Obituaries

Mar 31, 2023

Dodge City - Roy Baxter, 66, died March 31, 2023 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Dodge City. He was born on January 18, 1957 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Elmer and Mary Jane (Davis) Baxter.

Roy was a very avid Denver Broncos fan and also loved to watch KU Basketball. He was very active in...

Mar 30, 2023

Dodge City - Juan De Dios Salas González, de 74 años, falleció el 30 de marzo del 2023 en su casa en Dodge City, Kansas. Nació el 8 de marzo del 1949 en Sain Alto, Zacatecas, México, hijo de Juvenal Salas y Petra González.

Fue miembro de la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Dodge City....

Mar 27, 2023

Dodge City - Erlene Grace Flowers, 91, died March 27, 2023 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on February 8, 1932 at Ingalls, Kansas the daughter of Earl and Grace (Israel) Addison.

Erlene grew up in Ingalls, graduating from Ingalls High School. While in high school, Erlene met Johnny Flowers on...

Mar 27, 2023

Ft. Dodge - Barbara L. Hileman, 76, died March 27, 2023 at Scott County Hospital in Scott City.  She was born on March 20, 1947 in Montebello, California the daughter of Robert and Louise (Willis) Ricks.

Barbara spent her childhood in the Los Angeles area, graduating from Montebello High School in 1965.  On January 28, 1972, she...

Mar 27, 2023

Skylar April (Smith) Pooler, 26, died peacefully on March 27, 2023 at her home in Oklahoma City with her loved ones by her side. She was born on May 29, 1996, in Cushing, Oklahoma to Teresa Ann Prince and Steven Wayne Smith. Skylar was a 2014 graduate of South Gray High School. On March 5, 2016, Skylar changed her...

Mar 25, 2023

Fort Dodge-Leda was born to Paul and Marion Campbell of Owego, New York on February 3, 1943. She was the middle child with an older sister, Sabra, and a younger brother, Paul. She died March 25, 2023 at the Kansas Soldiers Home at Fort Dodge, reaching the age of 80 years.

Leda graduated from Cortland College with...

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...