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John Wayne Reynolds
Dec 4, 2010
John Wayne Reynolds, 89, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on April 16, 1921 in Lamar, Colorado, the son of Artchie and Nora (Miller) Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds served in the U.S. Army during W.W. II. He married Josephine "Josie" Pauline Boyce on January 24, 1942 at Dodge City. She...
Coralee Craig
Nov 29, 2010
CORALEE CRAIG DODGE CITY- Coralee Craig, 74, died Monday, November 29, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. She was born on February 1, 1936 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Wilbur Roy and Zazle Katherine (Wesley) Underwood. Coralee grew up on farm in Hodgeman County. She attended school at Prairie Home School there. She moved...
Anthony "Tony" Joseph Slattery
Nov 28, 2010
Anthony "Tony" Joseph Slattery, 84, died Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on January 29, 1926 at Spearville the son of Patrick James and Christina (Strecker) Slattery. Tony married Lenore "Sally" Morlan on November 8, 1951 at Dodge City, she survives. He worked as a department manager for Kmart enterprises for 10...
Mabel Mae Ernst
Nov 25, 2010
Mabel Mae (Perkins) Ernst, 100, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on May 9, 1910 in Wynonna, Missouri,the daughter of Louis Benjamin and Minnie Jane (Duncan) Perkins. In 1915, Mabel moved to Belpre from Wynonna, Missouri. She then moved to Gray County and graduated from Ingalls High School in 1930....
Margaret F. Lightcap
Nov 22, 2010
DODGE CITY - Margaret F. Lightcap, 88, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center at Great Bend. She was born on December 13, 1921 at Lamar, Colorado, the daughter of Lloyd and Lena (Krueger) Keenportz. She grew up in Hodgeman County, Kansas and moved to Dodge City in 1940. On September 21, 1940 she married Leroy Lightcap...
Dennis L. Dohrmann
Nov 14, 2010
Dennis L. Dohrmann, 58, died Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. He was born on February 12, 1952 at Dodge City, KS the son of Glenn and Gerry Dohrmann. Denny was an avid outdoorsman and loved life. Survivors include wife Cheryl Dohrmann of Dodge City, his parents Glenn and Jerry Dohrmann of Ensign,...
Edith Jennie Figger
Nov 13, 2010
Edith Jennie (Uden) Figger, 92, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on October 9, 1918 in Ford County, the daughter of Rudolph and Clara (Taylor) Uden. Edith grew up in Dodge City and attended Dodge City schools. On July 3, 1937, she married Homer Figger in Dodge City. He preceded her in death...
Lawrence "Ole" Orle Olson
Nov 12, 2010
Lawrence Orle Olson, 91, died Friday, November 12, 2010 his home in Dodge City. He was born on November 14, 1918 in Mullinville, the son of Ole Henry and Emma (Price) Olson. Ole graduated from Mullinville High School and Salt City Business College of Hutchinson. He married Mildred Janzen on November 16, 1940 in Hutchinson. She preceded him in death...
Edmund Groff Lorenz
Nov 11, 2010
Edmund Groff Lorenz, 92, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. He was born on November 6, 1918 at Cincinnati, OH the son of Edward and Dorothy (Groff) Lorenz. He was a retired geologist, having worked for Shell Oil Company and then later starting his own geological consulting business. He was a member...
Vernon Rex Zollars
Nov 10, 2010
DODGE CITY - Vernon Rex Zollars, 90, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on March 17, 1920 at Abbyville the son of Daniel L. and Alma (Knoche) Zollars. Vernon received his Bachelors degree from Emporia State Teachers College and his masters from the University of Colorado. He served in the...
Marguerite Zielke
Nov 9, 2010
Marguerite (McGee) Zielke, 89, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Protection Valley Manor in Protection. She was born on June 4, 1921 on a farm 15 miles southwest of Dodge City, the daughter of Jacob Ernest and Ethel Estella (Wright) McGee. Mrs. Zielke was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1939. On...
Fred Brooks
Nov 9, 2010
Fred Brooks, 90, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on October 24, 1920, at Washington, D.C. the son of Clay Evan and Ethelyn (Higgins) Brooks. He graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington D.C. and University of Kansas in 1950, with a B.S. in Journalism. Mr. Brooks served...
Gary S. Nelson
Nov 7, 2010
Gary S. Nelson, 65, died Sunday, November 7, 2010 at his residence in rural Ford County, KS. He was born on August 14, 1945 at Oakley, KS the son of Wayne and Catherine (Morris) Nelson. He married Jeri on May 27, 1988, she survives. Gary was on the Police Dept. in Oakley, Kansas for three years and served the public...
Lena Ann Donley
Nov 4, 2010
Lena Ann Donley, 34, died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Kindred Hospital in Denver, Colorado. She was born on May 17, 1976 in Bucklin, the daughter of Lee and Glenda (Timion) Donley. Lena grew up in Dodge City. She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1994. She then moved to Utah where she met Mike Griego. They moved back...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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