Elizabeth Ann Eck
Jan 29, 2017
Montezuma - My sister and aunt, Elizabeth Eck was born on July 10, 1924 in Hickok, to Joseph and Mary (Schmidt) Eck. She quietly slipped away January 29, 2017 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of 92 years. She grew up at Hickok and later and Ringwood, Oklahoma. She started to work at a very young age to...
Fred L. Webster
Jan 29, 2017
Dodge City - Fred Lawrence Webster, 85, died January 29, 2017 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City. The oldest of eight children, he was born October 22, 1931 in Dodge City to Lawrence "Shorty" and Myra (Willis) Webster. On June 22, 1951 he married Nora Garner in Tucumcari, New Mexico. She passed away on May 13, 2002 after 51 years...
Xyla M. Bennett
Jan 28, 2017
Elkhart - Xyla M. Bennett, 93, died January 28, 2017 at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. She was born on June 25, 1923 on the family farm in Woodward County, Oklahoma the daughter of Rosco and Laura Bell (Benne) Bellows. Xyla spent her childhood on the family farm in Woodward County near Sharon, Oklahoma. She attended school in Sharon....
Myrna J. Brandenburg-Christiansen
Jan 27, 2017
DODGE CITY - Myrna Joyce Brandenburg-Christiansen, 87, passed away January 27, 2017 at Trinity Manor, Dodge City. She was born November 24, 1929 in Luray, to Howard and Lulu (Weese) Griffin. Myrna grew up on a farm nine miles north of Bunker Hill, along the Saline River. Myrna attended elementary school at a small country school across the road from...
Genevieve B. Laggart
Jan 27, 2017
WICHITA - Genevieve B. Laggart, 98, died January 27, 2017, in Wichita, Ks. She was born on June 14, 1918 at Saint Leo, the daughter of Michael and Anna Marie (Bugner) Kerschen. On January 5, 1943, she married Anthony Arensdorf at St. Leo. They moved to Wilroads Gardens in 1946. Anthony died June 10, 1973. She later married Alois Laggart...
Jean Rollins
Jan 24, 2017
Satanta - Jean Rollins, 84, died January 24, 2017 at her home in Satanta. She was born on June 2, 1932 in Fulton, Kansas the daughter of Arthur Walter and Lena Mae (Ferguson) Robinson. Jean spent her childhood in Americus, graduating from Americus High School in 1952. On December 20, 1953, she married her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) Rollins...
Thomas Leon Brady Jr.
Jan 22, 2017
El Dorado - Thomas "Tom" Leon Brady Jr., 53, died January 22, 2017 at Wesley-Woodlawn Hospital in Wichita. He was born on October 2, 1963 in Dodge City, the son of Thomas Leon "Leon" Sr. and Martha Jane "Marty" (Gow) Brady. Tom lived most of his childhood in Winfield. In 1997, Tom moved to El Dorado and resided in the...
Audrey V. Peterson
Jan 20, 2017
DODGE CITY - Audrey Venita Peterson, 93, died January 20, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge Ctiy. She was born on October 31, 1923 in Dodge City, the daughter of Sadie Diehl. Audrey was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. She attended Dodge City schools, graduating from Dodge City High School in 1942. On July 15, 1943, she...
Franklin Giesbrecht
Jan 20, 2017
Our beloved Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather, Franklin U. Giesbrecht, was born May 18, 1933, at Walsh, Colorado, to John and Ida Giesbrecht. He peacefully left this life on January 20, 2017, at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas. He reached the age of 83 years. Dad grew to manhood and received his education in the Gray County, Kansas area. At the...
Rex Kenneth (Holbrook) Whiteside
Jan 19, 2017
Dodge City - Rex Kenneth (Holbrook) Whiteside, 90, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2017 at Kansas Soldiers Home in Ft. Dodge. He was born on July 27, 1926 in Dodge City, to Ralph and Suzie Holbrook and was later adopted by Walter and Mary Whiteside of Spearville. Rex was a farmer and stockman. He graduated from Jetmore High School...
Roberta F. Cook
Jan 17, 2017
DODGE CITY - Roberta F. Cook, 97, died January 17, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 24, 1919 at Benkelman, Nebraska the daughter of Harry H. and Josephine (Gallagher) Walker. Roberta grew up in Elkhart and was a graduate of Elkhart High School. She then attended Dodge City Junior College for two years....
Phyllis Jean Leonard
Jan 15, 2017
Sublette - Phyllis Jean Hoskinson was born to Joseph and Dora (Black) Hoskinson in Cimarron on August 27, 1931. She lived her entire childhood on a farm just outside of Copeland. Phyllis was a very adventurous little girl. She ran away from home when she was five, packed her bags without any help, but returned in time for supper! The...
Nancy Gaye Mosttler
Jan 11, 2017
Sublette - Nancy Gaye Mosttler, 69, died January 11, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. She was born on July 17, 1947 in Grand Island, Nebraska the daughter of Ben and Geneva (Bissell) Ewoldt. Nancy was raised in Thedford, Nebraska and attended a country school close to her home. She moved to Montezuma in 1976. On September 7,...
Jerry Wilmot
Jan 8, 2017
Jerry Wilmot, 66, died January 8, 2017 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. He was born on December 11, 1950 in Garden City, the son of Jesse and Ida Mae (Oxford) Wilmot. After high school, Jerry worked as a custodian at a school and while he received training as an auto mechanic. He worked at the Ford and Chevrolet...
Allen L. Barrand
Jan 7, 2017
DODGE CITY - Allen L. Barrand, 54, died January 7, 2017 at Dodge City. He was born on January 11, 1962 at Garden City, the son of Lurleen and Larry Barrand. Allen was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. He attended Miller, Lincoln and Northwest Elementary Schools and Dodge City Jr. High School. He graduated from Ensign High School in...
Ronald K. Sidebottom
Jan 6, 2017
DODGE CITY - Ronald K. Sidebottom, 74, died friday, January 6, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. He was born on December 1, 1942 at Dodge City the son of Ronald Willis and Margaret (Urton) Sidebottom. Ronald and his family resided in Colorado for many years before moving back to his hometown. Left to cherish his memory are...
James "Sonny" Marbut
Jan 6, 2017
Garden City - James "Sonny" Marbut, 74, died January 6, 2017 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City. He was born on October 5, 1942 in Cassville, Missouri the son of Elijah and Josephine (Womack) Marbut Sonny grew up in Cassville, Missouri where he attended Oak Grove Country School. He worked as a cowboy for various places before moving...
Verlie R. Stout
Jan 5, 2017
Verlie R. Stout, 95, died January 5, 2017 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City, Kansas. She was born on October 27, 1921 at West Haven, California the daughter of Ben and Ann Marie Kelly (Willis) Turpin. She married William M. Stout on September 19, 1941 in McPherson, Kansas, he preceded her in death on February 7, 1991. After their...
Louis I. Chappell
Jan 3, 2017
Dodge City - Louis Ivan Chappell, 95, passed away January 3, 2017 at the Brookdale Foundation in Dodge City, Kansas. He was born April 6, 1921 in Plevna, Kansas. His parents H.E. Chappell and Minnie (Nusser) Chappell moved to a farm North of Plains when he was four years old. He attended Mertilla Township rural grade school and graduated from...
Bradley L. Tepe
Jan 1, 2017
Dodge City - Bradley L. Tepe, 56, died January 1, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on March 1, 1960 at Dodge City the son of Robert and Carol (Voth) Tepe. Mr. Tepe enjoyed working on cars, drawing, writing and collecting antiques as well as building small airplanes. He was a licensed pilot and enjoy...
