Guy "Jr." Josserand
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...
Roquelle L. Smith
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...
Dana Ralph Leonard
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...
Eugene Wedel
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...
Bryant Lee Finch
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...
Leonard Austin Fowler
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,...
Joan Elsie Stelle
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...
Cami Jantz
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...
Robyn Rae Fralick
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...
Wilford "Biff" Dean Woods
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...
Myrna Gale Hamilton
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...
Beth Ann Clothier
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...
Charlene R. Sneddeker
Jun 14, 2017
Dodge City - Charlene Rae Sneddeker, 82, died June 14, 2017 at Kinsley, Kansas. She was born on January 6, 1935 at Mason City, Iowa the daughter of Ray and Oral (Smiley) Ryan.
Charlene married Jerald J. Sneddeker on July 4, 1954 at Lockport, Illinois. Charlene loved her family, and her booming voice and unique personality will...
Jorge "George" Valdez
Jun 10, 2017
Spearville - Jorge "George" Valdez, 59, died June 10, 2017 at NW Texas Healthcare, Amarillo, Texas. He was born on June 6, 1958 at Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico the son of Pedro and Dora (Lopez) Valdez.
George moved to Dodge City in 1983 and then to Spearville in 2010. He was currently working for Alliance Ag of Spearville...
Anna Mae Allen
Jun 9, 2017
Topeka - Anna Mae Allen, 86, died June 9, 2017 in Topeka. She was born on June 20, 1930 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of C.N. "Tiny" and Lucille (Castor) Winkelman.
She was raised in the Bloom community, graduating from Bloom High School in 1947. She married Leon Allen on October 26, 1947 and they made...
Susana W. Fehr
Jun 6, 2017
Sublette - Susana W. Fehr, 52, died June 6, 2017 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. She was born on August 22, 1964 in Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Gerhard and Maria (Krahn) Wieler.
Susana spent her childhood in Campo #78 Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico. On July 4, 1982, she was united in marriage to Ben...
Frances Marie Koenke
May 29, 2017
Frances Marie Koenke
Dodge City - Frances Marie Koenke, 89, died May 29, 2017 at her residence in Dodge City. She was born on December 2, 1927 at Winfield, Kansas the daughter of Wallace E. Pierce and Neva L. (Shingloff) Pierce.
She married Kenneth Leroy Koenke on September 21, 1947 in Arkansas City, Kansas. She...
Leon Baird
May 27, 2017
Dodge City - Leon R. Baird, 59, died May 27, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on March 13, 1958 in Dodge City, the son of Thurman and Arlene (Stegman) Baird.
Leon was a 1976 graduate of Dodge City High School. In 1979, he married Rita Jones. They later divorced. He...
Beverly J. Chappell
May 25, 2017
Dodge City - Beverly Jean Chappell, 96, passed away May 25, 2017 at the Brookdale Foundation in Dodge City, Kansas. She was born on December 9, 1920 in Pawnee Rock, Kansas the daughter of Harry Herbert and Elsie (Bayon) Houdyshell.
Bev's family moved to California when she was two years old. They owned and operated Houdyshell Bakery's...
Genaro Ramirez
May 24, 2017
Dodge City - Genaro Ramirez, , died May 24, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City, . He was born on March 16, 1973 at Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, Mexico son of Juan Ramirez-Luna and Beatriz Chairez. Genaro came to the United States at the age of 16 to start his own business with what little he had, which...
