Obituaries

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...

Nov 22, 2017

Spearville - Rita Mary Naab of Spearville went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, surrounded by her children, several grandchildren, and niece Ruth Ann Herman and special friend Elaine Hart, who both took loving care of Rita during times when her children could not be there.

Rita was born January 18, 1929, to...

Nov 21, 2017

Salina - Jennie Lou Bryant, 94, died November 21, 2017 in Salina, Kansas at the age of 94. She was born Jennie Lou Pruett in Wright, Kansas to Maynard and Faye (DeVore) Pruett on April 23, 1923. Jennie Lou married Elmer Clyde Bryant on September 13, 1942 in Macksville, Kansas. Jennie Lou was preceded in death by husband Elmer...

Nov 19, 2017

Dodge City - George Edward Bland, Sr., 68, died November 19, 2017 at St. Francis in Wichita.  He was born on February 19, 1949 in Hempstead County near Hope, Arkansas, the son of Andy and Irene (Willis) Bland.

George spent his early childhood in Hope, Arkansas.  In 1958, the family moved to Wichita.  George attended elementary school...

Nov 17, 2017

Dodge City - Jeremy Nathaniel Neal, 25, died November 17, 2017 in Dodge City.  He was born on January 7, 1992 at Portsmouth, Ohio.

He Graduated from Wheelersburg high school in Wheelersburg, Ohio. Jeremy also got his EMT certification and was a reserve for Ford County Fire and EMS. He worked for National Beef as a Red...

Nov 12, 2017

Dodge City - Mary A. Ervin, 96, died peacefully at her home on November 12, 2017 in Dodge City.  She was born on March 12, 1921 at Kinsley, the daughter of Howard and Faith (Riney) Puckett.

Mary grew up in Jetmore and was a graduate of Jetmore High School.  She then attended University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in...

Nov 11, 2017

Dodge City - Betty Marie Griggs, 76, died November 11, 2017 at Dodge City, KS.   She was born on July 1, 1941 at Eureka, KS , the daughter of Harold Lazzers and Ruby (Purkeypile) White.

Betty grew up in Eureka and attended Eureka schools. She owned and operated a day  care business in Wichita, KS and most...

Nov 9, 2017

Spearville - Hazel Lou (Rethorst) Herron, 92, went to be with the Lord on November 9, 2017.  She was born on June 11, 1925 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Louis and Hazel (Ott) Rethorst.

Hazel attended school in Spearville, graduating from high school in 1943. She then attended College at Emporia, graduating in 1947 with a Home...

Nov 7, 2017

DODGE CITY - Marietta N. (George) Pagenkopf, 96, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.

Marietta was born April 3, 1921 to Ralph and Inez George of Nashville, Kansas.  She was the first of four children. She spent most of her childhood there and graduated from Nashville High School...

Nov 6, 2017

Cimarron - Nathalee A. Shriver, 80, died November 6, 2017 at the Shepherd's Center of Cimarron.  She was born on May 4, 1937 at Salina, the daughter of W.K. and Pauline Opal (Armstrong) Carson.

Nathalee was a graduated of Salina High School. On May 4, 1959 she married Ralph Cecil Shriver at Salina. In 1969 they moved...