Obituaries

Aug 31, 2020

Sublette - Walter Mosttler, 62, died August 31, 2020 at his home in Sublette.  He was born on December 7, 1957 in Julesburg, Colorado the son of Walter Doral and Elsie Katherine (Land) Mosttler.

Walter spent his early childhood in Julesburg.  He then moved with his family to Sublette.  Walter was a 1976 graduate of Sublette High...

Aug 30, 2020

Dodge City - Katelyn Marie McClure, 24, passed from this life on August 30, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on December 7, 1995 at Liberal, the daughter of Tim McClure and Wendy (Horner) Landry.

Katelyn was a lifelong resident of Dodge City and was a graduate of Dodge City High School....

Aug 27, 2020

Dodge City – John Wayne Reno, 75, died August 27, 2020 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on September 2, 1944 at Mena, Arkansas the son of Herbert John and Evalena (Dizmang) Reno.

He married Kathryn Kendall on June 21, 1969 in Clinton, Oklahoma, she survives. Mr. Reno owned the pharmacy in Jetmore for...

Aug 26, 2020

DODGE CITY - Velma C. Maddox-Ferguson, 88, died August 26, 2020 at Sun Porch of Dodge City.  She was born on November 21, 1931 at Bonanza, Arkansas the daughter of Barsie O. and Alice Irene (Robertson) Jones.

Velma grew up in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She married Richard Maddox, Sr. in January of 1955 at Gallup, New Mexico....

Aug 23, 2020

Dodge City - Patricia Lee (Ward) Skaggs passed from this life on August 23, 2020 in Dodge City, where she a resident at Trinity Manor Nursing Home for seven years after a stroke. She was born to Lester L. and Nora (Alexander) Ward on February 16, 1949 in Garden City.

Patricia graduated from Satanta High School in...

Aug 20, 2020

Sublette - Phyllis Bailey, 90, went to her heavenly home on August 20, 2020, after a long illness.  She was born on April 17, 1930 to Boyd and Julia Roderick and into a family where the focuses were church, education, and sports.  She obtained her bachelor's degree from Southwestern College in Winfield and later her master's degree from Oklahoma...

Aug 18, 2020

Colorado Springs - George R. Helsel, 87, died August 18, 2020 at Liberty Heights Skilled Nursing Centerin Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born on May 3, 1933 at Wichita, Kansas the son of Oris and Irene (Craig) Helsel.

George grew up in Wichita, and went on to attend medical school at University of  Kansas Medical Center in...

Aug 18, 2020

Ross Gilbert Snyder, 87, died August 18, 2020 at his home in Fort Dodge.  He was born on March 16, 1933 on the family farm south of Dodge City, the son of Fredrick Luther and Leah Darlene (Ford) Snyder.

Ross grew up on the family farm and attended school through the 8 th grade at a country...

Aug 16, 2020

Eunice - Tricia Burke, 29, passed away August 16, 2020 at her home in Eunice, New Mexico. She was born on August 28, 1990 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Jack and Brenda (Nau) Burke.

Tricia graduated from Spearville High School in 2008 and graduated from Dodge City Community College of Cosmetology in 2009. She loved...

Aug 12, 2020

Sublette - Betty Lane passed into eternal life on August 12, 2020, at age 96. She had been a resident of Reflection Living Senior Living Home in Wichita, during the past six years. She was born Betty Lee Parsons in Newton, on April 23, 1924, to Henry and Bessie Parsons. Her early childhood was spent in Elmdale, Kansas, where...

Aug 10, 2020

Ensign - William Everett McGary Jr. was born in Montezuma on March 28, 1943 to William Everett and Erma M. McGary. William was the sixth of fourteen Children. He went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 10, 2020, while in Clermont, Florida with his daughters.

As a child William attended The Apostolic Faith Pentecostal...

Aug 9, 2020

Lorene F. Lais, 77, died August 9, 2020 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on April 25, 1943 in Connersville, Indiana, the daughter of Orrin A. and Alice (Windblad) Berthiaume.

Lorene was raised in Hagerstown, Maryland.  She moved to New York in 1961 where she worked for ABC-TV.  Lorene then moved...

Aug 7, 2020

Sublette - Vivian Viola Quimby, 78, died August 7, 2020 at her home in Sublette surrounded by her family.  She was born on January 13, 1942 in Rolla, the daughter of Glen A. and Thelma (Dixon) Randle.

Vivian spent her childhood on the farm near Rolla.  She attended Rolla schools, graduating from Rolla High School in 1960. ...

Aug 6, 2020

Ramón Varela-Monje, 85, died Thursday, August 6, 2020 at home, surrounded by his loved ones. Ramón was born in La Capilla Municipio de Cusihuiriachi, Chihuahua on Sunday, February 10, 1935.

Though Ramón worked most of his adulthood operating a crusher in a steel mine, his passion lied in the challenge of breaking in wild mustangs and hunting...

Aug 2, 2020

ROD TORREY passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 2 nd in Wichita, Kansas, surrounded by his loving wife and children.

BORN IN LYONS, KANSAS, Rod was an incredible husband, father, son, brother, and uncle by any standard, humble, funny, kind, generous, but extremely hard working, strong and iron willed. He filled our lives with love, laughter, personal...

Aug 2, 2020

Aubrey Vernon Hanna Jr., 86, died August 2, 2020 at Wesley Trauma Center in Wichita.  He was born on August 4, 1933 in Cimarron, the son of AV Hanna and DeEtta Smith Hanna.

Vernon grew up in Cimarron and on June 3, 1951 married Emma Fay Shepard at The First Christian Church in Cimarron. Vernon began his...

Aug 1, 2020

Ernest was born on March 4, 1928, to John and Ruth Rust in Ruleton, Kansas. He was raised in Goodland. During this time in Goodland, he met his future wife, Luella Lillich, during a bible group at his church. On May 10, 1959, Ernest and Luella were united in Holy Matrimony.

Ernest and Luella stayed in Goodland...

Jul 30, 2020

Ft. Dodge - Ricardo Puentes, 67, died July 30, 2020 at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Ft. Dodge.  He was born on July 26, 1953 at Corpus Christi, Texas the son of Daniel and Celia (Rangel) Puentes.

My dad, He could be a good friend at time's. He was very stubborn and always had to have his way...

Jul 28, 2020

Dodge City - Don Wiles, 93, died July 28, 2020 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on September 11, 1926 at Washington, D.C. the son of Lee and Anna Wiles.

The Family settled in Bennet, Nebraska, where he spent his childhood. Living on the family farm, he also worked on a dairy farm while...

Jul 27, 2020

Iva Lou (Mosher) Birney, 83, died July 27, 2020 at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses.  She was born on March 3, 1937 in Hopkins County, Texas, the daughter of Roy and Winnie Mae (Crumpler) Mosher.

Iva Lou loved her God and her family.  She graduated from high school in Como, Texas and married Walter Birney shortly...