Obituaries

Mar 30, 2022

Dodge City - Joseph Alan "Quezo" Perez, 44, died March 30, 2022 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  He was born on June 2, 1977 at Dodge City, the son of Tom Perez, Jr. and Alice (Lozano) Perez.

Quezo grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. After graduating he worked at...

Mar 28, 2022

Dodge City - Margaret A. Wilks, 75, of Dodge City, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at her home.  She was born May 15, 1946 in Rogersville, Missouri, the daughter of William "Bill" and Bessie (Holland) Green.

Margaret retired from Good Samaritan after 10 years of service. After retiring, she enjoyed crocheting, sewing, nature, and art...

Mar 28, 2022

Kalvesta - J. Hayes Baldwin, 95, died Monday March 28, 2022 at Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore. He was born on October 03, 1926 in Cimarron, the son of Ivan and Elizabeth Baldwin.

Hayes grew up in Finney County. He attended Cimarron High School. On October 15, 1944, Hayes married Olive Sinclair at the Kalvesta Methodist...

Mar 23, 2022

Dodge City – Stella M. Phillips, 84, died March 23, 2022 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City after a long battle with cancer. She was born on July 14, 1937 at Stafford, Kansas the daughter of Murry and Lillie (Hopper) Hall.

Stella married Harold Phillips on July 14, 1957 in Dodge City he preceded her...

Mar 21, 2022

Dodge City - John R. Yochum, 82, died March 21, 2022 at Sun Porch of Dodge City.  He was born on May 31, 1939 at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

There will be no visitation as John's wishes were to be cremated. No services will be held at this time. A private inurnment was held at Fairview Cemetery in Montezuma....

Mar 21, 2022

Cimarron - James "Jim" Louis Wattier, 80, of Cimarron, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. He was born April 8, 1941, in Yankton, South Dakota to Leo and Loretta (Dendinger) Wattier.

Jim grew up on the family farm in Randolph, Nebraska. After graduation, he joined the United States Army and served from September of 1959 to September...

Mar 21, 2022

Dodge City - Joel Chamu-Garcia, 50, died March 21, 2022 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays.  He was born on July 13, 1971 at Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Martin Berrum-Chamu and Guadalupe Garcia-Sosa.

Joel lived in Escondido, California before moving to Dodge City with his family in 1988. He worked at Cargill and National Beef...

Mar 19, 2022

Spearville - Katherine Mary Issinghoff, 77, died March 19, 2022 at North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, Colorado. She was born on November 22, 1944 at New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Joseph Jerome and Margaret Bernadine (Fitzsimmons) Issinghoff.

A graveside service will be held at Windthorst Cemetery on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 10:00 AM. Thoughts...

Mar 17, 2022

Sublette - Agnes "Marie" Leonard, 76, of Sublette, went home to the Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Advent Health, Shawnee Mission. Marie was born September 11, 1945 in Larned, the daughter of Albert G. and Katie V. (Bird) Anderson.

Marie graduated from Garfield High School and then attended Panhandle State University in Goodwell,...

Mar 17, 2022

Dodge City - Roma E. Harris, 90, died March 17, 2022 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. Roma Elaine (Strate) Harris, born January 24, 1932, went to be with her Savior on March 17, 2022.

Roma graduated from Kinsley High School and married her husband of 68 years, David Lee Harris of Kinsley.

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Mar 16, 2022

Family and friends mourn the loss of Verla Carlin Haley

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Verla Carlin Haley on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Born September 25, 1933, in Ford, Verla graduated from Ford High School and married Kenneth Lee Haley in 1951 at the Ford Kansas Methodist Church. The couple moved...

Mar 14, 2022

Dodge City – Betty L. Hankins, 91, died March 14, 2022 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on May 16, 1930 at Sandpoint, Idaho the daughter of Cecil and Margaret White.

She married Paul Ash in 1948, and to this union three daughters were born. The daughters were Criscilla Raye , Renae...

Mar 13, 2022

Lakin - Garth McDonald, 27, of Lakin died Sunday, March 13, 2022, during a wonderful weekend in Wichita with his fiancé, Marissa.  He was born in Garden City on May 4, 1994 to Janene Legg and Ted McDonald.

Garth grew up in the Kalvesta/Garden City/Cimarron area. He loved playing his video games and rooting for the Green...

Mar 12, 2022

INGALLS - Thomas (Tom) Lee Milne, of Ingalls, went to be with the Lord on March 12, 2022. He was born February 2, 1953 in Sabetha, the son of Robert Lee and Bonnie Jean (King) Milne.

He was raised and graduated from high school in Hiawatha. After High School, he and several close friends joined a wheat...

Mar 9, 2022

Dodge City - Patricia Ann Maas, 58, died March 9, 2022 at University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas. She was born on May 16, 1963 at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Arthur Lee Chiles and Dorothy Marie Thul.

Patty moved with her family from to Kingman to Dodge City as a young girl. She attended Dodge City Schools...

Mar 8, 2022

Cimarron - Shirley Jean Ellis, 79, died March 8, 2022 at The Shepard's Center, Cimarron.  She was born on August 9, 1942 in Pratt, the daughter of Samuel "Roy" and Virginia Irene (Ratlief) Ellis.

Shirley grew up in Cunningham and later moved to Pratt. After her parents passed, she moved to Dodge City and resided at Arrowhead...

Mar 7, 2022

Dodge City -Christi E. Reineke, 55, of Dodge City, lost her battle with cancer on March 7, 2022. Christi was born on December 23, 1966 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Gafton "Jack" and Judy (Wagner) Colgin. Christi grew up in Vinita, Oklahoma and attended Will Rogers Elementary School. She loved swimming and being a Bluebird in the Camp Fire Girls...

Mar 6, 2022

Wright - Patricia Coker, 78, died March 6, 2022 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on February 4, 1944 at Loretta, Kansas the daughter of Severin Sr. and Adeline (Befort) Werth.

She married Donald Coker on April 18, 1964 in Schoenchen, Kansas, he preceded her in death on October 10, 2007. Mrs....

Mar 6, 2022

Dodge City -Tyler Hofmann, 35, passed away March 6, 2022, at the Denver Hospice Inpatient Center in Denver, Colorado. He was born October 27, 1986, in Dodge City, Kansas to Bob and Martha (Fordham) Hofmann.

Tyler grew up in Dodge City and attended Dodge City schools and Dodge City Community College. He graduated from Dodge City High...

Mar 6, 2022

Satanta - Leonor Padilla, 87, died March 6, 2022 at her home in Satanta, surrounded by her family.  She was born on December 23, 1934 in Múzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico to Miguel De Leon and Virginia Coronado.

Leonor spent her childhood in Mexico.  On March 25, 1956, she was united in marriage to Reyes Padilla.  In 1972, the...