Obituaries

Aug 12, 2019

Lees Summit – Joseph L. Thomas, 72, died August 12, 2019 in Lees Summit, Missouri.  He was born on June 28, 1947 at the son of Frank and Roberta (Mackey) Thomas.

He loved restoring old furniture as well as playing baseball. He was a loving father and grandfather. Joseph also served his church as a ordained deacon....

Aug 11, 2019

Our father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Herman J. Smith, peacefully left us on August 11, 2019 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas.  He was born on December 7, 1921 at Fairview, Oklahoma, the son of Jonathan and Eva (Nightingale) Smith.  He lived a full life spanning 97 years.

Herman grew up and attended school in the Fairview, Oklahoma...

Aug 10, 2019

DODGE CITY - Verla Dean Stauth, 92, peacefully passed away August 10, 2019 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City. Verla was born on May 26, 1927, in Minneola the daughter of Russell and Mabel (Creamer) Creech.

She attended Dodge City High School where she met Tommy Stauth. They were married in 1943 before Tommy left for World...

Aug 10, 2019

Our son, Derrick Wayne Jantz, was born to Jerry and Debbie (Litwiller) Jantz on August 16, 2002 in Dodge City, Kansas. God took him home in the evening hours of August 10, 2019, six days from his 17th birthday. Saturday, as the evening sun was setting, Derrick ran into the arms of Jesus. His body was later found in...

Aug 9, 2019

Fort Dodge - Edward Daniel Lindensmith, 68, passed away at his home in Fort Dodge on Friday, August 9, 2019.  He was born on April 21, 1951 in Hutchinston the son of Arthur and Doris Lindensmith.

Edward attended Hutchinson schools. He joined the United States Navy in 1970 and served in the Vietnam War. Edward returned to...

Aug 9, 2019

Fowler – Ruth Kathlyn Cheney  McPherson, 103, died August 9, 2019 at the Fowler Residential Center in Fowler, Kansas.  She was born on October 18, 1915 at Hillsboro, Kansas to Dr. and Mrs. John Otis and Edith Ella Getman Cheney.

Ruth McPherson was a direct descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins and the Byrums of the...

Aug 8, 2019

Montezuma - Zenaida Bayron, 73, peacefully passed away on August 8, 2019 at SunPorch Nursing Home in Dodge City.  She was born on June 7, 1946 in Dapitan City, Philippines, the daughter of Inocencio Eguia Acaylar and Maxima Dagpin.

Zenaida was a school teacher and school administrator in the Philippines before coming to the United States. She...

Aug 6, 2019

Dodge City - Russell "Kent" Erickson, 87, died August 6, 2019 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  He was born on January 3, 1932 at Garden City, the son of Russell and Hazel Erickson.

Kent was a 1949 graduate of Garden City High School.  He also graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in...

Aug 4, 2019

Colorado Springs – Rick Hahn passed from his earthly bonds on August 4, 2019 while on vacation in Italy. He was born on August 7, 1951 in Dodge City, the son of Donald and Vaneita June (West) Hahn.

He attended Dodge City schools. He was in the first grade when the opened the new elementary school named...

Aug 1, 2019

Yoshie (Tachibana) Mah, 89, died Thursday August 1, 2019 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City, KS after a brief illness. She was born in Tokyo, Japan March 31, 1930 to Tokujiro and Naka Tachibana.

Yoshie attended Tosen Primary School and Fujikage Girls High School in Tokyo, completing her formal schooling in 1943. Following the Korean War,...

Aug 1, 2019

Spearville - Kenneth E. Vowell, 89, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore.  He was born on December 11, 1929 in Blackwell, Oklahoma the son of J. Hugh and Lara (Parks) Vowel.

In 1948, Kenneth graduated from Blackwell High School, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He went to work for Western Electric/Western...

Aug 1, 2019

Michael W. Parker, 56, died August 1, 2019 at his home in Brunswick, Maine.  He was born on May 17, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Liberty Wilson (Sonny) and Saundra (Williams) Parker.

The family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma when Mike was a young child and were members of the Grand Avenue Church of Christ. ...

Jul 31, 2019

SUBLETTE - Frances Jean Hoffman, 91, died July 31, 2019 at the Satanta Long Term Care, Satanta.  She was born on August 10, 1927  at Fritch, Texas  the daughter of Alpha D. and Vera Lucille (McClennagan) French.

A longtime resident of Sublette,  Frances was a 1946 graduate of Sublette High School. On June 30, 1946 she married...

Jul 29, 2019

Glenn E. McCann, 103, died Monday, July 29, 2019 at his home in Mission Woods, Kansas.  He was born June 3, 1916 at Kansas City Missouri, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin McCann.

Glenn attended public schools in Kansas City.  After high school he attended the University of Kansas where he earned a bachelor's degree in...

Jul 26, 2019

DODGE CITY - George Ernest Mussemann died on July 26, 2019 at his home in Dodge City. He was born May 24, 1926 in Wakeeney, to Ferd and Florence (Baughman) Mussemann.

George's family moved to Dodge City in 1930 and moved into a house on First Avenue where George lived from 1932 until his passing. George attended...

Jul 26, 2019

Dodge City – Dr. Richard Kent Burke, 76, passed away July 26, 2019 at Reflection Living, Dodge City surrounded by loved ones.  He was born in Dodge City at Trinity Hospital on March 31, 1943 to Harrison and Margie Burke.

Richard spent the majority of his life in Dodge City with a few exceptions.  As a child,...

Jul 25, 2019

Montezuma - My husband, our father and grandfather, Arland (Arlin) Irving Yost, was born Sept. 11, 1928, to John and Lena Smith Yost on the family farm in rural Gray Co. He peacefully left his earthly life on July 25, 2019, at Bethel Home, Montezuma, reaching the age of 90 years.

At the age of three, daddy...

Jul 25, 2019

Dodge City – William (Bill) Jacob Ring, 69, died July 25, 2019 at Sunporch of Dodge City.  He was born on December 28, 1949 at Saginaw, Michigan the son of Walter Jacob and Gertrude Ann (Kreiner) Ring.

Bill grew up in Wichita and was a graduate of Wichita West High School. He was in the grocery store...

Jul 25, 2019

Dodge City - Eldon Thomas Osborne, 88, passed away July 25, 2019 in Dodge City.  He was born on August 14, 1930 in Hutchinson, the son of Maurice and Rotha Lois (Grasty) Osborne.

Eldon was a graduate of Hanston High School and attended Wichita State University. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and Western Power and...

Jul 21, 2019

Dodge City - Darrell Dee Hendrickson, 77, died July 21, 2019 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on September 17, 1941 in Ellsworth, the son of Claude and Leta (Dengate) Hendrickson.

Darrell was raised on his family's farm in the Shiloh Community in Lincoln County. He graduated from Brookville High School in 1959. In...