Roger M. Brunson
Feb 20, 2015
ROGER M. BRUNSON Garden City - Roger M. Brunson, 70, died February 20, 2015 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. He was born on November 8, 1944 at Garden City the son of Mearl and Artie (Clarkson) Brunson. Mr. Brunson married Crissie Miller on March 7, 1986. They were members of the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo. Roger,...
Paul Tatro
Feb 18, 2015
Satanta - Paul Tatro, 89, died February 18, 2015 at the Satanta Long Term Care Unit. He was born on June 20, 1925 at Kingman County, the son of Wesley Henry and Mary (Miller) Tatro. Paul attended the Mead Creek Country school in Kingman County as a child. He joined the United States Armey on November 7, 1945, serving during...
Stanley Leon Sutton
Feb 18, 2015
Dodge City - Stanley Leon Sutton, 94, died February 18, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor Of The Plains in Dodge City. He was born on December 13, 1920 at Ensign, Kansas the son of Arthur and Mattie Sutton. He grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School and Dodge City Junior College and immediately enlisted in the...
Nadine Kay Hyer
Feb 17, 2015
NADINE KAY HYER Dodge City - Nadine Kay Hyer, 74, died February 17, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on July 19, 1940 at Dodge City the daughter of Walter and Maxine (Ditch) Lembright. Mrs. Hyer graduated from Dodge City Community College. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Hilltop House in...
Betty Jean Lohfink
Feb 15, 2015
Sublette - Betty Jean Lohfink, 82, passed away February 15, 2015 at the Satanta Long Term Care Nursing Home with her family by her side. She was born October 29, 1932, in Syracuse, to Harvey and Vada (Johnson) Wilson. Betty was raised in Copeland and married her love of sixty-three years, LeRoy Lohfink, on February 9, 1952. They made their...
Bruce A. Long
Feb 14, 2015
Satanta - Bruce A. Long, 52, died February 14, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita . He was born on January 12, 1962 in Dexter, Missouri the son of Ben Harmon and Freda Darlene (Cox) Long. Bruce moved with his family to the Copeland area as a child. He attended Copeland and Garden City Schools. On May 30, 1980, he...
Opal Osbon
Feb 14, 2015
Satanta - Opal B. Osbon, 100, died February 14, 2015 at her home in Satanta. She was born on April 10, 1914 in Redstar, Arkansas, the daughter of Charles and Fannie (Swanson) Barker. Opal lived with her family in Pettigrew, Arkansas and attended school there. On May 23, 1930, she married Joe Calvin Osbon. He preceded her in death. After...
Paul Lavern Koehn
Feb 12, 2015
Montezuma - My dear husband, our father, grandpa, and great grandpa, Paul Lavern Koehn was born to Raymond and Alice Jantz Koehn on May 11, 1932 at Vilas, Colorado. The Lord graciously took him home in the evening hours on February 12, 2015 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of 82 years. His growing up years were spent...
Lucille Koehn
Feb 10, 2015
Montezuma - Our beloved Mother and Grandmother, Gladys Lucille Koehn, was born April 7, 1941 to Abe H. and Erma Jantz Koehn. She peacefully passed away on February 10, 2015 at Bethel Home, Montezuma, reaching the age of 73 years. We believe she is resting with the Lord. Mom grew up on a farm northeast of Montezuma, enjoying rural life...
Dennis Doris
Feb 5, 2015
James Dennis Doris was born to James Rowland and Marie Opal (Torson) Doris on March 8, 1936, in Dighton. He passed away on February 5, 2015, at his home in Dodge City, surrounded by family. The family moved to Garden City when Dennis was 3 years old, where he attended school through Junior College. He completed his higher education at...
Robert Yeadon, Sr.
Feb 4, 2015
Garden City - Robert Yeadon, Sr., 64, died February 4, 2015 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City. He was born on October 10, 1950 in Great Bend, the son of George and Betty (Houston) Yeadon. Robert is survived by two sons, Robert F. Yeadon, Jr. and wife Ronna of Garden City and Christopher J. Yeadon of Foss, Oklahoma;...
Franklin Larry Horton
Feb 4, 2015
FRANKLIN LARRY HORTON Dodge City - Franklin Larry Horton, 71, died February 4, 2015 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. He was born on November 26, 1943 at Cullman, AL the son of Neuman and Minnie (Parker) Horton. Frank proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1962 - 1970. During that time, he was a staff sergeant and...
Conner Eric White
Feb 2, 2015
Dodge City - Conner Eric White, 16, died February 2, 2015 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on May 27, 1998 at Liberal, Kansas the son of Brad and Melyssa (Doherty) White. He enjoyed spending time with his friends, and loved hunting, fishing, drawing as well as racing in his spare time. Conner loved to go to...
Irene Wiens Koehn
Jan 30, 2015
Montezuma - Our dear sister, mother, and grandmother, Irene Wiens Koehn, gently closed life's book when God called her home on January 30, 2015. She was born on July 7, 1929, in rural Gray County, to Jacob B. and Carrie Koehn Wiens. Early school years were enjoyed at Sunnyside country school. Later, the family moved closer to Montezuma, where she...
Jane Moore
Jan 30, 2015
MONTEZUMA - Our dear mother and grandmother, Ida Jane (Nowell) Moore, was born on August 25, 1936 in Tularosa, New Mexico, and passed away on January 30, 2015 at the Shepherds Center in Cimarron, at the age of 78. Jane was born to Leon and Mary (Watson) Nowell and grew up in Tularosa. She was the first of 6 children...
Billy Gene Bell
Jan 29, 2015
BILLY G. BELL Protection - Billy G. Bell, 84, died January 29, 2015 at Protection Valley Manor, Protection , Kansas. He was born on December 28, 1930 at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Harry Oscar and Lena Bell. Billy grew up in Wichita, being one of eleven children, spending his childhood and teenager years there. He served his country in...
George Harvey Harrison
Jan 27, 2015
Copeland - George Harvey Harrison, 91, died January 27, 2015 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. He was born on a farm south of Copeland on September 25, 1923 to Harvey A. and Stella (Malone) Harrison. A lifetime resident of Copeland, he graduated from Copeland High School. He entered the United States Navy during World War II. He served his...
Guadalupe Torres
Jan 25, 2015
WICHITA - Guadalupe Torres, 89, died January 25, 2015 at Wichita. She was born on December 12, 1925 at the Mexican Village in Dodge City, the daughter of Jose and Sarah (Jaso) Torrez. Guadalupe grew up in Dodge City and was the first Queen of the Mexican Village gathering. She moved to Wichita and resided there 32 years before moving...
Don Lee Nightingale
Jan 20, 2015
Montezuma - My dear husband, our daddy and grandpa, Don Lee Nightingale was born to Rueben and Tina (Smith) Nightingale on February 9, 1941, at Fairview, Oklahoma. God took him home in the early hours of January 20, 2015, at the age of 73, after a valiant battle with the disease ALS. Don grew up in Fairview, Oklahoma receiving his...
Phyllis Gaye Lindeman
Jan 19, 2015
SUBLETTE - Phyllis Gaye Lindeman, 75, died January 19, 2015 in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She was born on November 28, 1939 in Protection, the daughter of Tence and Leatha (Prilliman) Percifield. Phyllis grew up in Protection, graduating from Protection High School in 1957. In November of 1982, she married Jack Lindeman in Clayton, New Mexico. He survives. They lived in Boise...
