Obituaries

Mar 25, 2023

Ingalls – Dr. Alejandro Santiago-Melgoza, 44, passed away on March 25, 2023 near Ingalls.  He was born on October 20, 1978 at Tantima, Veracruz, Mexico the son of Sirenio Santiago-Tiburcio and Martina Melgoza-Hernandez.

Alejandro grew up in Mexico and attended college to be a doctor of veterinary medicine in Mexico. He moved to Ingalls and had worked...

Mar 25, 2023

Dodge City - Wilma B. Dodson, 99, died March 25, 2023 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on February 17, 1924 at Bucklin, Kansas the daughter of Paul Smith and Iva (Meyer) Smith.

She loved cooking, canning, bowling and spending time with her family in her spare time. Mrs. Dodson loved raising and harvesting...

Mar 24, 2023

Bucklin - Richard Mays, 68, died March 24, 2023 in Bucklin, Kansas. He was born on December 29, 1954 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of Harry Arthur and Mary E. (Forbush) Mays.

He was a Medical Supply Business owner for many years supplying medical equipment and oxygen to hospitals in the Los Angeles area.

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Mar 23, 2023

Dodge City - Natividad Zuñiga Cirila, de 61 años, falleció el 23 de marzo del 2023 en Hastings, Nebraska. Nació el 5 de septiembre del 1961 en Chichihualco, Guerrero, México, hija de Graciano Zuñiga y Paula Cirila.

Fue ama de casa la mayor parte de su vida. Le encantaba tener una casa limpia. Odiaba tener la casa...

Mar 22, 2023

Valley Center, Kansas - Samuel Eugene Giessel, 70, died March 22, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  He was born on November 11, 1952 at Spearville, Kansas the son of Alfred and Edith Mae (Knoeber) Giessel.

Sam married Kathryn Kasselman on February 24, 1973 at Windthorst, Kansas, she survives. Mr. Giessel graduated from Spearville High School...

Mar 21, 2023

Dodge City - Diana Lea Naylor, 73, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 21, 2023 at Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita. She was born on October 25, 1949 in Liberal, KS the daughter of Leon and Loveyla (St. Clair) Wilson.

Diana grew up in Satanta was an active Girl Scout in her community. She...

Mar 14, 2023

Ft. Dodge - Adolph Hennings Highberg Jr., 76, died March 14, 2023 at Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge.  He was born on December 18, 1946 at Palacios, Texas the son of Aldolph and Ninette (Simmons) Highberg, Sr.

Adolph spent his childhood in Okeechobee, Florida.  He graduated from Okeechobee High School.  On October 30, 1970, Adolph enlisted...

Mar 13, 2023

Dodge City - Darlene Frances "Hessman" Hooker, 84, died March 13, 2023 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on August 4, 1938 in rural Ford County, Kansas the daughter of William and Gladys (Trent) Hessman.

She married Clifton Hooker on August 5, 1956 in Dodge City, he survives. Mrs. Hooker was a homemaker and...

Mar 13, 2023

Dodge City - Marcos Isaac De La Rosa, 35, died March 13, 2023 in El Dorado, Kansas. He was born on June 3, 1987 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Silvino and Elvira (Chaparro) De La Rosa.

Marcos was raised in Dodge City, Kansas graduating from Dodge City High School in 2005. He then went to...

Mar 11, 2023

Cimarron - Ray Orren Oyler, 83, passed away March 11, 2023 at The Shepherd's Center, Cimarron surrounded by his family.  He was born on May 30, 1939 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Raymond P. and Mildred (Newberry) Oyler.

He attended Solid Rock School in rural Finney County and Cimarron High School, graduating in 1957. Ray...

Mar 7, 2023

Dodge City - Amanda "Mandy" Laine Pankratz, 43, passed away March 7, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  She was born on February 22, 1980 in Dodge City, the daughter of Verne and Karen (Fleetwood) Pankratz.

Mandy grew up in Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City High School in 1998. Mandy began her college career at...

Mar 6, 2023

Montezuma - Floyd Koehn was born to Cornelius H. and Lena (Becker) on May 14, 1929 on a farm near Halstead, Kansas. He quietly passed away on March 6, 2023 at Minneola Long Term Care Unit in Minneola, Kansas, reaching the age of 93 years.

His childhood years were spent in several central Kansas locations with the...

Mar 5, 2023

Ensign - Virgil Nason was born on April 3, 1942 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Victor and Minnie Nason. Virgil passed from this life on March 5, 2023, in Mulvane, Kansas. He spent his last day surrounded by family celebrating his great-grandson's 2 nd birthday.

He was the younger brother to two sisters, Edna and Melba. Virgil...

Feb 26, 2023

Satanta - Bennie D. Deaton, 78, died February 26, 2023 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. He was born on February 4, 1945 in Dumas, Texas the son of Clark and Bonnie (Besinger) Deaton.

Bennie moved with his family to Satanta in 1951. He attended school in Satanta, graduating from Satanta High School. After...

Feb 24, 2023

Dodge City - Audrey Maxine Johnson, 95, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 24, 2023 at Brookdale Senior Living, Dodge City. She was born on June 26, 1927 at Kiowa, the daughter of William Robert and Audrey Elizabeth (Klingenberg) Withrow.

She grew up in Blackwell, Oklahoma and graduated from Blackwell High School. Maxine...

Feb 24, 2023

Satanta - Kelly Colleen Long, 60, died February 24, 2023 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on August 8, 1962 in Garden City, the daughter of Bob and Margaret (Hurtt) Routh, Sr.

Kelly spent her childhood in Garden City, where she attended school. On May 29, 1982, she married Bruce Long in...

Feb 24, 2023

Monkey Island, Oklahoma- Eugene M. Gregg , 96, died February 24 th , 2023 at, 1:20 PM central time in Miami, Oklahoma at Windridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of natural causes.  He was born on August the 14 th , 1926 in Cocke County, Tennessee, in a log cabin and was the son of Don Gregg and...

Feb 22, 2023

Cimarron - Norma G. Martinez, 71, died February 22, 2023 at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on August 16, 1951 in Corpus Christi, Texas the daughter of Jose and Maria (Garcia) Salinas.

Her early childhood was spent in Bishop, Texas. From there, the family moved to Oregon before moving back to Hillsboro,...

Feb 20, 2023

Dodge City - Beverly Ann Leach, 86, died February 20, 2023 in her daughter's home surrounded by family.  She was born on February 5, 1937 in Pratt, Kansas the daughter of John Hugh and Hazel Doraine (Langley) White.

Beverly grew up in Pratt most of her younger life and lived in Hutchinson, Hanston, Jetmore, and Dodge City...

Feb 15, 2023

Dodge City - Terrence James "Terry" Gleason, 81, died February 15, 2023 at Centura Penrose Hospital, Colorado Springs.  He was born on February 14, 1942 at Dodge City, the son of Michael A. and Agnes C. (Lenahan) Gleason.

Terry grew up in Jetmore and graduated from St. Mary of the Plains High School in Dodge City. He...