Obituaries

Aug 28, 2019

Larned – Martha Maxine Martin, 98, passed away August 28, 2019 at Diversicare, Larned.

Born August 12, 1921 to Thomas Benton and Erma Konita Searcy Salmans on their farm; most of her childhood and teen years were spent on the farm.

She attended Zook Consolidated School from grades first through twelfth and was quite active...

Aug 25, 2019

Hanston – Virginia Marie Miller, 90, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS

She was born October 8, 1928 in Hodgeman County, the daughter of William L. and Alice K. Burns Trauer.  A lifetime area resident she was a farmer and homemaker.

She was a member of the First...

Aug 17, 2019

Garfield – Joyce Ailene Loomis, 85, passed away August 17, 2019 in Wichita.

She was born August 31, 1933 in Marlow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Eligha and Eula Ivey Bratton.

A longtime area resident she was a homemaker and a school cook. She was of the Christian faith and a member of the American Legion...

Aug 13, 2019

Jetmore – Donna K. Spreier, 82 passed away August 13, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born June 9, 1937 in Macon, MO, the daughter of Wayne and Dora Keister Rhoades.  A lifetime area resident, she was an office manager for Dodge City COOP, Jetmore branch, for 39 years.

She was of...

Aug 5, 2019

Larned  - Norman Henry Hoover Kuntz passed away quietly on the morning of August, 5, 2019 at Diversicare of Larned.

He was 82 years old. He was the youngest boy born to Clement and Barbara (Heidt) Kuntz in Dickinson, ND. His mother died when Norman was about a year old, and then his father remarried. Norman was...

Aug 4, 2019

Larned  - Joseph Carson Saenz, 18, passed away August 4, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born December 28, 2000 in Lubbock, Texas; the son of Johnnie Saenz and Sandra Tovar.  A Larned resident since 2014; he worked at Taco Bell in Larned.

He was of the Christian faith.  He loved to...

Jul 27, 2019

Larned, Kansas – It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Leora (Copelin) Speed announce her passing at the age of 92. She was born in Villisca, Iowa on June 25, 1927, and passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at her home with her son and daughter by her side. She was a resident of the...

Jul 27, 2019

Jetmore – Mary L. Litzenberger, 79, passed away July 27, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.

She was born September 12, 1939 in Garden City, KS, the daughter of Herman and Myrtle Cook Howard.  A longtime area resident, she was a homemaker and a cook at the Hodgeman County Health Center.

She was of...

Jul 25, 2019

Jetmore – Dan A. (Danny) Schaffer, 86, was born in Hodgeman County to Andrew F. and Ruth Blecha Schaffer on April 6, 1933.  He died July 25, 2019, Jetmore.  Danny had spent his entire life in Hodgeman County except from 1956 to 1958 when he was in the Army.  He took basic training at Fort Hood, Texas then Medic...

Jul 20, 2019

Pawnee Rock – David Franklin Shearrer, 89, passed away July 20, 2019 at his home in Pawnee Rock.

He was born September 29, 1929 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to David L. and Edna Wiley Shearrer. A longtime area resident he was a baker and a painter.

He was of the Christian faith. He was a member...

Jul 17, 2019

Ella Louise Towns was born to Horace G. and Mary Edith K. Shepherd Smith.

A longtime resident of Larned Ks affectionately known as "Toots" to family and friends has gone to be with the lord on July 17, 2019 at 95 years old.

Ella loved her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.

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Jul 14, 2019

Hanston – Lee Ross Salmans, 83, passed away July 14, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS.

He was born January 7, 1936 in Larned, KS, the son of Otha Truman and Sylvia May Clifton Salmans.

He graduated from Baylor University and was commissioned into the United States Air Force as a Second Lieutenant. ...

Jul 13, 2019

Jetmore – James "Jim" LaVerne  Housman, 80, passed away July 13, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.

He was born November 6, 1938 in Hanston, the son of James W. and Pauline V. Smith Housman.  A longtime area resident, he was a custom harvester and rancher.

He was of the Christian faith and was...

Jul 5, 2019

Larned – Robert Eugene Moorman, 80, was born on February 19, 1939 to Ralph Bradford Moorman and Edith (Shults) Moorman in Nickerson.

He passed on July 5, 2019 in Dodge City.

Bob lived in Nickerson until graduation from high school in 1957. After his graduation he joined the National Guard in Hutchinson. He also attended...

Jul 3, 2019

Larned  - Marion Bradley "Brad" Bartlett, 87, passed away July 3, 2019 at  Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville, Ohio.

Brad was born Oct. 3, 1931 in Stafford, Kansas; the son of Addison Albert and Clara Belle Titus Bartlett.  He was the eighth of ten children. All of his siblings preceded him in death.

After...

Jun 26, 2019

North Kansas City, Missouri  -  Stacy Reneé Shearrer, 41, passed away June 26, 2019 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri.

She was born July 16, 1977 in Larned, Kansas; the daughter of Charles Leon and Virginia Kaye Swartz Shearrer.  A longtime area resident; she worked in the Medical field for over 19 years.

Jun 25, 2019

Hanston - Melvin H. Klinge went to be with Jesus on June 25th, 2019 in Pittsburg, KS. He was born on September 1, 1935 in Hodgeman County Kansas to Harry and Pearl (Kline) Klinge.

Melvin spent most of his life in western Kansas. He ran harvest crews in his younger years and later owned Melvin Klinge Trucking...

Jun 24, 2019

Larned  - Colonel John David Smith, 72, USAF, Retired, passed away June 24, 2019 at his home, near Rose Hill, Kansas.

He was born May 28, 1947 to Mary Lou Rumsey Smith and the Late Virgil Smith of Larned.  John was a graduate of Larned High School and University of Kansas.

On October 1, 1977...

Jun 23, 2019

Larned – Steven A. Browning, 23, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 at University of Kansas Health System, Pawnee Valley Campus, Larned.

He was born August 23, 1995 in LaCrosse to Don A. Browning and Valarie J. Vigil Browning.

A lifetime area resident he was a MHDD Technician at Larned State Hospital. He was of...

Jun 22, 2019

Larned – Terry Lee Perez, 64, passed away June 22, 2019 in Larned, KS.

He was born January 10, 1955 in Kinsley, the son of Clemente Rincon and Lucia M. Mariche Perez.  A lifetime area resident, he was a certified welder for Doonan Trailer in Great Bend, Kansas. He graduated from Kinsley High School in 1972.  He...