Obituaries

Nov 6, 2018

Dodge City - Charles (Chuck) Eldon Babcock, 81, passed away November 6, 2018 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.  He was born on February 23, 1937 in Hutchinson, the son of Leon and Wilma (Taylor) Babcock.

Charles is survived by his wife Ruth of the home; children, Susan (John) Ellmore of Garden City, Kris Babcock...

Nov 4, 2018

Sublette - Brian Kelly Quimby, 52, died November 4, 2018 in Haskell County. He was born on October 18, 1966 in Guymon, Oklahoma, the son of Dennie Lee and Vivian Viola (Randle) Quimby. Brian moved with his family several times before they came to Sublette. He graduated from Sublette High School in 1986. Brian became a father to Ryan on...

Nov 3, 2018

Spearville - Mary Norma Schulte, 92, died November 3, 2018 at the Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore. She was born on December 4, 1925, Kingman, the daughter of Leonard and Mary Ethel (Moorhouse) Hess.

On February 10, 1944, Mary Norma was united in marriage to Henry Schulte.  The couple made their home in Spearville where they...

Nov 2, 2018

Cimarron - Carol Fern Hargett, 87, died November 2, 2018 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Dodge City.  She was born on May 26, 1931 at Horace, Kansas, the daughter of George Kenneth and Lulu (Harper) Foster.

She married Roy Gene Hargett on February 23, 1952 in Dodge City.  He preceded her in death on January 30,...

Oct 29, 2018

Carla Kay Pettay, 56, died October 29, 2018 at St. Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park.  She was born on December 14, 1961 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Carl and Edith (Alberding) Pettay.

Carla moved from Hutchinson to Montezuma with her family.  Later the family moved to Sublette where Carla graduated from Sublette High School in 1980. ...

Oct 27, 2018

Dodge City - Norma Jean (Newell) Bradfield-Schoen, 92, died October 27, 2018 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.  She was born on January 14, 1926 on a farm south of Dodge City to Hardin H. and Blanche M. (Durham) Newell.

Norma Jean attended South Hopewell school in Ford County and was a 1943 graduate of...

Oct 24, 2018

Montezuma - Clayton Ferguson, 90, died October 24, 2018 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born on December 15, 1927 at his grandparents farm in Gray County, the son of Stephen Leroy "Roy" and Alice Gertrude (Anton) Ferguson. Clayton was a lifetime resident of Gray County. He was the valedictorian of Montezuma High School class of 1945. Clayton began...

Oct 24, 2018

Dodge City - Mary Jo Tasset, 68, died October 24, 2018 at her home in Dodge City surrounded by family.  She was born on April 16, 1950, the daughter of Edward & Marion (Mallow) Schinstock.

Mary Jo was born in Dodge City and raised on the family farm in Ford County.  She attended school in Ford.  On...

Oct 22, 2018

DODGE CITY – Rose Rita Margaret Horton, 77, died October 22, 2018 at Sun Porch, Dodge City. She was born on September 9, 1941 at Dodge City, the daughter of Raymond and Julia (Batt) Patterson.

Rita was born and raised in Dodge City and graduated from Dominican High School in Great Bend in 1959. She attended and...

Oct 22, 2018

Montezuma - Sara Sandvos, 44, died October 22, 2018 at her home in Montezuma surrounded by her family. She was born on July 28, 1974 in Fredonia, the daughter of Bill and Ursula (Schafer) Row. As a child, Sara moved with her family to Cassville, Missouri. She graduated from Cassville High School in 1992. Shortly after graduation, she moved to...

Oct 21, 2018

Montezuma - Verbena Le (Unruh) Yost was born October 20, 1929, to Albert and Amanda (Koehn) Unruh on the family farm near Montezuma, Kansas. Mother was released from this earthly life on the morning of October 21, 2018, one day after her eighty-ninth birthday. Mother spent her childhood years on her parents' farm. She completed eight years of school in...

Oct 20, 2018

Dodge City – Rodney Dean Ratzlaff, 71, died October 20, 2018 at SunPorch in Dodge City.  He was born on October 1, 1947 in Dodge City, the son of John and Betty (Peaster) Ratzlaff.

Rodney served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970, stationed in Georgia. While there, he married Vivian Williams on October 26,...

Oct 20, 2018

Dodge City - Christopher Benson, 23, departed our world on October 20, 2018. He was born in Dodge City to Christina Jean (Benson) Clark on July 7, 1995. His step father was the late Neil Clark.

He was raised by his Aunt and Uncle Patricia Patton and the late Don Patton and spent most of his earlier...

Oct 19, 2018

Dodge City – Francis V. Bittle, 81, died October 19, 2018 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  He was born on October 26, 1936 at Victoria, Kansas the son of Frank and Helen (Weigel) Bittle.

He married Donna Wells on December 29, 1958, she survives. He served his country in the Army Reserves from 1954...

Oct 16, 2018

David Lee Harris, born August 15, 1930, went to his Savior on October 16, 2018.

David graduated from Kinsley High School and married his wife of 68 years, Roma Elaine Strate Harris of Kinsley.

David wore many hats and had many interests.  He is best known as a "Chicken Rancher" from Harris & Sons of...

Oct 12, 2018

Dodge City - Jose Isabel Martinez, 23, died October 12, 2018 in Dodge City.  He was born on June 1, 1995 at Torreon, Mexico the son of Claro Galindo and Cecilia (Encinias) Galindo.

He worked as a laborer for a roofing company. Jose loved watching football especially the Denver Broncos. He loved to exercise and lift weights...

Oct 6, 2018

Dodge City - Jerome Herrera died October 6, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.  He was born at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Casimiro and Carmen (Mendoza) Luera Herrera.

He worked at IBP in his early years and later went to work for Taco Tico and other restaurants in Dodge City. Mr. Herrera loved taking...

Oct 4, 2018

My wife, our mother and grandmother, Shirley Arlene Koehn was born to Jesse and Frances (Yost) Schmidt on May 9, 1941 in Gray County Kansas. She peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of Oct. 4 th 2018, at the Fairview Fellowship Home reaching the age of 77 years.

She grew up on the farm northwest...

Oct 2, 2018

Dodge City - Dona Gay Wallace, 90, peacefully passed October 2, 2018 in Dodge City, at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains. She was born October 10, 1927 in Comanche County, the daughter of Abe and Cathryn Darroch. As a child Dona Gay lived in Coldwater, where she attended school and graduated from Coldwater High School. She then graduated from...

Oct 1, 2018

Marie Fern (Bartholomew) Grover

Marie Fern Grover, 97, passed away on October 1, 2018 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City, Kansas. She was born December 22, 1920 in rural Rooks County, the daughter of Earl R. and Alice (Hale) Bartholomew.

Marie attended the Mt. Lebanon one room school until the family moved to Stockton,...