Obituaries

May 18, 2025

Bucklin - Grant Powers Jr., 97, died May 18, 2025 at Hill Top House in Bucklin, Kansas. He was born on January 2, 1928 at the family farm north of Bucklin, Kansas the son of Grant and Alice (Henning) Powers.

He married Bonnie Gene Cobb on November 11, 1951 at the Presbyterian Church in Dodge City, she...

May 13, 2025

Cimarron – Barton Collier Cooper, 69, passed away peacefully at his home in Cimarron on May 13, 2025. Born on July 27, 1955, in Lockney, Texas, Barton was the son of Jerry and Faye (Mauldin) Cooper. He spent his early years in Lockney, where he graduated from Lockney High School in 1973. After graduation, he began farming alongside his...

May 13, 2025

Dodge City - Kathleen Papachronis, 76, died May 13, 2025 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Dodge City.  She was born on December 18, 1947 at Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Duane and Anita (Garcia) Delimont.

She lived in Scherville, Indiana for thirty years and taught in the Gary Indiana School District. She moved to Dodge...

May 12, 2025

Cimarron - Kimberly Jo Fairbank, 65, passed away on May 12, 2025 at her home in Cimarron, Kansas surrounded by love and peace. She was born on March 28, 1960 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Joe D. and Donna (Smith) Butcher.

Kim was raised in Cimarron, Kansas and graduated from Cimarron High School in 1978....

May 12, 2025

Dodge City - Dorothy May Albrecht, 82, passed away on May 12, 2025 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. She was born on March 16, 1943 at Madera, California the daughter of Paul and Violet (Barber) Bradley.

Dorothy grew up in Wichita and was a graduate of Trousdale High School. She worked at Gunsmoke Truckstop and...

May 12, 2025

Kenneth Lee Nightengale came into this world on March 4, 1937, to the home of Vernon and Leah (Nichols) Nightengale in Kiowa County, Greensburg, Kansas. He peacefully slipped away at Bethel Home in Montezuma on May 12, 2025, with a clear testimony just reaching the age of eighty- eight years.

Kenneth was the oldest of his siblings...

May 11, 2025

MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025 AT 2:00 PM AT THE DODGE CITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE. INURNMENT WILL FOLLOW AT THE FORD CEMETERY.

Dodge City - Kenneth Wesley Snook, 85 passed away peacefully on May 11, 2025, at his home. Born July10, 1939 in Manitou Springs, CO to Maynard and...

May 11, 2025

Cimarron - Thelma Carol Warner, 85, died May 11, 2025, at the Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born at her grandparents' home in Dodge City, Kansas on November 6, 1939, the daughter of Arnold and Eleanor Schoen.

Thelma's early years were spent around Dodge City living near both sets of grandparents and extended family. After World...

May 11, 2025

Spearville - Janice Kay Rumbaugh, 73, passed peacefully with her family by her side on May 11, 2025 at her home in Spearville. She was born on February 28, 1952 at Ava, Missouri the daughter of Fred and Nora (Garner) Webster.

Janice grew up all over the Midwest moving with her family as her father travelled for...

May 9, 2025

Ulysses - Ermalee Stuart, 100, died May 9, 2025 at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses.  She was born on November 26, 1924, in Hugoton, the daughter of William and Florence (Gooch) French.

Private family burial will take place at a later date.  There is no visitation as cremation has taken place.  Thoughts and memories may be...

May 9, 2025

Cimarron - Stephen Michael McPhail, 54, died May 9, 2025 at his home in Cimarron.  He was born on February 28, 1971 in Ashland, the son of Virgil Charles (V.C.) and Sharron Ann (Baalman) McPhail.

Stephen grew up in Cimarron and was a 1989 graduate of Cimarron High School. On December 6, 1994 he married Angela Davis...

May 8, 2025

Jetmore - Leonard Lee "The Cowboy" Looney, 74, died May 8, 2025 at Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore, Kansas. He was born on November 8, 1950 at Eugene, Oregon the son of Leonard and Annabelle (Killingsworth) Looney.

He married La Donna Kraft on September 18, 1971 she preceded him in death on March 23, 1993. He...

May 8, 2025

Greensburg - Carol Ann Turner, 86, died May 8, 2025 at her home in Greensburg.  She was born on February 1, 1939 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Elsie (Naylor) Stotler.

Carol is survived by two sons, Charles and Kenneth Turner.

Private family service will be held at a later date.  Cremation...

Apr 30, 2025

Copeland - James Milton O'Bleness, son of the late John Richard and Sarah Ernestine Ferguson O'Bleness was born on December 13th 1939 in Ashland Kansas And passed away April 30th 2025 at the age of 85 years and 4 months. James attended high school in Ingalls Kansas graduating in 1957. He was an allstar football and basketball player as...

Apr 27, 2025

Loretta Ellen McDonald-Lewis, 76, a former LPN and middle school paraprofessional in Dodge City, KS, passed away peacefully at the Olathe Hospice House. She was beloved by many and those around her were charmed by her Jesus spirit and hugs.

She was born to Walter and Juanita Foster in Wichita, KS in 1948. She was the 2nd...

Apr 26, 2025

Cimarron - Denice (DeeDee) Lea Woods Cragg passed away peacefully at her home in Cimarron, Kansas, surrounded by her loving family on April 26, 2025. She was born on December 11, 1958, in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Virgil "Butch" and Karlene (Steinkuehler) Woods.

On May 31, 1997, she married her best friend and soulmate, Gene...

Apr 25, 2025

Dodge City - Barbara Lubbe, 35, passed April 25, 2025 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on June 14, 1989, in Dodge City, the daughter of Mary Eloise Lopez.

Barbara was a lifetime resident of Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City High School in 2007.  Following graduation, she went on to further her education...

Apr 22, 2025

Dodge City - Abraham Manuel Bencomo, de 74 años, falleció el 22 de abril de 2025 en el Swedish Medical Center de Colorado. Nació el 21 de junio de 1950 en Ignacio Zaragoza, Chihuahua, México, hijo de Genovevo Bencomo y Ramona Beltrán.

Abraham era muy amable, conversador y le encantaba ayudar a la gente, incluso si no...

Apr 22, 2025

Jack Warren Shultz, of Topeka, KS (formerly of Dodge City, KS), went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Jack was born in Wichita, KS on August 4, 1940.

He married his wife, Janice S. Bertrand, on June 5, 1960. Following graduation from Kansas State University, Jack received his...

Apr 21, 2025

Ft. Dodge – Maurice Lee "Cotton"  Larman, 94, died April 21, 2025 at Kansas Veterans Home at Ft. Dodge.  He was born on October 1, 1930 at Byers, Oklahoma the son of Basil and Eva (Forehand) Larman.

He married Joyce Swartz on April 18, 1959, she preceded him in death. Mr. Larman proudly served his country in...