Obituaries

May 10, 2021

Dodge City - Ethel Arlene Rooney, 84, long time resident of Dodge City, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021. She was best known as Rusty for her red hair and fiery spirit and was born January 17, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Clevella Marguerite Martin Klimek and Charles Lawton Bridges.

She worked many years in...

May 9, 2021

Dodge City - Jeffrey Scott Wright, 60, died May 9, 2021 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City.  He was born on June 4, 1960 at Wichita, Kansas the son of Jimmy and Jackie (Speer) Wright.

He lived most of his life in Dodge City, and was a proud member of the 1978 Red Demons graduating...

May 7, 2021

Ensign - Benjamin Dyck, 56, died May 7, 2021 at his home following a long illness.  He was born on August 2, 1964 in Cuauhtemoc, Mexico  the son of Johann and Elizabeth (Quiring) Dyck.

Benjamin spent his childhood in Cuauhtemoc, Mexico where he attended school.  He went to work at the age of 13, working in a...

May 7, 2021

Floris Jean (Snyder) Hampton died May 7, 2021, in Dodge City, at the age of 93.  She was born to Russell and Mary Lee (Wortman) Snyder on May 3, 1928, in Dodge City.  Except for brief periods away attending college, she lived in the area all of her life, most of it in the rural Dodge City home that...

May 6, 2021

CIMARRON - James G. "Jim" Lacy, 74, died May 6, 2021 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita.  He was born on July 3, 1946 at Dodge City, the son of Keith Willis and Dorothy (Whitmer) Lacy.

Jim grew up in Cimarron and attended Cimarron Schools. He joined the US Navy serving during the Vietnam War. After the...

May 6, 2021

Dodge City - Kenneth Lee Koehn, 87, died May 6, 2021 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City.  He was born on May 27, 1933 in Moundridge, the son of Cornelius H. and Lena (Becker) Koehn.

Kenneth spent his early childhood in the Moundridge and Halstead areas, where he also attended school.  As a teen, his family moved...

May 6, 2021

Ensign - Lex  Hartnett, 64, died May 6, 2021 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. He was born on June 16, 1956 at Ensign, Kansas the son of Arnold and Bette (Reese) Hartnett.

Mr. Hartnett worked as a carpenter all his life and enjoyed playing music and spending time with his family in his spare...

May 4, 2021

Dodge City - Eric Bryan Dirks was born to Kenneth and Mary Alice Dirks on March 5, 1960 in Denver, Colorado. He passed away of natural causes at his home in Dodge City, Kansas on May 3, 2021 at the age of 61 years.

Eric returned to rural Copeland, Kansas with his parents after their term of...

May 3, 2021

Dodge City - On Monday, May 3, 2021, Harold William Waggoner, loving father and grandfather passed away at the age of 60. Harold was born on October 25, 1960 in Dodge City, to Gary and Lelah (Harms) Waggoner.

Harold grew up around Dodge City and graduated from Ensign High School in 1979. After leaving school he spent...

May 2, 2021

Dodge City - Luis Felipe Mejia-Salgado, 23, died May 2, 2021 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Dodge City.  He was born on December 31, 1997 in Guerrero, Mexico, the son of  Felipe Meia and Maria Salgado.

Luis spent his childhood years in Mexico where he attended school.  After he graduated, he moved to...

May 1, 2021

Teri Valencia of Wichita, Kansas went to her Eternal Home in Heaven on May 1, 2021. Teri was born on May 21, 1949 in Ensign, Kansas. She was the youngest child born to Jesus and Candida Sanchez.

Ms. Valencia was a beautiful, kind person who loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grand children as...

Apr 30, 2021

Dodge City – Isaias E. Lopez, 77, died April 30, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on July 6, 1943 at San Francisco de Asis, Durango Mexico the son of Francisco and Carmen (Escobar) Lopez.

He married Juana Vidana in December of 1979. Mr. Lopez loved taking care of his lawn,...

Apr 28, 2021

Dodge City - Evelyn Louise (Trummel) Helm was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world suddenly on April 29, 2021 at age 98. She was born in Wilmore Kansas to Orda and Ethel (Baker) Trummel on November 1, 1922.

She married Louis Helm and together, they had 3 children: Virginia, Carolyn,...

Apr 23, 2021

DODGE CITY - Sandra "Sandy" Louise Unruh, 80, passed away from Pancreatic Cancer on April 23, 2021 at Dodge City. She was born on December 11, 1940 in Bowie, Texas, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Melton) Rudd.

Sandy was a graduate of Bucklin High School and then attended Emporia State University. On November 11, 1961 she...

Apr 23, 2021

Ensign - Jules Racy, 81, died April 23, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on November 5, 1939 at Independence, Kansas the son of William and Eva (Merchant) Racy.

He married Carole Short on October 17, 1964 in Liberal, Kansas, she survives. Mr. Racy proudly served his country in the U.S....

Apr 17, 2021

Montezuma - Lyle LaVonn Rhodes gained his wings at the close of day April 17, 2021. He was reunited with his daughter April whom he missed so profoundly. He was born March 11, 1943 in Tampa, Kansas, the son of Harold and Mable (Minninger) Rhodes.

Lyle was known for his acceptance of everyone he met....

Apr 16, 2021

Spearville – Jack M. Burke, 69, died April 16, 2021 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita.  He was born on October 1, 1951 at Spearville, Kansas the son of Jim and Emma (Lutz) Burke.

He married Brenda Nau the love of his life on September 18, 1976 in Spearville, she survives. Jack loved to...

Apr 13, 2021

Copeland - Lois Jean Jobe, 83, died April 13, 2021 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born on September 22, 1937 in El Dorado, the daughter of Lester and Johanna (Bruer) Hemphill.

Lois spent her childhood in Ulysses. She graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1955. In 1966, Lois married Billy Jobe and they...

Apr 10, 2021

Fred Ray Smith, 88, of Oakdale Drive, Morganton, was welcomed into eternity Saturday, April 10, 2021. Fred was born in Robeson County, NC on Sept. 22, 1932, a son of the late Andrew Jesse and Levada (Owens) Smith.

He was also preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Evelyn Page Smith; 4 brothers, Albert, Clayton,...

Apr 9, 2021

Dodge City – Nancy Ann  Blanchett, died April 9, 2021 at Dove Estates Senior Living in Goddard, Kansas. She was born on January 13, 1937 at Kingman, Kansas the daughter of Lloyd and Lois (David) Milford.

She married Jack Blanchett on May 29, 1955 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death on February 2, 2020. Mrs....