Obituaries

Jul 18, 2017

Dythel "Dee" Ilene Stauth, 90, died on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on February 27, 1927 on a farm in Spearville township, Ford County, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer and Edna (Barngrover) Riegel. She graduated from Ford High School, Dodge City Junior College and attended the University of...

Jul 18, 2017

Copeland - Don R. Dunham, 80, died July 18, 2017 at his home in Copeland. He was born on July 22, 1936 at the family farm near Copeland, the son of Ralph and Myrtle (Loucks) Dunham.

Don was a lifetime resident of Copeland. He graduated from Copeland High School in 1955. He then joined the US Army...

Jul 14, 2017

Jacquelyn (Jackie) Wright, 79, died July 14, 2017 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on November 8, 1937 in Burlington and moved to Dodge City as a child.  She was raised by her mother and step-father, Doris (Schneider) and O.W. Speer.

Jackie attended Dodge City schools, graduating from Dodge City Senior High School in...

Jul 14, 2017

Dodge City - Phyllis V. Weiss, 90, died July 14, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Dodge City.  She was born on May 5, 1927 at her parent's farm north of Dodge City, the daughter of George P. and Alta (Morris) Maskus.

Phyllis attended Pretty Prairie Grade School in Hodgeman County and graduated from Dodge City...

Jul 13, 2017

Alvina Virginia Clark (known as "Virginia" or "Nuddy"), long-time resident of Dodge City, Kansas, died at age 86 on July 13, 2017, in Wichita, Kansas, where she had resided since early May 2017. Virginia was born on August 7, 1930, in Shiloh, Illinois, the daughter of Walter and Lousa (Seipp) Hangsleben. Virginia came from a large family and was...

Jul 11, 2017

Satanta - Mary Margaret "Marge" Wachs, 85, died July 11, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  She was born on February 2, 1932 in Stockton, the daughter of Oliver Virgil and Mary Ella (Cadoret) Baker.

Marge graduated from Kensington High School.  She continued her education at Garden City Community, graduating with an Associate's Degree in Nursing. ...

Jul 11, 2017

Dodge City - Don G. Andrews, 78, died July 11, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  He was born on March 7, 1939 at Dodge City, the son of Jeff L. Andrews and Anita (Drews) Richardson.

Don grew up near Dodge City and was a graduate of Dodge City High School.  On February 26, 1961 he married...

Jul 10, 2017

Fowler - Anthony Lee Bartlett, 31, died July 10, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on February 9, 1986 at Ottawa, Kansas the son of Kent and Ruth (Travis) Bartlett.

Anthony graduated from Minneola High School in 2004. He was a gifted musician and talented athlete. Anthony loved watching movies, playing the piano, video games,...

Jul 9, 2017

Guy Josserand Jr. of Dodge City / Howell passed on July 9, 2017 at the age of 97.  He was born on December 21, 1919 in Gray County, son of Guy Sr. and Gertrude (Cleghorn) Josserand.

Jr., as he was commonly known, graduated from Copeland High in 1936, passing with minimal class work but claiming to have...

Jul 9, 2017

Ashland - Roquelle L. Smith, 47, died July 9, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born on May 20, 1970 the daughter Robert Gene "Rip" Stockdale and  Eva Louise (Ramey) Stockdale.

She married Mike Smith on August 9, 1996 in Ashland, Kansas, he survives. Roquelle loved all animals and enjoyed watching NASCAR racing. She...

Jun 30, 2017

SUBLETTE - Dana Ralph Leonard was born August 14, 1944 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Elizabeth (Ruff) Leonard. He passed away in his home in Mission, Kansas Friday June 30, 2017 at the age of 72. Dana graduated from Garden City High School and Oklahoma Panhandle State University. He married Agnes(Marie) Leonard in Larned Kansas, July...

Jun 29, 2017

Montezuma - Eugene Wedel was born to Simon C. and Susie (Koehn) Wedel on September 5, 1923 in McPherson, Kansas.  He peacefully went to his heavenly home on June 29th, 2017 at the Bethel Home, Montezuma, Kansas.

He was the youngest of four children with two brothers and one sister.  When he was 6 years old, the...

Jun 26, 2017

Bryant Lee Finch, Sr., passed away at the Minneola District Hospital Long Term Care Unit on June 26, 2017, with family and friends nearby.  Lee was born on July 18, 1922, in Oakland, Californiawhere he resided with his parents, Wilhelmina "Lee" (Berger) Finch and William Chester Finch until joining the U.S. Army Air Corp (which later became the United...

Jun 26, 2017

DODGE CITY - Leonard Austin Fowler was born on March 7, 1929 in Dodge City.  He peacefully passed away in his sleep at his home on Sunday morning, June 25, 2017.  His parents were Allie (Cates) Fowler and Austin C. Fowler.

Leonard graduated from Dodge City Community College in 1949.  He married Doris Marie Knight in Perryton,...

Jun 24, 2017

Dodge City – Joan Elsie Stelle, 86, died June 24, 2017 at the home of her son in Dodge City after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born on October 3, 1930 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Leonard and  Elsie (Wilkerson) Cohoon.

She married Curtis Carl Stelle on August 6, 1950 in Dodge...

Jun 24, 2017

Montezuma – Cami Jantz, 62, passed away on June 24, 2017 in Dodge City. She was born on July 14, 1954 in Garden City, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Weidner) Malone. Cami's childhood was spent in Sublette. She graduated from Sublette High School in 1972 and then went on to further her education at Hutchinson Community College. Cami worked...

Jun 23, 2017

Dodge City - Robyn Rae Fralick, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 23, 2017 in Garden City. She was born on January 19, 1951 in Dodge City, to William and Melva Deane (Railing) Turley. Robyn attended Dodge City High School, graduating in 1969. On June 6, 1970, she married Kevin Russell Fralick in Dodge...

Jun 19, 2017

Cimarron - Wilford "Biff" Dean Woods, 85, died June 19, 2017 at his home near Kalvesta.  He was born on May 20, 1932 at Kalvesta, the son of Rufus and Ruby (Friedland) Woods.

Wilford joined the US Army in 1951 and was stationed in Berlin, Germany.  He spent his entire life in the Kalvesta area where he...

Jun 17, 2017

Dodge City - Myrna Gale Hamilton, 77, died June 17, 2017 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on November 8, 1939 in Dodge City, the daughter of Garland B. and Goldie Ella (Winsor) Smith.

Myrna spent her childhood in Bloom.  She graduated from Bloom High School in 1957.  On June 20, 1958, she married...

Jun 15, 2017

Dodge City - Beth Ann Clothier, 79, died June 15, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City.  She was born on September 21, 1937 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Lee Herbert and Nathalie Evangeline (Shanteau) Clothier.

Beth Ann lived with her family in Ensign and later in Dodge City.  At the age of...