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Donald Earl Mcclure

Donald Earl Mcclure

May 26, 2010

Donald Earl McClure, 65, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on May 5, 1945 in Dodge City, the son of Charles E. and Edith Alene (Rector) McClure. He was raised on the family farm where he later raised three sons, who are proud to call him their Dad. Donald graduated...

Randy R. Gresham

Randy R. Gresham

May 25, 2010

Randy Ray Gresham, 59, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on April 13, 1951 in Dodge City, the son of Donald and Linnie (Schiffner) Gresham. Randy grew up in Ensign and attended school there. He graduated from high school in Colorado Springs. After graduation, Randy returned to Ensign where he...

Mearlene Ankrom

Mearlene Ankrom

May 25, 2010

Mearlene Ankrom, 80, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Minneola District Hospital at Minneola. She was born on October 17, 1929 at Wellington, TX the daughter of Mearl and Artie (Clarkston) Brunson. She worked for Garden National Bank in the public relations department in Garden City for 20 years. She loved deeply and cared compassionately and lived her life to...

Evelyn Zelda Epp

Evelyn Zelda Epp

May 23, 2010

EVELYN ZELDA EPP DODGE CITY- Evelyn Z. (Parker) Epp, 95, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on April 8, 1915 at Fellsburg, Kansas, the daughter of William Earl and Lora Alice (Kuykendall) Parker. Evelyn graduated from Belpre High School and attended Salt City Business College in Hutchinson. She married Frank Epp on...

Raymond J. Glessing

Raymond J. Glessing

May 22, 2010

RAYMOND J. GLESSING FT. DODGE - Raymond J. Glessing, 91, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on July 25, 1918 at Cumberland, Wisconsin the son of Henry and Anna (Boche) Glessing. Raymond served in the US Army Air Corp during WWII serving in the European Theater. He married Glenna Olena Davis...

Martha Emma Tasset

Martha Emma Tasset

May 20, 2010

Martha E. Tasset, 96, died May 20, 2010 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born March 13, 1914 in Spearville, the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Droste) Hornung. Martha married Alfred E. Tasset on August 4, 1936 at Windthorst. He preceded her in death on May 5, 1996. She grew up in the Windthorst community, graduating...

Irvin E. Robinson

Irvin E. Robinson

May 15, 2010

DODGE CITY - Irvin E. Robinson, 93, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at his farm in Ford County. He was born on December 19, 1916 at Dodge City the son of Irvin W. and Florence (Adams) Robinson. Irvin was born and raised in rural Ford County. He served in the US Army during WWII in Europe. Irvin was a medic...

Carl Franklin Phillips

Carl Franklin Phillips

May 14, 2010

Carl Franklin Phillips, 64, died Friday, May 14, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City. He was born on July 4, 1945 at Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Alfred and Alice (McKenna) Phillips. Mr. Phillips worked for most of his life as a truck driver, working long distance as well as construction. He married Joyce Brown in 1972....

W. E. "Duke" Cooper

W. E. "Duke" Cooper

May 14, 2010

W. E. "Duke" Cooper, 91, died Friday, May 14, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains at Dodge City. He was born on July 25, 1918 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of W. E. Cooper, Sr. and Mae Emma (Slack) Cooper. He was raised in Kansas City and graduated from Northeast High School. On November 10, 1940 he married...

Florence E. Stuart

Florence E. Stuart

May 5, 2010

Florence E. Stuart, 95,died Wednesday, May 5,2010 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains at Dodge City, KS. She was born on July 15,1914 at Harrison County, MO the daughter of John and Anna Viola (Bartlett) Selby. She married Roy V. Stuart Jr. on March 6, 1943 at Bethany,Missouri,he preceded her in death on May 30, 1974.They moved to Dodge City...

Dona W. Warshaw

Dona W. Warshaw

May 4, 2010

DODGE CITY- Dona W. Warshaw, 91, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Carriage House, Greensburg, KS. She was born on April 7, 1919 at Handsboro, Ms., which is now Gulfport, MS., the daughter of Steve and Ivy (Loposer) Wilson. Mrs. Warshaw attended local schools in Gulfport, Mississippi, and graduated from Gulfport High School. She later graduated from Mississippi State College...

Jimmy Abel

Jimmy Abel

Apr 30, 2010

Jimmy Abel, Sr., 78, died Friday, April 30, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on July 2, 1931 in Belen, New Mexico, the son of Landon and Pearl (Oliver) Abel. After graduating from Belen High School, he moved to Dodge City and has been a lifetime resident ever since. On July 7, 1951, he...

John Nicholas Rios

John Nicholas Rios

Apr 25, 2010

DODGE CITY - John Nicholas Rios, 18, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Dodge City. He was born on February 11, 1992 at Amarillo, Texas the son of Ruben and Patricia (Saucedo) Rios. John grew up in Geneseo, Illinois and moved to Dodge City in 2004. He was currently a senior at Dodge City High School. John loved music and...

Larry D. Gobin

Larry D. Gobin

Apr 24, 2010

DODGE CITY Larry D. Gobin, 67, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at his residence at Dodge City. He was born on June 4, 1942 at Minneola, the son of Gareth P. and Juanita (Nelson) Gobin. Larry grew up in Dodge City and attended schools here. He worked for Tennison Brothers Sheet Metal Company of Wichita for several years as a...

Hershel D. Zielke

Hershel D. Zielke

Apr 21, 2010

Hershel D. Zielke, 59, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Protection Valley Manor in Protection. He was born on October 20, 1950 in Dodge City the son of Harry E. and Marguerite (McGee) Zielke, Sr. Hershel graduated from Dodge City High School, Dodge City Community College and Emporia State University. He worked for the City of Dodge City at the...

Patrick A. Stegman

Patrick A. Stegman

Apr 19, 2010

Patrick A. Stegman, 80, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home at Dodge City, KS. He was born on January 16, 1930 at Dodge City, KS the son of John and Theresia (Schaller) Stegman, of rural Offerle. His family moved to Dodge City in 1939. He was a 1948 graduate of Dodge City High School. He served...

Donna Lee Hamilton

Donna Lee Hamilton

Apr 19, 2010

DODGE CITY - Donna Lee (Gobin) Hamilton, 71, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on September 4, 1938 at Dodge City, the daughter of Gareth P. and Juanita (Nelson) Gobin. Donna was born and raised in Dodge City and attended Dodge City Schools. She married Billy Dan Hamilton on August 10,...

Cecil Douglas " Doug " Howarter

Cecil Douglas " Doug " Howarter

Apr 19, 2010

DODGE CITY- Doug Howarter, 83, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. He was born on November 17, 1926 at Osawatomie, Kansas, the son of James Roy and Nora Olive Mullendore Howarter. Mr. Howarter spent his early years in Osawatomie and attended schools there. After graduation from high school, he entered the U.S....

Myron Lee Nicholson

Myron Lee Nicholson

Apr 16, 2010

Myron Lee Nicholson, 81, died Friday, April 16, 2010 at his homestead south of Dodge City. He was born on September 24, 1928 at the Hartnett family home in Stafford County, Kansas, the son of Carl John and Lois L. (Hartnett) Nicholson. Myron was a Christian, farmer and rancher. He was proud of the fact that he lived his whole...

Rufus Neil Pierce

Rufus Neil Pierce

Apr 15, 2010

Rufus Neil Pierce, 91, formerly of Dodge City, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Lakeview Health Center, West Salem, WI. He was born March 18, 1919 to Cornelius Abner and Elvina Katherine Pierce in Dawson, TX. On June 30, 1951, he married Norma Wyer in Hutchinson, KS. She preceded him in death on September 21, 1991. Following their marriage, they...

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