera; a sister, Oralia...

Doris Eddington

Doris Eddington

Oct 8, 2010

DODGE CITY - Doris (Crawford) Eddington, 96, died Friday, October 8, 2010 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on July 6, 1914 at Sylvia the daughter of Reeves A and Jessie (Wagner) Crawford. She moved with her family to Dodge City in 1914 and has been a lifelong resident of Dodge City. Doris graduated from Dodge City...

Ida Louise Kreger

Ida Louise Kreger

Oct 6, 2010

Ida Louise Kreger, 87, died Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Protection Valley Manor in Protection. She was born on January 31, 1923 at Garden City the daughter of Edward William and Mary L. (Schlereth) Stapleton. Mrs. Kreger spent her childhood in Hodgeman County and attended rural schools. She married Ernest William Kreger on October 5, 1939 at Dodge City. He...

Henry Stenzel, Jr.

Henry Stenzel, Jr.

Sep 27, 2010

DODGE CITY - Henry Stenzel, Jr., 90, died Monday, September 27, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City. He was born on November 17, 1919 at Russell, Kansas the son of Henry and Mollie (Schneider) Stenzel, Sr.. He grew up in Russell and later moved to WaKeeney. During WWII he served in the U.S. Army with the 35th...

Robert Casper Venjohn

Robert Casper Venjohn

Sep 21, 2010

Robert Casper VenJohn, 80, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on August 22, 1930 at Dodge City the son of Casper and Mary M. (Schmidt) VenJohn. Mr. VenJohn attended St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays before graduating from Garden City High School. He married Marilynne Kunz in 1951 at Garden...

Audrey Strawn

Audrey Strawn

Sep 16, 2010

Audrey Hewes Magouirk Strawn, 90, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City. She was born on September 3, 1920 in Ingalls, the daughter of A.H. and Bertha (Crick) Hewes. Audrey was a graduate of Ingalls High School. She married Marvin L. Magouirk. He preceded her in death on March 23, 1947. Audrey then married...

Leopoldo "Leo" J. Martinez

Leopoldo "Leo" J. Martinez

Sep 13, 2010

Leopoldo "Leo" Juan Martinez, 89, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on July 12, 1921 in Offerle, the son of Juan P. and Antonia (Duran) Martinez. Leo served in the United States Army during World War II and served in the European Theatre. On June 4, 1944, he married Aurora...

Viola E. Schweitzer

Viola E. Schweitzer

Sep 12, 2010

DODGE CITY - Viola E. Schweitzer, 95, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 19, 1915 on the 101 ranch in Beaver County, Oklahoma the daughter of William A. and Zelma (Adkins) Cravens. Viola married Benjamin Schweitzer on September 22, 1938 at Meade. He preceded her in death on February...

Rev. Charles E. Williams

Rev. Charles E. Williams

Sep 12, 2010

DODGE CITY - Rev. Charles E. Williams, 83, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. He was born on February 3, 1927 in the Concord Township Farming Community at the farm home of Charlie Foulks in Ford County, the son of Carl Fredrick and Martha Ann (Zimmerman) Williams. Charles has been a resident...

Eleanor Mae Cunningham

Eleanor Mae Cunningham

Sep 12, 2010

Hutchinson- Eleanor Mae Cunningham, 88, died September 12, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born February 23, 1922 in Offerle to Emil and Augusta Gring. She married Andrew "Andy" William Riedl in 1941. He died July 10, 1960. On July 30, 1961 she married Calvin Gerald "Bud" Cunningham in Dodge City. He died March 30, 1996. Eleanor was the...

Margaret Ann Ferguson

Margaret Ann Ferguson

Sep 10, 2010

Margaret Ann (Shultz) Ferguson, 67, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at her residence in Dodge City. She was born on February 18, 1943 at Lock Haven, PA the daughter of Clay Lester and Betty (Baney) Shultz. Margaret spent her early years in Pennsylvania, and in the early 1960's she moved to Dodge City. She married Boyd Murphy. They later divorced....

Italia Maria Alarcon

Italia Maria Alarcon

Sep 9, 2010

Italia Maria Alarcon, 2 months, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. She was born on July 1, 2010 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Brian and Paola (Hernandez) Alarcon. Survivors include parents Brian and Paola Alarcon of Dodge City, two brothers Davin and Brian Alarcon of Dodge City, Grandparents Maria and...

Harry Dwain Bunnell

Harry Dwain Bunnell

Sep 5, 2010

Harry Dwain Bunnell, 75, died Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on August 27, 1935 at Dodge City the son of Harry J. and Evalyn (Schmidt) Bunnell. Mr. Bunnell attended elementary schools in Copeland and graduated from Ensign High School. He married Delores Salem on June 5, 1954 in Dodge City....

Jettie Dee Sage

Jettie Dee Sage

Sep 5, 2010

DODGE CITY - Jettie Dee Sage, 93, died Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex , Dodge City. She was born on December 20, 1916 at Aledo, Oklahoma the daughter of Walter and Effie (Fakes) Clifton. The family moved to Hanston where she graduated from Hanston High School in 1935. She then attended Bethel College in Newton. Jettie...

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