Obituaries

Jan 14, 2021

Kalvesta - Linda Marlene Legg, 73, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, January 14, 2021. Marlene was born November 24, 1947, in Garden City, to Marvin & Ella Clark.

She attended grade school at White Mound and Theoni schools in rural Finney County. Marlene, affectionately known as Marty, then attended Cimarron...

Jan 13, 2021

Dodge City - Donald D.Winfrey, 87, died January 13, 2021 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on March 1, 1933 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Chester and Hollis (Nelson) Winfrey.

Mr. Winfrey was a graduate of Dodge City High School as well as Dodge City Community College. He married Jean Dowling on...

Jan 11, 2021

FORT DODGE - David Ray Bowersox was born on October 2, 1961, and went to heaven on January 11, 2021, at the age of 59 years, 3 months, and 9 days.

David grew up in Belleville, Kansas, graduating from Belleville High School in 1980.  He honorably served his country in the US Army, which was his proudest...

Jan 7, 2021

Our dear mother, Florence Frank Yost, was born on December 14, 1926 in rural Haskell County, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Frank. She quietly departed this life on January 7, 2021 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, reaching the age of 94 years.

Mom was the second child of a family of seven. Basic schooling...

Jan 2, 2021

Cimarron - Mary Alice Wendel, 78, died January 2, 2021 at Baylor Hospital in Waxahachie, Texas.  She was born on August 28, 1942 in Greer County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charlie Samuel and Pauline (Collins) Rogers.

Mary spent her childhood in the Mangum and Russell, Oklahoma areas.  She graduated from Mangum High School in 1961.  Mary went...

Dec 28, 2020

Montezuma - Darla Kay Marrs, 72, died December 28, 2020 at her daughter's home in Greensburg. She was born on February 9, 1948 in Dodge City, the daughter of Edward and Joann Betty (Hinds) Tyler. Darla's childhood was spent in Copeland where she lived with her parents and brother, Jim. She graduated from Copeland High School in 1966. On...

Dec 25, 2020

Dodge City - Susie Janette Ketner, 90, passed peacefully on December 25, 2020 at Reflection Living, Dodge City.  She was born on May 7, 1930 at Norfolk, Virginia the daughter of William and Janette (Garrett) Scott.

Susie grew up in Norfolk, Virginia and moved with her family to New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where she graduated high school....

Dec 24, 2020

Moscow - Edgar Martinez, 42, died December 24, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born on February 16, 1978 in Hidalgo, Mexico, the son of Gabriel and Maria Martinez. Edgar moved with his family from Mexico to Satanta in 1988. The family then moved to Moscow, where Edgar graduated from Moscow High...

Dec 22, 2020

Montezuma - My husband, TJ Boehs, was born October 12, 1937, in Fairview, Oklahoma to Tobe and Lula (Kahn) Boehs.  He peacefully passed away at Bethel Home in Montezuma on Tuesday evening, December 22, 2020, reaching the age of 83.

The oldest of 4 children, he grew up near Fairview and graduated from high school there.  TJ...

Dec 21, 2020

Cimarron – Daniel Lee Stand, 67, died December 21, 2020 at his home in Cimarron.  He was born on May 30, 1953 at Baxter Springs, Kansas the son of Cornelius and Donna (Allison) Stand.

He married Judy Woods on January 20, 1973 in Kalvesta, she preceded him in death on October 27, 2020. Mr. Stand worked with...

Dec 20, 2020

Montezuma - LaVeda Schmidt, 87, died December 20, 2020 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born on August 2, 1933 in McPherson County near Galva, the daughter of Oren and Hulda (Koehn) Koehn.

LaVeda attended school at the Spring Valley Country Rural School near Canton. On November 23, 1952, she was united in marriage to Willard...

Dec 17, 2020

Peggy Molitor, age 92, of Offerle, Ks, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City, Ks.  She was born January 15, 1928 in Quinter, Kansas to Frank and Elizabeth (Leiker) Herzog.  After graduating from Quinter High School she attended cosmetology school and opened her own beauty salon in Dodge City, Ks.  She sold the...

Dec 17, 2020

COPELAND - Edythe Joan Ward, 91, of Copeland, passed away on December 17, 2020 in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born to Thad and Edythe (Nichols) Tyler on May 1, 1929.

Joan spent her childhood in Copeland, attending school there. On December 7, 1949, Joan was united in marriage to Leonard Ward in Copeland. The newly married couple...

Dec 17, 2020

Montezuma - Clara Melvina Loewen, 98, died December 17, 2020 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born on November 22, 1922 in Balko, Oklahoma the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Just) Karber.

Clara spent her childhood in Balko, Oklahoma. She graduated from Balko High School in 1941 and continued her education at Tabor College. Clara attended...

Dec 13, 2020

DODGE CITY - Brett Anthony Phillips-Besser, 31, died December 13, 2020 at El Dorado.  He was born on November 7, 1989 at Dodge City, the son of Shawn Besser and Shawna Phillips.

Brett grew up in Dodge City and Cimarron and attended schools in both communities. He worked at National Beef, Howell County Feeders, The Truck Washout,...

Dec 13, 2020

Vera Mae Mackey, 96, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Lawton, Oklahoma.  She was born on October 21, 1924 on a farm north of Montezuma, to Mabel Eugenia (Courbot) and Arthur Henry Steward.

Vera graduated from Montezuma High School in 1942.  In the fall of 1942, she received a letter offering a Civil Service position...

Dec 12, 2020

Gracene Eleanor Holuska, 82, died December 12, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on February 21, 1938 in Dodge City, to Aaron Allen and Geraldine (Teagarden) Bailey.

After many moves, her folks settled in Syracuse where she graduated from Syracuse High School in 1955.  On May 28, 1955, she married Roger...

Dec 11, 2020

Dodge City - Carlos Estrada, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, was delivered comfortably into the open arms of our Lord on December 11, 2020. Carlos was born in Chihuahua, Mexico on April 30, 1945.

He married the girl next door and the love of his life, Margarita Gutierrez, on February 16, 1969. Carlos was...

Dec 11, 2020

Dodge City – Alan D. Esplund, 64, died December 11, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on October 4, 1956 at Minneola, Kansas the son of  John R.and Edith Mae (Vandervort) Esplund.

He married Vivian Smith on August 22, 1975 in Dodge City, she survives. Mr. Esplund loved to go hunting...

Dec 10, 2020

Sarah Janell Moote, 37, died December 10, 2020 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on September 5, 1983 in Jay, Oklahoma the daughter of Tom and Kay (Hamilton) Moote.

Sarah spent her childhood in Grove, Oklahoma.  She was a 2004 graduate of Grove High School.  In 2008, Sarah moved to Dodge City with her...