Obituaries

Jul 31, 2007

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Larned – Neil LeRoy Lyman, 63, has joined his beloved wife, Linda, parents and brother in the arms of the Lord July 31st, 2007.

He was born December 28, 1943 in Lane County, Kansas the son of Sidney Joseph and Pauline Keuhn Lyman. A Larned resident since 1992 moving from Great Bend, he was...

Jul 22, 2007

Pawnee Rock - Fred Burleigh Chapman, 66, died July 22, 2007 at CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. He was born October 22, 1940 in Sacramento, California, the son of Rollin Merle and Louise Maretta Pratt Chapman. A resident of Pawnee Rock, he was a carpenter. On January 31, 1964 he married Sandra Mullins at Winter Haven, California. She survives....

Jul 21, 2007

Larned - William D. Newman, 78, died July 21, 2007 at CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. He was born March 30, 1929. Graveside Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the Larned Cemetery with Chaplain Marva Kaye presiding.

Jul 20, 2007

Burdett - Ernest Eugene Reece, 80, died July 20, 2007 at CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. He was born February 11, 1927, the son of Charley A. and Viola R. Zahn Reece. He was a Farmer and Stockman, and a lifetime resident of the area. He was a member of the Burdett United Methodist Church, Served on COOP Board,...

Jul 11, 2007

Larned - Esther Mildred Clapham, 82, died, July 11, 2007 at CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. She was born July 26, 1924, near Laverne, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Walter and Edith M. Yoho Rolf. A resident of Larned since 1947, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Larned, and was very...

Jul 9, 2007

Larned – Elsie Valeria Klinge, 89, died July 9, 2007 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned. She was born March 1, 1918 at Fullerton, Nebraska, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Roman Podraza. A Larned resident since 1998 moving from Wichita, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned. On October 2, 1940...

Jul 9, 2007

Jetmore – Jerol R.(Jerry) Maddox, 79, died July 9, 2007 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born October 8, 1927 in Kirwin, the daughter of Edward V. and Daisy Mae Hoffman McQueen. She was a resident of Hodgeman County since 1997, moving from Lyons. She was a Nurse. She belonged to the Methodist Church. Survivors...

Jul 3, 2007

Fort Dodge – James Ward Law Sr., 90, died July 3, 2007, at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born October 4, 1916, in Hodgeman County, the son of Orval Ray and Jennie Housman Law. A painter for Fort Dodge and, he lived their for 54 years. He was of the Baptist Faith, and was a member of...

Jul 2, 2007

Larned - Matilda (Tillie) Dorothy Brown, 84, went home to be with the Lord July 2, 2007 at the Hays Medical Center, Intensive Care Unit. She was born February 12, 1923 on the home farm north of Ellsworth, Kansas. The daughter of Frank A. and Lena Korzuskiewcz Zorn, she was the owner and operator of Waxy's Café in Ellinwood for...

Jun 30, 2007

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Larned - Patricia "Tresa" D. Shoup, 52, died June 30, 2007 at Larned Health Care Center, Larned.

She was born April 17, 1955 at Great Bend, Kansas the daughter of Clarence Lee and Venita May Clayton Zink. A Larned resident moving from Wichita in 2004, she was a homemaker.

Survivors include: her mother,...

Jun 25, 2007

Burdett - Calvin Roscoe Smith, 81, died June 25, 2007 at the Penrose Main Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born November 2, 1925, at Burdett, Kansas the son of John and Bessie Ruff Smith. He was owner and operator of a farm in Burdett, Kansas for 35 years. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. On March...

Jun 25, 2007

Burdett - Calvin Roscoe Smith, 81, died June 25, 2007 at the Penrose Main Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born November 2, 1925, at Burdett, Kansas the son of John and Bessie Ruff Smith. He was owner and operator of a farm in Burdett, Kansas for 35 years. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. On March...

Jun 17, 2007

Dodge City – Jovita (Jobie) Rodriguez, 74, died June 17, 2007 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born Feb. 15, 1933 in a Mexican village in Dodge City, the daughter of Juan and Felipa Martel Briseno. A lifetime Dodge City resident, she worked for Fairmont Foods in the ice cream department, volunteered at Miller School, enjoyed gardening...

Jun 3, 2007

Claire Marie Webster, 97 years 352 days, left this life to be with her Lord on Sunday June 3, 2007. Claire was born in eagle river, WI on June 16, 1909, to Stuart Langille and Mathilde Zick Langile. Claire lived in Scottsdale, AZ for over 30 years with her husband, Wade, until his death. At that time she moved to...

May 30, 2007

Larned - Robert Madden Jr., 70, died May 30, 2007 at the St. Jospeh Memorial Hospital, Larned. He was born October 10, 1936 in Ringgold, Louisiana, the son of Robert Madden Sr., and Willie Alice Moore. A Larned resident since 1945 moving from Ringgold, LA. He was a cook for the Blue Goose Café and the Don Do Resturant. He...

May 22, 2007

Donald William Clapham, 88, died, May 22, 2007 at his home, Larned. He was born February 22, 1919 in Mutual, Oklahoma, the son of William A. and Ella Nora Ball Clapham. A resident of Larned since 1947, he was a retired Auto Mechanic and former Owner of Don's Motor Service of Larned. He was a member of the First Christian...

May 20, 2007

Jetmore – Barbara Jean (Elliott) Smidt, 59, died May 20, 2007 at her home in rural Hodgeman County. She was born July 2, 1947 in Abilene, Kansas to Wilbur and Irene (Schultz) Elliott. On May 9, 1971, she married William R. (Bill) Smidt in the United Methodist Church, Detroit, Kansas. Barbara attended the Detroit Grade School and graduated at Chapman...

May 8, 2007

Jetmore – Douglas (Doug) L. Burns, 44, died May 8, 2007 at his home in Jetmore. He was born January 10, 1963, at Larned, the son of Richard & Theresa Zimmer Burns. He was a Fuel Transport Driver for the Dodge City Coop. He was of the Christian Faith, and a member of the Son of American Legion Jetmore. On...

May 5, 2007

Garfield – Darlene George Blackwell Ellings, 81, died May 5, 2007 at the Hays Good Samaritan Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born April 16, 1926 on a farm near Otis, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Martha Hinkle George. A former resident of Garfield, Larned, Thayer, Great Bend, Preston, residing last in Hays to be near family. She worked at...

May 3, 2007

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Larned – Lois Irene Haynie, 81, died May 3, 2007 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned.

She was born March 18, 1926 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the daughter of Garrett and Carrie VanderLinden VandeLune. A Larned resident since 1968 moving from Beatrice, Nebraska and Des Moines, Iowa. She worked for the Fort Larned National...