Obituaries

Oct 1, 2018

Dodge City - Donald Dean Hayes, 85, died October 1, 2018 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on January 24, 1933 at Esban, Kansas the son of Fred and Mabel (Healey) Hayes.

Donald married Donna Beth Lehr on July 26, 1953, and to this union three children were born. He later married...

Sep 30, 2018

Dodge City - Lorena Grace Rouse, 63, died September 30, 2018 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  She was born on July 25, 1955 in Fort Benning, Georgia the daughter of Denton and Helen (Stockwell) James.

As a child, Lorena moved often with her family as her father was transferred to various military bases.  Medicine...

Sep 25, 2018

Dodge City - Billy Gene Stills, 73, died September 25, 2018 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on March 27, 1945 in Lamar, Colorado the son of John and Emily Jean (King) Stills.

Billy was raised in Lamar.  He joined the United States Army and was stationed in Germany for several years.  On May...

Sep 25, 2018

Dodge City - Raymond Nau, 91, died September 25, 2018 at Sunporch of Dodge City.  He was born on December 31, 1926 at Spearville, Kansas the son of Louis and Adellia (Koechner) Nau.

He married Hazel Barger on October 11, 1958 at Windthorst, she preceded him in death on April 6, 1994. Raymond worked at Hy Plains...

Sep 25, 2018

Hanston - Conard Armantrout, 84, died September 25, 2018 at Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore. He was born on October 14, 1933 at Scott City, Kansas the son of Enard "Babe" and Lillian (Erskin) Armantrout.

He married Carla Sword on January 28, 1969 in Perryton, Texas, she survives. Mr. Armantrout loved drawing, painting, his show dogs...

Sep 24, 2018

Dodge City - Clarence O. Wright Jr., 72, died September 24, 2018 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on March 24, 1946 at Topeka, the son of Clarence O. Wright, Sr. and Billie D. (Payne) Pope.

Clarence was born and raised in Topeka and was a graduate of Topeka High School. He served in...

Sep 24, 2018

Ruby Kash, 82, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.

She was born Oct. 4, 1935, to Lochlin and Gracie (Campbell) Johnson.

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Sep 19, 2018

SPEARVILLE – Kathleen M. Knoeber, 61, died September 19, 2018 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born on October 31, 1956 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the daughter of Orville Bernard and Wanda Marie (Maurice) O'Brien.

Kathi married Mark Knoeber on August 27, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri. She loved traveling, working in the garden, and...

Sep 19, 2018

Copeland - Mary Joan Gerstner, 85, died September 19, 2018 in Montezuma. She was born on January 9, 1933 in Herford, Texas the daughter of Roy and Nancy Lucille (Bivins) Burges.

As a child, Joan moved throughout the Texas and Oklahoma panhandle with her family. She attended school in Boise City, Oklahoma and in Bagdad, Arizona where...

Sep 17, 2018

Dodge City - Richard Olivarez, Sr., 75, died September 17, 2018 at Dodge City.  He was born on May 27, 1943 at Dodge City, the son of Antonio Olivarez Sr. and Tomasa (Espinosa) Olivarez.

Richard was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. On April 24, 1965 he married Martha Rodriguez at Dodge City. He worked at Hy-Plains/National...

Sep 15, 2018

Fowler - Alice Beulah (Lollar) Hayden, age 84 went home to glory on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at Meade District Hospital surrounded by many of her family members.  She was born to Benton and Mayme (Highley) Lollar in Hooker, Oklahoma on October 26, 1933.

Alice graduated from Guymon High School, 1951 and on...

Sep 13, 2018

Dodge City - Linda Ann Phillips, 72, died September 13, 2018 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on August 21, 1946 at Dodge City, the daughter of Fred and Lilly (Hopper) Lewis.

Linda was born and raised in Dodge City and attended Dodge City Schools. In September of 1964 she married Jim Phillips at...

Sep 8, 2018

Dodge City - Benjamin Vasquez, 58, died September 8, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on February 16, 1960 in Mexico, the son of Benjamin and Socorro (Gonzalez) Vasquez.

Benjamin attended elementary school in Mexico.  In 1976, he moved to the United States and lived in El Paso, Texas. He met Elisa...

Sep 7, 2018

Herbert Calvin White was born to Sebina E. (Leighty) White and Byron F. White in Mulvane, Sumner County, Kansas, on 30 January 1928. He grew up on the farms where his family moved near Mulvane, Lyons, Valley Center, Kingman, Sun City and back to Kingman during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. He graduated from High School in...

Sep 5, 2018

Dodge City - Daniel "Poe" Snyder, 96, died September 5, 2018 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City.  He was born on November 20, 1921 in rural Ford County, the son of Fredrick Luther and Leah Darline (Ford) Snyder.

Poe grew up on the family farm northwest of Dodge City and attended school through the 8 th...

Sep 5, 2018

Cimarron - – Bernice Elinor (Spence) Magouirk was born September 24, 1927, and died peacefully at her home September 5, 2018. She was the daughter of Thomas Isaac and Eva Marie (Brock) Spence. She married Lewis Glenn Magouirk in 1946 in Cimarron where she came to teach after attending the then Emporia State Teachers College. "Grandma Bernie" enjoyed pictures...

Sep 3, 2018

Minneola - Patricia A. Holuska, 80, died September 3, 2018 at Minneola Long Term Care Center in Minneola. She was born on October 1, 1937 at Alexander, Kansas the daughter of Vernon and Lenora (Wolfe) Meyers.

She married Charles Edward Holuska on October 10,1980, he preceded her in death on March 24, 2014. Mrs. Holuska worked as...

Aug 30, 2018

Dodge City - Nina R. DuPree, 80, died August 30, 2018 at her daughter's home in Wichita.  She was born on February 20, 1938 on the family farm near Dodge City, the daughter of Esker and Katherine (Smith) Mayfield.

Nina was raised in Dodge City.  She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1956.  After her graduation,...

Aug 28, 2018

Benjamin Ray Neier, 86, died August 28, 2018 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Dodge City.  He was born on December 4, 1931 in Mullinville, the son of D. Ray and Helen I. (Wilson) Neier.

Ben graduated from Mullinville High School in 1949 and attended Dodge City Junior College.  He married Carol Headrick on November 19, 1950...

Aug 26, 2018

Dodge City - Clareena Michelle Foskuhl-Morales, 6, died August 26, 2018 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  She was born on September 13, 2011 at Dodge City, the daughter of Juan Pedro Morales and Shawna Foskuhl.

Clareena was a First Grader at Beeson Elementary School in Dodge City.

Graveside service will be held at...