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Virginia Johnson
Feb 14, 2008
Larned – Virginia Lewis Johnson, 89, died February 14, 2008, at the Larned Health Care Center, Larned. She was born February 13, 1919 at Beagle, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Virgil and Verna Beamer Lewis. A 64 year resident of Larned moving from Deighton, she was Office Manager for the Larned Tiller & Toiler from 1942 to 1984. She graduated...
Loretta Belle Querry
Feb 6, 2008
Larned – Loretta B. Querry, 85, died February 6, 2008 at Larned Health Care Center, Larned. She was born December 5, 1922 in Alabama, the daughter of Clyde and Amne Taylor Mitchell. A lifetime Larned resident she was a retired nurse aid at the Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the First Christian Church, VFW, both of Larned,...
Vera Mae Stanfield
Feb 6, 2008
Larned - Vera Mae Stanfield, 91, died February 6, 2008, at the Larned Healthcare Center. She was born February 24, 1916, in Wagner, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bert Rufus, and Minnie P. Cane. A Larned resident since 1994, moving from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a Homemaker and Bookkeeper. She was of the Christian faith. On December 28, 1947, she married...
Keith Eugene Davidson
Feb 3, 2008
Larned – Keith E. Davidson, 75, died February 3, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. He was born September 18, 1932 at Shields, Kansas the son of Marvin G. and Alice Hatler Davidson. A resident of Larned since 1968 moving from Utica, he was a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church,...
Howard A. Converse
Feb 2, 2008
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Great Bend - Howard A. Converse, 95, died, February 2, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend.
He was born April 18, 1912 in Great Bend, the son of Charles Wesley and Effa May Rice Converse. A lifetime Pawnee County resident. He was a farmer.
He was a member of the Pawnee...
Charles Elmer Selfridge
Feb 1, 2008
Burdett – Charles Elmer Selfridge, 79, died February 1, 2008, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born October 28, 1928, in Larned, the son of Henry Ward and Clara Mae McDonald Selfridge. A longtime area resident, he was a farmer and stockman. He belonged to the United Methodist Church, Past member of the Lions Club, both of Hanston, Hodgeman...
Virginia Carpenter
Jan 31, 2008
Larned – Virginia "Faye" Carpenter, 91, died January 31, 2008 at Larned Health Care Center, Larned. She was born July 7, 1916 in Pawnee County the daughter of Henry and Sara McClernon Bird. A lifetime Pawnee County resident. She was a retired Activity Therapist at Larned State Hospital. She attended Garfield Public Schools and was a member of the Sacred...
Debora Lynn Newcomb
Jan 26, 2008
Great Bend – Debora Lynn Newcomb, 63, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. She was born January 13, 1945 at Great Bend, the daughter of Loraine and Frances Ladine Edwards Peterson. A resident of Great Bend moving from Tulsa in 1995, she was a Teacher and Daycare operator. She was a member of the...
Mary Beth Hubin
Jan 22, 2008
Hanston – Mary Beth Hubin, 84, died January 22, 2008 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born March 29, 1923 at Hanston, the daughter of James and Zella Ruff Nutt. She was a retired postmaster, she worked at the Hanston post office for over 25 years. A lifetime Hanston resident. She was a member of the...
Ted W. Gingrich
Jan 15, 2008
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Larned - Ted W. Gingrich, 97, died, January 15, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend.
He was born March 18, 1910 in Hams Prairie, Missouri, the son of J.E. and Madge Beaven Gingrich.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Larned, Zook School Board and Valley Center...
J. Lloyd Magers Jr.
Jan 11, 2008
Larned - J. Lloyd Magers Jr., 67, died January 11, 2008 at his home in rural Pawnee County. He was born August 11, 1940 at Pratt, Kansas, the son of Jesse Lloyd Sr. and Dorothy Ann Stegman Magers. A resident of Larned since 1992 moving from Great Bend. He was owner operator of Magers Associates practicing as a Clinical Audiologist...
Betty E. Glunt
Dec 28, 2007
Jetmore – Betty E. Glunt, 92, died December 28, 2007, at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin. She was born April 1, 1915 at Norfolk, Nebraska, the daughter of Marvin and Natalie Conard Copley. A longtime Hodgeman County resident, she was a farm wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She belonged to the United Presbyterian Church and the United Presbyterian Women, Jetmore....
Robert L. King
Dec 18, 2007
Hutchinson – Robert "Bob" King, 72, died Tuesday, December 18, at the Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. He was born January 22, 1935 at Larned the son of Leo and Maurine Miner. They divorced and Maurine married David King who adopted Bob. A resident of Hutchinson since 2004 moving from Larned, he and his first wife moved back to Larned in 1994...
Betty J. Sinclair
Dec 13, 2007
Jetmore – Betty J. Sinclair,81, died December 13, 2007 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born November 20, 1926, in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Francis Sr. and Clara Schwab Hey. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to the United Methodist Church, Jetmore. On May 4, 1947, she married Tracey L. Sinclair at Jetmore....
Craig Evan Dunn
Dec 11, 2007
Larned - Craig Evan Dunn, 53, died December 11, 2007, at his home. He was born October 9, 1954 in Syracuse, the son of Robert L. and Ruth Hoyt Dunn. A resident of Larned for the past 25 years, moving from Greensburg. He was a Social Worker for the Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility. He was a member of the Sacred...
Velma Beatrice Hewson
Dec 3, 2007
Larned – Velma Beatrice Hewson, 84, died December 3, 2007 at Larned Health Care and Living Center, Larned. She was born August 19, 1923 at Larned, the daughter of Joseph P Rishel and Elizabeth J. (Lizzie) Brown, Velma grew up at Ash Valley and attended Woodrow School, which was a two room school in Ash Valley. She was a member...
Mystel Kathryn Graver
Dec 2, 2007
Larned - Mystel Kathryn Graver, 91 died, December 2, 2007 at St. Joseph Long Term Care Center, Larned. She was born June 12, 1916 in North West Rural Pawnee County, the daughter of Willis O. and Maude Williamson Vaughan. A lifetime resident she was a Homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, St. Joseph...
Donna Mary Douglas
Nov 23, 2007
Larned – Donna Mary Douglas, 92 died November 23, 2007 at Hays Good Samaritan Center, Hays. She was born October 27, 1915 the daughter of Lawrence and Donna Alta Hopkins Wonsetler. A lifetime resident of Larned, she was a retired sales clerk for JC. Penney's. She was a member of the First Christian Church, and the Christian Women's League Larned....
Donna Mary Douglas
Nov 23, 2007
Larned - Donna Mary Douglas, 92 died November 23, 2007 at the Hays Good Samaritan Center, Hays. Service is pending and will be announced
Twila Joy Smidt
Nov 16, 2007
Jetmore- Twila Joy Smidt, 78, died November 16, 2007 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born October 7, 1929, in Hodgeman County the daughter of Carroll William and Mildred Fern Pitts Hendrickson. She was a Homemaker/Farm Wife. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, American Legion Aux, Red Hat Ladies, all of Jetmore, Hodgeman Geological...
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