Obituaries

Oct 5, 2023

Larned - Scott Taylor Keast, 73, passed away peacefully at his home in Larned, KS on October 5, 2023 from complication brought on by multiple sclerosis.  He was born July 28, 1950 in Great Bend, Kansas; first of 8 children born to Donald and Virgina Keast.

Scott was a graduate of Larned High School and attended Ft....

Oct 3, 2023

Herbert (Herb) Benton Bowman, 92, passed away October 3, 2023 at Credo Living Center, Hoisington, Kansas.

He was born June 11, 1931 in Larned, Kansas the son of Hugh Benton and Velma Myrtle Rice Bowman.

A lifetime area resident, he owned Bo-lan Holstein Farm for 51 years. After graduating from Zook High School and attending...

Sep 30, 2023

Jetmore – David A. Law, 82, passed away September 30, 2023 at his home in Jetmore with his family by his side.

He was born May 26, 1941 in Jetmore, the son of George A. and Mildred E. Pittaway Law.  A lifetime area resident, he was a truck driver.

He attended the Jetmore Methodist Church...

Sep 30, 2023

Donald B Zook, age 93, passed away September 30, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita with his children Tamara and Bob at his side.

He was born November 20, 1929 at the family farm near Zook, Kansas the son of Abner Jesse and Ida (White) Zook - born in the same room as his father and his...

Sep 26, 2023

Jetmore – Edna J. Stairrett, 89, passed away September 26, 2023 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born December 6, 1933 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the daughter of Jay Hugh and Emma Greene Green. She was a farm wife.

She was of the Presbyterian faith.  She was a member of CASA, Democratic party committee...

Sep 26, 2023

Lewis Duane Mills, peacefully passed to be with his Lord on September 26, 2023 at the age of 86.

Duane was born on February 26, 1937, in Hutchinson, KS. He lived with his parents, John and Eunice Mills and his eight siblings: Donna, MaryAnn, John, Dorothy, Judy, Marty, Jim and Mark.

Duane graduated from high...

Sep 20, 2023

Marjorie I. McKinney, 88, passed away September 20, 2023 at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas.

She was born August 5, 1935 in Longdale, Oklahoma the daughter of Avery G. and Edna Knoop Hall.

A lifetime area resident; she was a teacher. She was a member of New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene of Larned, Kansas....

Sep 18, 2023

Ricardo San Miguel, 68, passed away September 18, 2023 at Larned, Kansas.

He was born July 13, 1955 in Dumas, Texas, the son of Juan and Andrea Santana San Miguel. He was an independent contractor for construction. He was a wonderful father. He will be sadly missed and will always hold a place in our hearts.

Sep 9, 2023

Garfield – Shirley Sue Wilder, 87, passed away September 9, 2023 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was born May 31, 1936 in Sycamore, Missouri, the daughter of Archie Cloe and Bessie Mamie Baker Berry.

A longtime area resident, she was of the Christian faith. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing, taking care...

Sep 7, 2023

Roberta Lee Gilliland Lane passed away peacefully at home on September 7.  Her children were present and witness to a peaceful passage from this world to the next.

She was born November 22, 1930, in Agra, Kansas, the third child of Edwin and Florence (Faye) Gilliland. Her parents moved the family to Phillipsburg, Kansas when she was...

Sep 3, 2023

Ada Leota Belt, 95, passed away September 3, 2023 at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born July 15, 1928 in Hooker, Oklahoma, the daughter of Willard Earl and Ada Florence Parker Mead.

A longtime area resident, she worked as an LMHT at Larned State Hospital for 34 years. On July 1, 2009, she moved to...

Sep 3, 2023

Sylvia – Hilda Flores, 66, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2023 in Sylvia, Ks, surrounded by her family.

She was born November 21, 1956 in La Pastoria, Zacatecas, Mexico, the daughter of Jose and Soledad "Chole" Rojas Acevedo.  Hilda moved from Los Angeles, CA to Kansas in 1987 and was a restaurant owner.  She attended St....

Sep 1, 2023

David Miles Kearney, 72, of Larned, formerly of Belpre, Kansas, died September 1, 2023 at Diversicare of Larned, Kansas. He was born May 9, 1951 at Larned, Kansas, son of John Thomas and Regina Mary (Gonnering) Kearney of Belpre, Kansas.

He attended St. Bernard's School and Belpre-Trousdale High School, both of Belpre, Kansas. He graduated from Macksville...

Aug 31, 2023

Hoisington – Bay (Rabbit) Robinson went to be with our good Lord on August 31, 2023 at Midland Home Health and Hospice, Topeka, Kansas.

He was born February 25, 1950 in Garden City, the son of Roscoe Lee and Niata Irene (Taylor) Robinson.

Bay was of the Methodist Faith. He worked on oil rigs and...

Aug 25, 2023

Jetmore  - Loren E. Ochs, 87, passed away August 25, 2023 at Hodgeman County Health Center, ISB, Jetmore.

He was born December 13, 1935 in Dodge City the son of Vernon and Nola E. Hill Ochs.  A lifetime area resident he was a Farmer/Rancher.

He was of the Christian faith and attended Grace Community Church,...

Aug 23, 2023

Cory Johnson, 38, passed away August 23, 2023 in Larned.

He was born August 24, 1984 in Great Bend, the son of Roger C. Johnson and Sherri L. Schmidt. He was a lifetime Larned and Pawnee Rock resident. He worked at Larned State Hospital Cafeteria and Pawnee County Grain Elevator and Co-op. He was a Larned High...

Aug 21, 2023

Jetmore – Joanne Lee McKibbin, 91, passed away August 21, 2023 at Hodgeman County Health Center, ISB, Jetmore.

She was born November 17, 1931 in Larned the daughter of Alfred and Alice M. Delp Fagen.  A lifetime area resident, she worked in the Register of Deeds office.

She was a member of the Dodge City...

Jul 30, 2023

Robert Murphy passed into heaven on July 30, 2023, at Diversicare in Larned.

He was born on September 10, 1935, in Pawnee County to John and Elizabeth (Wilhelm) Murphy. On June 5, 1955 he married Janice LaVonne Ashworth at Macksville, Kansas; she survives. Other survivors include: his children, Steven (Lynda) Murphy, Linda (Rocky) Fox, Jeff (Fay) Murphy,...

Jul 30, 2023

Effie Estella Walker, 89, passed away July 30, 2023 at St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California.

She was born February 28, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Arthur and Greeta Cox Hiatt.

A longtime area resident, she was a member of Larned Independent Baptist Church, Larned. She was a professional seamstress and ran...

Jul 13, 2023

Larned - Richard Braun, 72, passed away July 13, 2023 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born December 6, 1950 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Andrew E. and Matilda Dreher Braun.  A longtime area resident; he was an Oil Field Pumper.

He enjoyed farming with his father, and model cars.  He was...