Obituaries

Mar 27, 2024

Marion Dwight Becker was born February 1, 1938, to Kermit and Sophia (Unruh) Becker at McPherson, Kansas. He passed away March 27, 2024, at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas.

He grew up on a farm in rural Canton, Kansas. Dad had a new birth experience and was baptized in the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite on...

Mar 26, 2024

Dodge City - Coraillee Bell, 90, died on March 26, 2024 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on May 7, 1933 in Dodge City, the only child of Clarence and Maude (Prescott) Cook.

Coraillee was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. She was a member of the 1951 graduating class of Dodge City High...

Mar 25, 2024

Kinsley-Alojzy Biarda, 74, peacefully left this earth on March 25, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 13th , 1949 at Gdansk, Poland the son of Jan and Jadwiga (Swed) Biarda. On July 8th, 1973 he married the love of his life Krystyna (Lenkiewicz) Biarda. They raised two daughters Margaret and Eva.

Mar 24, 2024

Socorro Vélez Adame (55) falleció el 24 de marzo de 2024, en el hospital Ascension Via Christi St Francis en Wichita, Kansas. Nació el 19 de febrero de 1969, en Chichihualco, Guerrero, hija de Paula Adame Visoso y Ranulfo Vélez Romero.

Socorro vivía en Dodge City, Kansas, con sus hijos Sofia Katie y Kevin Alberto Carrera Velez,...

Mar 24, 2024

Ft. Dodge - Ginger Roseann McMillian, 80, died March 25, 2024 at the Kansas Soldiers Home at Ft. Dodge. She was born on February 22, 1944 at Pratt, Kansas.

She married Richard McMillian on October 8, 1998 in Dodge City, he survives. She proudly served her country in the United States Army from January 5, 1976 to...

Mar 16, 2024

Dodge City, KS – It is with great sadness that the family of Davie Lynn Lloyd, age 72, announce his passing March 16, 2024, at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on August 25, 1951 in Dodge City, the son of Roland Davie and Dolores Juanita (Johnson) Lloyd.

Davie was a lifetime resident of Dodge...

Mar 15, 2024

Sublette – Aron Fehr, 67, died March 15, 2024 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. He was born on August 27, 1956 in Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Peter and Helena (Buckert) Fehr.

Aron spent his childhood in Mexico. In 1976, Aron married Helen Schellenberg. They moved to the United States in 1981. Aron enjoyed...

Mar 15, 2024

Dodge City - Mary Patricia Anders (Pat) left this earthly place on March 15, 2024. She was born to Merrill and Margaret (Baker) Straight on April 29, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. Pat graduated from St. Mary of the Plains High School in 1954 and married Lawrence Anders that same year. They had five daughters and two sons, Debby...

Mar 12, 2024

Offerle - Lemro Freddie "Fred" Felkins, 87, passed away March 12, 2024 in Wichita, Kansas, from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Edwards County. Fred was born on August 14, 1936 to Lemro and Lenora (VanDeusen) Felkins in Vesta Township , Clark County, Kansas on his family's farm. He attended school in Ashland, Kansas where he resided until...

Mar 11, 2024

Cimarron - Peggy Toland, 82, died March 11, 2024 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Baldwin, Kansas. She was born on January 1, 1942, in Garden City, the daughter of Clyde C. and Esther Vida (Goodale) Smith.

Peggy spent her childhood in Kalvesta where she attended school.  She was a graduate of Ingalls High School.  Peggy...

Mar 9, 2024

Dodge City - Lance Lee Nichols, 84, died March 9, 2024 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.  He was born on July 25, 1939 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Virgil F.  and Vera M. (Long) Nichols.

Lance grew up in Lyndon and graduated from Lyndon High School. He then attended Emporia State Teachers...

Mar 7, 2024

Dodge City - Juan José Hipólito Marrufo, de 42 años, falleció el 7 de marzo de 2024 en el Centro Médico Wesley, Wichita.  Nació el 21 de agosto de 1981 en Río Grande, Zacatecas, México, hijo de Manuel Hipólito Hernández y San Juana Marrufo Pacheco.

Trabajó en Ford County Feeders. Juan era muy trabajador y muy responsable....

Mar 6, 2024

Dodge City - Delores Darlene Adams, 67, died at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita on March 6, 2024.  She was born on January 30, 1957 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of James O. and Wanda Williams.

In her younger years, Delores loved gymnastics, roller skating, and partying. Some of her favorite pastimes were watching her soaps, playing...

Mar 5, 2024

Spearville - David Edward Endres, 80, died March 5, 2024 at his home in Spearville.  He was born on August 13, 1943 at Newton, the son of Edward and Anna (Gronau) Endres.

David served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and Mediterranean Gulf. He was aboard the USS Forrestal when it caught fire in 1967....

Mar 4, 2024

Montezuma - Leland Howard Dirks was born July 17, 1933 to Henry and Sadie (Smith) Dirks at Halstead, Kansas. He passed away at the Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade, Kansas on March 4, 2024.

He grew up in Halstead until eight years of age, and it was then that the Henry Dirks family moved to Rich...

Mar 3, 2024

Cimarron - Vesta Carlene Wendel, 89, died March 3, 2024 at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on May 29, 1934 at Copeland, Kansas the daughter of Melvin and Myrl (Stebbins) Frazier.

Carlene attended all 12 years of school in Ingalls and took some outreach courses at Garden City and Dodge City Junior Colleges, and...

Mar 2, 2024

In loving memory, William Joseph (Bill) Hicks, a devoted father, loving husband, and cherished friend, passed away on March 2, 2024, at his home in Dodge City, KS.  Born on July 16, 1946 in Stafford, KS to Hobert Dwayne Hicks and Celia Francis Taylor.  Bill moved with his Mother and brothers to Kinsley in 1959 and graduated from Kinsley...

Feb 28, 2024

Dodge City - Louise was born July 5, 1937, the daughter of Conrad and Eva Shiller in Pratt. She died on February 28, 2024 at her home in Dodge City, reaching the age of 86 years.

Louise graduated from Pratt High School. Her love for her God, Jehovah, motivated her to dedicate her life to Him and...

Feb 12, 2024

Marilyn Deyone Ellis, of Topeka, 69, passed away at home in the earliest hours of February 12, 2024, surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born August 6, 1954 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Billy and Marcy (Singleton) Briney. She was the eldest of four children: a sister, Debbie, and brothers, Rick and Phillip. The family moved to Dodge City...

Feb 11, 2024

Dodge City - Kenneth Joe Plush, 83, died February 11, 2024.  He was born on July 29, 1940, in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Lloyd and Dorothy (Brazeal) Plush. On July 2, 1966, he married Betty Follingstad. They were married 57 years.

Kenneth grew up in Glasco, Kansas. He played football at the University of Kansas and...