Obituaries

Apr 2, 2021

DODGE CITY - Darrel Lee Blackburn, 66, died April 2, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  He was born on February 10, 1955 at Dodge City, the son of William W. and Myrtle E. (Cox) Blackburn.

Darrel was a lifelong resident of Dodge City and attended Dodge City Schools. He worked at Curtis Machine for...

Apr 2, 2021

Dodge City - Socorro Eloy Nieto, 71, died April 2, 2021 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita.  He was born on May 22, 1949 at Chihuahua, Mexico the son of Daniel and Maria (Zubia) Nieto.

He married Velia Miramaontes on December 12, 1972 in Chihuahua, Mexico, she survives. Mr. Nieto loved spending time with...

Mar 30, 2021

Danny Lee Schmidt, 72, died March 30, 2021 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City.  He was born on December 17, 1948 at Dodge City, the son of Darrel C. and Vera Pauline (King) Schmidt.

Danny grew up on the family farm, six miles northwest of Copeland.  He graduated from Copeland High School in 1967, where he loved...

Mar 28, 2021

Dodge City - Gilbert Gallegos, 33, died March 28, 2021 in rural Ford County due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.  He was born on November 5, 1987 in Dodge City, the son of Manuel and Beatriz (Chavez) Gallegos.

Gilbert's childhood was spent in Montezuma.  He attended Montezuma Elementary, South Gray Junior High, and South Gray...

Mar 21, 2021

Our dad, Roger Lopez, passed away peacefully, March 21st, 2021 at home with mom and his children around him. He was born on December 26th, 1937 at Howell, KS. The son of Luciano and Maria (Rodriguez) Lopez.

Roger married Mary Jane (Guerrero) Lopez on April 19th, 1958 at Hugoton, KS. They lived their entire married life in...

Mar 19, 2021

COLORADO SPRINGS - Marianna F. Keller, 98, passed peacefully on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Namaste Alzheimer's Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado.  She was born on October 14, 1922 at Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Clark and Elizabeth Naomi (Stolfus) Fowler.

Marianna's parents moved from Emporia to a ranch in Southeastern Colorado when she was a child, and...

Mar 15, 2021

Eugene W. Cooper

Fort Dodge – Eugene Wallace Cooper, 73, died March 15, 2021 at the Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge, Kansas.  He was born on July 23, 1947 at Los Angeles, California.

He is survived by his son, David Cooper and wife Angela of Kansas; daughter, Michelle Sawmiller and husband Shane of Ohio;...

Mar 14, 2021

Dodge City - Tamara Woods, 61, died March 14, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on July 27, 1959 at Ness City, Kansas the daughter of William Harry and Joan Marie (Wasinger) VanDegrift.

She married Donald Woods on September 14, 1985 in Ness City, he survives. Mrs. Woods loved working on...

Mar 11, 2021

Cimarron - Carol E. Smith was born Carol E. Beauchamp on November 9, 1938 in Sterling to Dr. Preston Earl Beauchamp and Bernice ( Bryant ) Beauchamp.

On February 20, 1954, she married Richard D. Smith "Dick" in Hutchison. Together they shared their lives, hopes, and adventures for the next 67 years.  She spent most of her...

Mar 10, 2021

Sublette - Victor Shotton, 88, died March 10, 2021 at Gilbert Mercy Hospital in Gilbert, Arizona.  He was born on July 28, 1932 in Garden City, the son of John T. and Zella Fern (Hahn) Shotton.

Vic grew up in Haskell County.  He graduated from Sublette High School in 1950.   On July 18, 1951, Vic was united...

Mar 8, 2021

Fort Dodge - Steven Craig Zimmerman, 72, died March 8, 2021 in Fort Dodge.  He was born on May 1,1948 in Spearville, the son of Edward and Dolly (Craighead) Zimmerman.

Steven grew up in Dodge City before moving to Fowler where he graduated from Fowler High School in 1966. After high school, Steven enlisted in the United...

Mar 7, 2021

Dodge City -    Kenneth E. Erickson, born to Erma Miller Erickson on June 27, 1939, in Kinsley, KS died on March 7, 2021. He married Jerry Zink Cook on August 23, 1986, she survives.

Kenny was proud to be a great welder. He quit welding so he could take over the farming for Jerry. He said farming...

Mar 4, 2021

Dodge City - Dorothy Virginia Thurnau, 94, died March 4, 2021 at Minneola Long Term Care Unit.  She was born on August 10, 1926 in Konawa, Oklahoma the daughter of Joseph Earl and Barbara (Walker) Barton.

Dorothy's early childhood years were spent in Oklahoma.  The family then moved to Dodge City and Dorothy graduated from Dodge City...

Feb 27, 2021

DODGE CITY - Margaret E. Blea, 91, died February 27, 2021 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on September 14, 1929 at Dodge City, the daughter of Mike and Tomasa (Delgado) Espinosa.

Margaret was born and raised in Dodge City. On March 25, 1944 she married William S. Blea at Dodge City. She was...

Feb 21, 2021

Sublette - Marilyn McIver, 81, died February 21, 2021 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. She was born on June 26, 1939 in Stratton, Nebraska the daughter of Clyde and Mabel (Wickicer) Dunham.

As a child, Marilyn lived with her grandparents near Juanita, Nebraska and attended school there.  She later moved to Satanta to help her...

Feb 16, 2021

Janol Lee Dalton 91, passed away on February 16, 2021 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City.

Janie was born June 7, 1929 in Garnett, Kansas, to Wayne & Zelma Shannon.  She grew up in Sedan, Kansas, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Jack, in 1950.  Following their move to Jetmore and eventually...

Feb 15, 2021

Derby - Orlan Lee Unruh passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Derby, on Monday, February 15, 2021. Orlan went to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 92. Orlan was born December 20, 1928 at the home place on a farm near Copeland. Orlan was one of seventeen children born to his...

Feb 13, 2021

Dodge City - Vera Jean Swafford, 93, died February 13, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  She was born on October 31, 1927 in Cleveland, Oklahoma the daughter of Everett E. and Oletha (Millis) Sylvester.

In 1932, during the depression, Jean moved with her family to Dodge City.  She attended Dodge City schools and...

Feb 9, 2021

Dodge City - Debra Ann Goodwin, 52, died February 9, 2021 at her home in Dodge City surrounded by loved ones.  She was born on December 30, 1968 in Dodge City, the daughter of Dale and Peggy (Harris) Crumb, the oldest of four siblings.

Debra graduated Dodge City High School in 1987. After high school, she had...

Feb 6, 2021

Montezuma - Harvey James Koehn was born on April 10, 1955 at Rancho La Tena, Chihuahua, Mexico to Sam C. and Iva Koehn.  He quietly passed away at his home on February 6, 2021.

At the age of 3, he, together with his parents, made the big move to the United States and settled in at Galva....