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Elizabeth "Betty" Flowers

Elizabeth "Betty" Flowers

Jul 22, 2017

Dodge City - Elizabeth (Betty) E. Flowers, 84, died July 22, 2017 at Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade.  She was born on September 13, 1932 in Dodge City, the daughter of Emery and Clara Elna (Miller) Wittman.

Betty was a lifetime resident of Dodge City.  She attended Sacred Heart grade school, Dodge City junior high, and...

Alfred "Pete" Heeke

Alfred "Pete" Heeke

Jul 22, 2017

Alfred Peter (Pete) Heeke, 84, died July 22, 2017 in Conroe, Texas. He was born September 8, 1932, at Windthorst Ford County, Kansas to Harry and Emmeline (Ackerman) Heeke.  He attended Windthorst schools, graduating in 1950. He was united in marriage to Marcella Hattrup on April 24, 1951 in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Windthorst.

He...

Marilyn Flax

Marilyn Flax

Jul 21, 2017

Dodge City - Marilyn Klaus Flax 81, died July 21,2017 at her home in Lakin.  She was born on May 20, 1936 in Hays, the daughter of Martin and Felicitas ( Felice Leiker) Klaus.

Marilyn was the eldest child of eight.  On June 13, 1956 she married Clarence Flax in Antonino. She retired at the age of...

Gladys Marie Osborne

Gladys Marie Osborne

Jul 20, 2017

Dodge City - Gladys Marie (VanNahmen) Osborne, 87, passed away July 20, 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Dodge City, KS.  She was born on January 5, 1930 at Offerle, KS, the daughter of Theo and Mary (Riedlinger) VanNahmen. She was a graduate of Offerle High School. On Decemeber 2, 1950 she married Eldon Osborne at St. Joseph Catholic...

Dythel "Dee" Stauth

Dythel "Dee" Stauth

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...

Don R. Dunham

Don R. Dunham

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...

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Wright

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Wright

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...

Phyllis Virginia Weiss

Phyllis Virginia Weiss

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...

Virginia Clark

Virginia Clark

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...

Mary "Marge" Margaret Wachs

Mary "Marge" Margaret Wachs

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. ...

Don G. Andrews

Don G. Andrews

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...

Anthony Lee Bartlett

Anthony Lee Bartlett

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,...

Guy "Jr." Josserand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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