Vernal Ray Reynolds
Jan 17, 2016
DODGE CITY - Vernal Ray Reynolds, 88, died January 17, 2016 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. He was born on October 16, 1927 in Ford County, the son of Raymond A. and Opal (Wear) Reynolds. A lifelong resident of Ford County, Vernal attended school at the rural Sears School and farmed until he retired in 1993. He was...
E. Gevene Sutton
Jan 17, 2016
Ensign - E. Gevene Sutton, 97, passed away January 17, 2016 at Country Living in Ellinwood. Geneve was born on March 29, 1918 in Smith County, Kansas to Elmer and Lula (Nichols) Gardner. In 1925 the family moved to a farm 7 miles south of Ensign, Kansas. Gevene graduated from Ensign Rural High School in 1936. She attended the school...
Gwendolyn P. Long
Jan 13, 2016
Dodge City - Gwendolyn P. Long, 83, died January 13, 2016 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City. She was born on August 23, 1932 near Ingalls the daughter of Pearl O. and Frances (Israel) Moore . Gwen graduated from Cimarron High School in 1950. On November 11, 1951, she married Richard L. Long at the First United Methodist Church in...
Phyllis J. Quillen
Jan 13, 2016
Phyllis J. Quillen, 91, died January 13, 2016 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on May 2, 1924 in Shenandoah, Iowa, the daughter of Russell and Florence (Larson) England. Phyllis was raised in Essex, Iowa and she graduated from Essex High School. Phyllis continued her education at Omaha Business College in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1950,...
Helen Louise Mazelin
Jan 11, 2016
Montezuma - Helen Louise Mazelin was born on December 23, 1932, to Enoch and Emma (Mazelin) Habegger at Berne, Indiana. She peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of January 11, 2016 at the age of eighty-three years, two weeks and five days at Bethel Home in Montezuma, after a period of declining health. Mother was a quiet, gentle...
Phyllis Jean Meadows
Jan 10, 2016
DODGE CITY - Phyllis Jean Meadows, 83, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2016 at Brookdale Senior Living, Dodge City. She was born on August 14, 1932 in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Herman J. and Zena Margaret (Wilkens) Beltz. Phyllis was a graduate of Dodge City High School. On April 22, 1952 she married Doyle Wayne Meadows. He preceded...
James F. Birdsell
Jan 8, 2016
JAMES F. BIRDSELL Smithville, Missouri - James F. Birdsell, 72, died January 8, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. He was born on February 18, 1943 in Jewell County, Kansas, the son of Oscar Vernon and Hazel (Gwendine) Birdsell. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Barbara Birdsell, Smithville, Missouri; four brothers and two...
Jeanette Shewey
Jan 5, 2016
DODGE CITY - Jeanette Shewey, 83, died January 5, 2016 at Manor of The Plains in Dodge City. She was born on May 6, 1932 at Whiting, the daughter of Albert and Nina (Draney) Wissler. She married Estel Shewey on June 24, 1950 in Sabetha, he preceded her in death on May 10, 1980. Mrs. Shewey was a realtor in...
Leon Allen Woods
Jan 3, 2016
Sublette - Leon Allen Woods, 61, died January 3, 2016 at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born on February 24, 1954 in Julesburg, Colorado, the son of Laurel A. and Elsie Katherine (Land) Woods. Leon moved with his family from Colorado to Sublette in February of 1968. He graduated from Sublette High School. Leon went on to...
Stanley Lynn Unruh
Dec 31, 2015
Dodge City - Stanley Lynn Unruh, 62, died December 31, 2015 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. He was born on January 21, 1953 in Montezuma, the son of Elmer and Helen (Friesen) Unruh. Stan was raised in Montezuma, graduating from Montezuma High School in 1971. He married his high school sweetheart, Derise Bryant on June 2, 1974...
Enrique Perez Limon
Dec 29, 2015
Satanta - Enrique Perez (E.P.) Limon, 93, died December 29, 2015 at Satanta Long Term Care, Satanta. He was born on July 29, 1922 in San Antonio , Texas the son of Modesto and Antonia (Perez) Limon. Enrique grew up in South Texas. On March 15, 1942, he married Sofia Martinez in Weslaco, Texas. She preceded him in death. They...
Milton Leroy Wallace
Dec 28, 2015
CIMARRON - Milton Leroy Wallace, 82, died December 28, 2015 at his home in Cimarron. He was born May 22, 1933 in Plains, Meade County, Kansas, to Murle and Dorothy (Cooley) Wallace. He graduated high school in Weskan and attended Kansas State University. He served in the United States Army. After his military service, he worked in the agricultural and...
Jean M. Koelling
Dec 27, 2015
Dodge City - Jean M. Koelling, 95, died December 27, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on November 29, 1920 at Bucklin, Kansas the daughter of G.T. and Margaret (Dykes) Emmons. She and her family moved to Copeland in 1923, she attended and graduated from Copeland High School in 1938. Jean furthered her education by...
William J. "Bill" Sander
Dec 24, 2015
CIMARRON - William J. "Bill" Sander, 68, died December 24, 2015 at KU Medical Center, Kansas City. He was born on August 9, 1947 at Spearville, the son of William Owen and Marianna (Heskamp) Sander. Bill grew up in Meade and graduated from Meade High School in 1966. On February 14, 1970 he married Judy Hornung at Windthorst. They lived...
Jill Liz'Beth Kelman
Dec 22, 2015
Sublette - Jill Liz'beth Kelman, 56, died December 22, 2015 in Sublette. She was born on October 17, 1959 in Concordia, the daughter of Norman and Helen (Larson) Sankey. Jill was raised in Republic. She graduated from Bellville High School and went on to further her education at Kansas State University. Jill graduated from K-State with a Bachelor's Degree in...
Janet Suzanne Jones
Dec 16, 2015
RILEY - Janet Suzanne (Barnes) Jones, was born May 19, 1959 to Paul Barnes and Margery Schraeder Barnes Wilson. She passed away suddenly at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan on December 16, 2015 with her children at her side. She was born and raised in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School in 1977. In 1996, she moved...
Manuael Mccune
Dec 14, 2015
Montezuma - Manuael McCune, 89, died December 14, 2015 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born on August 30, 1926 in Stafford, the son of Earl and Gladys (Johnson) McCune. Manuael attended grade school in Stafford before moving to Montezuma with his family. He then went to Montezuma High School, graduating in 1945. On December 19, 1952, he married...
Mary Louise Friesen
Dec 7, 2015
Our mother, Mary Louise Fricke Friesen, was born February 25, 1931, to Samuel and Katherine Mininger Fricke at Ithaca, Michigan. She quietly passed away in the early morning hours at Bethel Home, Montezuma, KS, on Monday, December 07, 2015, at the age of 84 years, with ones who loved her by her side. Mom's childhood was spent in various places,...
April Lanae Rhodes
Dec 6, 2015
Montezuma - April LaNae Rhodes, 29 received her angel wings December 6, 2015. She was born April 22, 1986 in Dodge City, the daughter of Lyle and Mona (Cervantes) Rhodes. April graduated from South Gray High in 2007. Her dream in life was to join the military and her dream was fulfilled when she joined the Marines Corps in 2008....
Rudy Anthony Gonzales
Dec 3, 2015
Woodward, Oklahoma - Rudy Anthony Gonzales, 25, died December 3, 2015 at Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on September 26, 1990 at Liberal , KS the son of Rudy Gonzales and Virginia (Myers) Garcia. He enjoyed tattooing, spending time with his family and friends and working on his mustang. Rudy also enjoyed fishing, lifting weights and being outdoors. Survivors...
