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John D. Gholson
Mar 10, 2010
DODGE CITY - John D. Gholson, 87, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. He was born on June 26, 1922 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri the son of Cary Dow and Martha (Roberts) Gholson. John served in the US Army Air Corp during WWII where he was a flight instructor and bomber pilot. He later...
Edwin "Eddie" Hertel
Mar 8, 2010
Edwin "Eddie" Hertel, 91, died Monday, March 8, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City. He was born on January 27, 1919 at Munjor, Kansas the son of Alexander and Margaret (Pfannenstiel) Hertel. He grew up on a farm Southeast of Ness City. Mr. Hertel served in the U.S. Army from 1941 thru 1945. On April 13, 1950...
Lillian Lorraine Spohr
Mar 5, 2010
Lillian Lorraine Spohr, 83, died Friday, March 5, 2010 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. She was born on March 4, 1927 in Dodge City, the daughter of Herman and Pauline (Heronemus) Maskus. On July 23, 1945, Lorraine married Herbert Spohr in Dodge City. He prededed her in death on March 8, 2003. In 1954, they moved to the...
Dale D. Durr
Feb 23, 2010
Dale D. Durr, 83, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on July 2, 1926 in Hodgeman County, the son of Lester S. and Clara (Maskus) Durr. He received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism and Confirmation at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in rural Hodgeman County. Dale attended elementary school...
C.W. Abney
Feb 22, 2010
DODGE CITY - C. W. Abney, 77, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at his residence at Dodge City. He was born on June 18, 1932 at Waskom, Texas, the son of Albert and Annie Bell (Washington) Abney. Mr. Abney grew up in Jefferson and came to Dodge City in 1965. On March 25, 2966 he married Mona Murray at Miama,...
Phyllis M. Giersch
Feb 20, 2010
DODGE CITY - Phyllis M. Giersch, 76, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on May 15, 1933 at Fowler the daughter of John Henry and Carrie Eleanor (Van Norman) Wright. Phyllis was an office manager for C&M Supply, Stewart Plumbing and Sunflower Telephone all of Dodge City. She was active in...
Kandy Kay Trent
Feb 17, 2010
Kandy Trent died on the 17th of February 2010 in Wichita, Kansas at Wesley Medical Center. She was born on October 1st 1945 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Robert Trent, Sr. and Betty(Cecil) Trent, both long time residents of Dodge City. She lived in Los Angeles as a child and often spoke about the wonderful days of California....
Moises S. Llamas
Feb 16, 2010
Moises S. Llamas, 87, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. He was born on February 4, 1923 at Tenamaxtlan Jalisco Mexico the son of Louis and Herlinda (Salcedo) Llamas. He enjoyed working as a mechanic and and working in the fields. He married Socorro Mercado on June 1, 1955 in Mexico. He...
Frieda Irene Counterman
Feb 16, 2010
FRIEDA IRENE COUNTERMAN CIMARRON - Frieda I. Counterman, 78, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Via Christi St. Francis Campus at Wichita, Kansas. She was born on August 19, 1931 at Cimarron, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Grace Sands Warren. A lifetime Cimarron resident, she was a graduate of Cimarron High School in 1949. She married Jerald D. Counterman...
James H. Freeland
Feb 14, 2010
James H. Freeland, 82, died Sunday, February 14, 2010 at his home in Dodge City, KS. He was born on October 25, 1927 at Kingman, KS the son of Henry and Beth (Baldwin) Freeland. Mr. Freeland grew up in Wichita and graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in Business. Jim entered the Navy at the age of 17...
Bryan Thomas Murphy
Feb 12, 2010
Bryan Thomas Murphy, 16, died Friday, February 12, 2010 at Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on August 20, 1993 at Dodge City the son of Eric Allan Murphy and Gretchen Rae Gattenby. Bryan attended Miller Elementary School in Dodge City before moving to Konawa, Oklahoma in 2002, then moved to Alameda, California and then back...
Alejandro Cayetano Dimas
Feb 9, 2010
ALEJANDRO CAYETANO DIMAS DODGE CITY - Alejandro Cayetano Dimas, 26, died Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on May 16, 1983 at Mexico the son of Ernie and Felipa Dimas Santigo. Vigil service will be held at the Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM...
Joan Janet Sayre
Feb 9, 2010
Joan Janet Sayre passed into God's heavenly kingdom on February 9, 2010. A celebration of life will be held Friday, February 12, at 10:30 a.m. at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, KS. with Lay Minister Brad McCoy and Rev. Dick Robbins officiating. Burial will follow at the Ensign Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, February 11, from noon until 8:00 p.m....
Bernard H. Kinkelaar
Feb 5, 2010
Bernard H. Kinkelaar, 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Dodge City on Friday, February 5, 2010. He was born on April 15, 1926 at Lewis, the son of Henry Garrett and Elleanora Anna (Minet) Kinkelaar. Bernard was a retired farmer and building contractor. He also served in the U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces in the Southwest Pacific from 1944...
Georgia Ruth Greenwood
Feb 5, 2010
Georgia Ruth Greenwood, 67, passed away Friday, February 5, 2010 at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. She was born on March 5, 1942 in San Fernando, California, the firstborn daughter of George Holdsworth and Ruth Aileen (Bay) Greenwood. The family moved to Santa Monica, Calfornia. At the age of three, Georgia moved with her parents to northeast Gray County...
Norma Jean Mills
Jan 29, 2010
DODGE CITY - Norma Jean Mills, 80, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born on August 13, 1929 at Dodge City the daughter of Emmet Martin and Hazel May (Scott) Burdue. On April 7, 1963 she married Delbert Mills in Dodge City, he survives. She was a grade school teacher for several...
Daniel V. Shaull
Jan 27, 2010
DODGE CITY - Daniel V. Shaull, 26, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital & Health Center, Portland, Oregon. He was born on January 7, 1984 at Dodge City the son of Warren and Donna (McWatters) Shaull. Daniel was a friendly, outgoing person known and loved by his family and friends. He enjoyed meeting new people and had...
Mary Lynn Pendergraft
Jan 25, 2010
Mary Lynn Pendergraft, 47, died Monday, January 25, 2010 at her home in Dodge City, KS. She was born on November 4, 1962 at Ulysses, KS, the daughter of Charles and Bertha (Gonzales) Woodring. She enjoyed watching Kansas City Chiefs Football and Reba. Mary also enjoyed painting, texting, and her dog peanut. She dearly loved her children, grandchildren, and family....
Johnny Rueben Flowers
Jan 22, 2010
JOHNNY R. FLOWERS DODGE CITY - Johnny R. Flowers, 83, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at his home in Dodge City, KS. He was born on February 10, 1926 at Coldwater, the son of Milow and Anna Fern (Good) Flowers. Mr. Flowers moved to Cimarron with his family at the age of three. He attended schools there and was a...
Leland K. Kennedy
Jan 20, 2010
Leland K. Kennedy, 82, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Kansas Soldiers Home in Ft. Dodge. He was born on February 2, 1927 in Dodge City, the son of Bert L. and Inez F. (Carter) Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. Lee graduated from Dodge City High School and attended Dodge City Community College. He served...
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