David R. Unruh
Sep 13, 2021
Montezuma - Our beloved father, grandfather, and husband, David Russel Unruh was born on August 15, 1929 to Abe J. and Elizabeth (Unruh) Unruh in rural Gray County. He quietly and peacefully passed to his eternal reward on September 13, 2021. He reached the age of 92 years.
He spent his childhood years on the...
Cleo Hughes
Sep 13, 2021
Dodge City- Ruby "Cleo" (Blanchett) Hughes, 88, of Dodge City, died Monday, September 13, 2021, at her home.
She was the second of twin babies (brother: Orville "Leo") born on March 10, 1933, near Weathers, Arkansas, to Joe and Nettie (Weber) Blanchett. In 1940, her family moved back to Minneola, Kansas where she attended school.
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M. Leah Hayes
Sep 5, 2021
M. Leah Hayes passed away on September 5, 2021, at the age of 94. Leah was born October 6, 1926, in Pittsburg, Kansas to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn D. Smith.
Moving around as a young child, the family finally settled in Joplin, Missouri where she graduated from Joplin High School in 1944. Upon graduation she attended Kansas...
Shirley Ruth Shotton
Sep 5, 2021
Sublette - Shirley Ruth Wait Shotton passed away on September 5, 2021. She was born on November 2, 1932 in Finney County, Kansas to the late Raymond and Allie Wass Wait. Shirley married her high school sweetheart; Victor Lynn Shotton in Sublette, Kansas on July 18, 1951 and began a family together.
Shirley was an entrepreneur at...
Linda D. Koch
Sep 5, 2021
Linda D. Koch (West), age 78 passed away peacefully at home in Naples, Florida on September 5, 2021. Linda was born in Dodge City, Kansas on November 19, 1942, the daughter of the late Emerson C. and RoseMary (Williams) West.
After graduation, she married her sweetheart Hugh R. (Bud) Koch in 1960 and shortly after, moved to...
Ronald Lavern Hunter
Sep 3, 2021
Dodge City- Ronald Lavern Hunter passed from this earthly life on Friday September 3, 2021, at the home of his son in Tucson Arizona. Ronald was born in Dodge City Kansas to Daniel L and Hazel V (Woods) Hunter on Saturday October 19, 1929. Ron spent his entire life in Dodge City, graduating from high school in 1947. Ron...
Frances Irene Wedel
Aug 28, 2021
Dodge City - Frances Irene Wedel, age 87, passed away Saturday morning, August 28, 2021 at the Manor of the Plains nursing home, Dodge City. She was born April 10, 1934 at Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of Cornelius H. and Tena A. (Kroeker) Ediger.
She was born in a Christian family where she was taught about the...
Helen Mae Alexander
Aug 24, 2021
Helen Mae Alexander, age 57, of Amorita, Oklahoma, passed away August 24, 2021, in Omaha, Nebraska after a brave and lengthy battle with breast cancer and sarcoma of the lung.
Helen was born November 21, 1963, in Kiowa, Kansas to William Alexander, Jr. and Mary Katherine (Stewart) Alexander. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1982 and...
Roy Noble Snyder
Aug 23, 2021
Roy Noble Snyder 89, died August 23, 2021, at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born on September 16, 1931, in rural Ford County, Kansas, the son of Frederick Luther and Leah Darline (Ford) Snyder.
He married Bertha "Birdie" Ochs on June 6, 1956. She preceded him in death on May 24, 1962. He later married Valetta...
Ingeborg "Inge" Amelia Johnson
Aug 15, 2021
Dodge City – Ingeborg "Inge" Amelia Johnson, 93, passed away August 15, 2021 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on August 12, 1928 at Koblenz, Germany the daughter of Andreaus and Amelia Karbach.
Inge married Samuel D. Gill on July 13, 1951 in Wiesbaden, Germany, he preceded her in death on January 12, 1990....
Kathy Jo Koehn
Aug 15, 2021
Montezuma – Twin girls were born to Clarence and Wilma Ruth (Hart) Rylant on November 11, 1962 in Kiowa, Oklahoma. When the girls were several years old, the family was separated. A couple of years later, Jake and Mary Koehn of Montezuma adopted one of the twins. They named her Kathy Jo. Finally, Jake and Mary had a little...
Marilyn Weber
Aug 11, 2021
DODGE CITY - Marilyn Weber, 74, died August 11, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on July 17, 1947 at Dodge City, the daughter of W.A. and Mildred (Worford) Stephens.
Marilyn was born and raised in Dodge City and was a graduate of Dodge City Senior High School. On October 28, 1967...
Cathy D. Meadows
Aug 7, 2021
Cathy Delores Meadows, 68, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2021 at SunPorch of Dodge City. She was born on September 18, 1952 at Blackwell, Oklahoma, the daughter of Gerald Warren and Nancy Christine "Chris" (Hayden) Blue.
Cathy grew up mostly in Ashland, Kansas. She spent most of her adult life in Dodge City, before moving back...
Karen Annette Ryba
Aug 2, 2021
Dodge City - Karen Annette Ryba, 81, died August 2, 2021 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born on February 4, 1940 on the family farm near Ford, the daughter of C. Kenneth and Nola Lorene (Riegel) Gimbel.
Karen spent her childhood years in Ford County. She graduated from Dodge City...
Donna Charlene Mcgregor
Aug 1, 2021
Dodge City - Donna Charlene McGregor, 74, died August 1, 2021 at Dodge City. She was born on July 26, 1947 at Casper, Wyoming the daughter of Elwin Dean and Margaret May (Roberts) McGregor.
Donna was a hard worker and her love of history lead her to work at the Custer Battlefield and also for many years...
Kay Lynne Price
Jul 31, 2021
Dodge City - Kay L Price, 85, died July 31, 2021 at Western Plains Regional Hospital in Dodge City. She was born on August 1, 1935 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Fern (Huffman) Brown.
Kay grew up in Wichita and attended Wichita schools, graduating from Wichita East High School. She married Walter Price on...
Martha L. Mcqueen
Jul 30, 2021
Dodge City - Martha Lou McQueen, 69, went to heaven on July 30, 2021. She was born on August 5, 1951 at Dayton, Ohio the daughter of Claude and Bessie (Macy) McMinn.
As a daughter of a minister, Martha spent much of her childhood moving with her family. The family eventually landed in Bern, Kansas, where she...
Gonzalo Briones Reyes
Jul 28, 2021
Dodge City - Gonzalo Briones Reyes, 76, died July 28, 2021 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on June 17, 1945 at Ciudad Anahuac, Nuevo Leon, Mexico the son of Jose de la Cruz Reyes and Priciliana (Briones) Reyes.
He married Elia Ortega on December 17, 1971 in Clovis, New Mexico, she survives....
Clifford (C.W.) Wayne Moon
Jul 27, 2021
Dodge City - Clifford Wayne (C.W.) Moon, 94, died July 27, 2021 at the home of his grandson, in Salado Texas. C.W. was born in Topeka on November 15, 1926 and was raised in Ottawa.
He joined the United States Navy towards the end of World War II and served in active duty aboard the USS Biloxi...
Walter L. Price
Jul 26, 2021
Dodge City - Walter L. Price, 89, died July 26, 2021 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on February 18, 1932 at Mullinville, Kansas the son of Harold and Virgie (Stein) Price.
Walt was raised in Mullinville, Kansas and went on to attend York College in York, Nebraska. He married Kay Brown...
