Obituaries

Dec 31, 2017

Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Edna May Jenkins-Norton, 92, died December 31, 2017 at Lake Havasu City, Arizona.  She was born on May 3, 1925 at the daughter of Grant Newton and Jesse Elvina (Potts) Dunn.

She married Everett Harvey Norton on November 21, 1941 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death on Nov. 20, 1970....

Dec 25, 2017

Spearville - Alice Zurbuchen, 101, died December 25, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on June 15, 1916 in Wright, the daughter of Gerhard and Dena (Bosman) Bleumer.

Alice attended the country school in Wright.  She married Paul Zurbuchen on February 19, 1938 at Wright.  He preceded her in death...

Dec 24, 2017

DODGE CITY - Carl Monroe Mackey, 91, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at Comanche Co. Memorial Hospital.  He was born on April 22, 1926, in Rockbridge, Missouri, to Hazel Faye (Edwards) Mackey and Homer Charley Mackey.

Carl joined the US Army on September 27, 1944.  He served in the Philippines and in...

Dec 19, 2017

Ezekiel (Zeke) P. Rodriguez

Dodge City - Ezekiel (Zeke) P. Rodriguez, 86, died December 19, 2017 in Dodge City, Kansas.  He was born on April 14, 1931 at the Mexican Village in Dodge City, Kansas the son of Calletano and Rafaela P. Rodriguez.

Ezekiel entered into his heavenly reward where he was reunited with his...

Dec 18, 2017

Overland Park - Nona Chaffin, 75, died December 18, 2017 at her home in Overland Park. She was born on June 30, 1942 at Ness City, the daughter of Eugene Worth and Winona Mae (Newcomb) Damon.

Nona was a graduate of Olathe High School. Following graduation, she attended Emporia State Teacher's College where she met Bill W....

Dec 17, 2017

MONTEZUMA - Rick Jantz, 34, died December 17, 2017 in Independence.  He was born on July 30, 1983 in Dodge City, the son of Burl and Shelley (Reid) Jantz.

Rick graduated from South Gray High School in Montezuma in 2001.  He later enlisted in the United States Army in 2007.  After his discharge, Rick returned to school,...

Dec 17, 2017

Montezuma – Our dear brother, Donald Dean Schmidt, was born to Norman and Caroline Schmidt, on July 28, 1950 at Bethel Home in Montezuma.  God called him to his heavenly home on December 17, 2017 at the age of 67.

The youngest of nine children, Don brought joy and laughter to our hearts.  In Don's early years,...

Dec 15, 2017

Dodge City - Cyrilla L. Brace, 76, died December 15, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on November 15, 1941 at Garden City, Kansas the daughter of Louis and Francis (Gerber) Milford.

She married Billy Craig Henderson, he preceded her in death in 1990. She later married Clyde Brace, he preceded her in...

Dec 12, 2017

Dodge City - Ellis Wesley "Bob" Bailey, 92, went to be with the Lord on December 12, 2017 at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Ft. Dodge.  He was born on May 23, 1925 at Ft. Riley, the son of Clifford D. and Agnes M. (Piper) Bailey.

Ellis was a graduate of Canton High School in Canton.  He joined...

Dec 12, 2017

Merton H. Veeder

Dodge City - Merton H. Veeder, 87, passed December 12, 2017 at his hometown of Dodge City, Kansas.  He was born on November 30, 1930 at Fowler, Kansas, the son of Merlon and Anna (Salmon) Veeder.

Upon graduating from Fowler High School, Merton joined the Navy in 1951, serving 4 years on...

Dec 11, 2017

MONTEZUMA - Todd Good, 54, died December 11, 2017 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee.  He was born on March 12, 1963 in Dodge City, the son of Bill and Margaret (McCune) Good.

Todd was a graduate of Montezuma High School.  He went on to further his education at Fort Hays State University.  Todd moved to...

Dec 7, 2017

Bonnie Bell bruner

LAWRENCE – Bonnie Bell Bruner, 81, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence. She was born January, 7, 1936 in Collyer, Kansas, the daughter of Virgil Theodore and Naomi Helen Brown Chapman.

She graduated from Scott County High School, attended Southwestern College and graduated from Charles Denver Beauty School.

Dec 6, 2017

Indian Springs – Samuel L. Jones, 71, died December 6, 2017 at the University of Nevada Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born on June 12, 1946 at Dodge City the son of  Leland H.and Verna R. (Clark) Jones.

Mr. Jones was a 1964 graduate of Dodge City High School and worked with his parents...

Dec 4, 2017

Dodge City - Norma Jean Hays, 86, died December 4, 2017 at Hill Top House in Bucklin, Kansas.  She was born on April 11, 1931 in Jetmore, Kansas the daughter of Fred and Lydia (Miller) Ehrlich.

On October 22, 1950 she married Danny Hays in Jetmore; he preceded her in death on July 2, 2014. Together Norma...

Dec 4, 2017

Dodge City - Rose Lee Slagle, 80, died December 4, 2017 at Ft. Dodge Veterans Home in Ft. Dodge, Kansas. She was born on March 3, 1937 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Lloyd and Mae (Gardnier) Koontz.

She married James Slagle on July 7, 1955 in Dodge City, he survives. Mrs. Slagle loved socializing at...

Dec 4, 2017

Dodge City - Jimmie Dean (Jim) Wasson, 81, died December 4, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  He was born on August 1, 1936 on the family farm north of Dodge City, to Albert and Neva Ruth (Pottorff) Wasson.

He attended the Prairie View Country School which was about a quarter mile from...

Nov 28, 2017

Dodge City - Dayton Reynolds, 36, died November 28, 2017 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on January 29, 1981 in Dodge City, the son of Robert A. and Barbara (Belau) Reynolds.

Dayton was a lifetime resident of Dodge City.  He attended Dodge City schools.  On Feb 19, 1996, he married Linda Pritchett in...

Nov 28, 2017

Pratt – Nancy Lee  Bailey, 72, died November 28, 2017 at Hilltop Manor Nursing Home in Cunningham, Kansas.  She was born on September 27, 1945 at Coshocton, Ohio the daughter of Willis James and Irene Nellie (Patterson) Markley.

She married Lyle Bailey on March 10, 2010 in Dodge City, he survives. She served her country in the...

Nov 27, 2017

Dodge City – Dr. William E. Ripple, known to all as Dr. Bill, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017, at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas.  Though his last weeks challenged his health, he charted his life for 96 years of family, work, and adventures large and small.

Bill Ripple, born to Harold and...

Nov 24, 2017

Sublette - Earnest "Chuck" Barkdoll, 81, died November 24, 2017 at Southwest Plains Medical Center in Liberal.  He was born on December 6, 1935 in Miami, Oklahoma the son of Ora and Violet (Simpson) Barkdoll.

Chuck grew up in Miami, Oklahoma and attended school there.  On June 13, 1968, he married Esther Kerfoot in Guymon, Oklahoma.  She...