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Jessie C. Grove
Jun 22, 2019
Charlottesville – Jessie C. Grove, 105, passed away June 22, 2019, while residing at the Colonnades Assisted Living, Charlottesville, VA.
Jessie is survived by one daughter, Betty Middleditch and her husband, Leigh of Charlottesville; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two nephews, John and his wife Nancy Blackwell and David and wife Kathy Blackwell, both of Larned, KS.
...Clara Maxine Nelms
Jun 17, 2019
Larned – Clara Maxine Nelms, 88, passed away June 17, 2019 at Diversicare, Larned.
She was born September 30, 1930 in Larned to Eli and Cecelia Webber Skelton.
A lifetime area resident she was a bank teller for First National Bank, Larned. She was of the Christian Faith and a member of the First Christian...
Donald D Lode
Jun 17, 2019
Larned – Don Lode, 72, passed away June 17, 2019 in Larned, KS. He was born January 25, 1947 in Great Bend, KS.
Don graduated high school in New Mexico and moved to Larned where he worked for his grandfather at the Don Do Café.  Don eventually purchased the Don Do and built a new restaurant across...
Robert Boese
Jun 12, 2019
Larned – Robert G. Boese, 73, passed away June 12, 2019 at Diversicare of Larned.
He was born October 21, 1945 in Santa Ana, California to Vernon and Ella Eilts Boese.
A lifetime area resident he was a laborer.
He is survived by; children, Shannon Boese, Shadd Boese, Shaun (Jamie) Boese, Shaela Tullis,...
Eldon "Bert" Shores
Jun 11, 2019
Jetmore – Eldon "Bert" Shores, 84, passed away June 11, 2019 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS.
Born December 24, 1934 in Edna, KS, the son of Harold and Gleeola Neidigh Shores, a longtime area resident, he was a truck driver.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Jetmore.
Survivors...
Gordon L. Harms
Jun 6, 2019
Gordon Lauren Harms went to be with Jesus on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at his home in Jetmore, Kan. He was born in Hodgeman County, Kan. to George Henry Herman and Leona "Ruth" (Harms) Harms on March 13, 1942. He grew up on a family farm in South Roscoe Township and was a lifetime resident of Hodgeman County. Gordon...
Elizabeth Webster
Jun 6, 2019
Jetmore – Webster, Elizabeth, age 90, homemaker, of Wichita, formerly of Jetmore, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2019. Visitation 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm, Tuesday, Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Graveside service 1:00 pm Tuesday, Fairmount Cemetery. Liz was born in Jetmore, December 5, 1928, to Ed and Opal Hubbell. She married Lewis Webster, March 2, 1947. She is preceded...
Phyllis Arlene Amend
Jun 1, 2019
Larned - Phyllis Arlene Amend, 71, passed away June 1, 2019 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born January 6, 1948 in Dodge City, Kansas to Alfred William and Frieda Viola Halling Yust.
Phyllis was a lifetime resident of the area, living at Burdett, Kansas and moving with the family to Larned, Kansas in 1953...
Steven Lee Bradford
May 31, 2019
Jetmore – Steven Lee Bradford, 39, passed away May 31, 2019 near Parsons, KS.
He was born December 3, 1979 in Great Bend, KS, the son of Dennis and Marcie Lonnberg Bradford. A lifetime area resident, he was a CATlepuller truck mechanic.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Jetmore, KS.
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Robert Lauber
May 31, 2019
Larned – Robert D. Lauber, 70, passed away May 31, 2019 at Diversicare in Larned.
He was born February 19, 1949, the son of Clinton Harold and Iona Bethine Norris Lauber.
He served in the United States Air Force and later worked as at Sublette CO OP and as a crop advisor for Lewis CO...
Timmy "Tim" Dean Bagby
May 31, 2019
Kinsley – Timmy "Tim" Dean Bagby, 56, passed away May 31, 2019 at his home in Kinsley.
He was born September 6, 1962 in Sterling, the son of Gary Dean and Frances Evelyn Morris Bagby.
A longtime area resident he was a retired correctional officer, having worked for both Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility and Larned...
Steve D Ochs
May 29, 2019
Jetmore – Steve D. Ochs, 54, passed away May 29, 2019 in Jetmore.
He was born November 4, 1964 in Dodge City, the son of Loren E. and Beverly Kay Fagen Ochs. A lifetime area resident, he was a devoted cattleman and rancher, but most importantly he was a loving son, husband, father and grandfather.
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William "Bill" C. Colley
May 25, 2019
Larned – William (Bill) C. Colley, 75, passed away on May 25, 2019 at his home in Larned, KS.
He was born March 2, 1944 in Hugo, OK, the son of William Carl and Opal Ima (Owen) Colley. Moving from Long Beach, CA., he was a Larned, KS, resident for the past fourteen years. He was an...
Dolly Rose Reese
May 22, 2019
Larned - Dolly Rose Reese, 91, was born to Henry and Carrie Kaehn on January 26, 1928, in Ringwood, Oklahoma. She passed away May 22, 2019 at Diversicare of Larned.
She grew up among extended family who ventured on regular travels between Oklahoma and Florida.
In her teens, with the onset of World War II,...
Maurice B. Craghead
May 19, 2019
Jetmore – Maurice B. Craghead, 92, passed away May 19, 2019 at Kansas Soldiers Home, Halsey Hall, Fort Dodge, KS.
He was born December 1, 1926 in Hodgeman County, the son of Walter B. and Dorothy A. Allen Craghead. A longtime area resident, he was a retired aircraft mechanic for continental Airlines.
He was a...
Sharon B. Price
May 10, 2019
Larned – Sharon B. Price, 79, of Larned, Kansas, was welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 10, 2019 at Country Living of Larned.
She was born September 22, 1939 in Rozel, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred and Mildred Bruntzel. Growing up in Rozel, she met and married her high school...
Kayden Lee Starr
May 7, 2019
Larned - Kayden Lee Starr, 29, of Larned Kansas, passed away on the morning of May 7th, 2019 at the University of Kansas Health Systems – Pawnee Valley Campus in Larned.
He was born on April 18th, 1990 in Iowa City, Iowa to Brenda L. Allen (Ganzer) and Tony L. Starr. Kayden spent the last nearly two...
Robert (Bob) Henry Rein Sr.
May 3, 2019
Robert Henry Rein, Sr.
August 10, 1939 - May 3, 2019
Larned - Robert Henry (Bob) Rein, Sr. of Larned, Kansas passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on May 3 rd , 2019.
Born in Ellinwood, Kansas on August 10, 1939, Bob was the son of the late...
Carol Sue Ludlum
May 1, 2019
Carol Sue Ludlum, 76, passed away May 1, 2019 at HaysMed, The University of Kansas Health System, Hays.
She was born March 28, 1943 in Stark, Kansas to Sherman Martin and Violet Wilma Gier Goff.
On January 4, 1964 she married Alfred A. Ludlum at Stark; he preceded her in death on November 25, 2016....
G. Carol Gross
Apr 29, 2019
Larned – G. Carol Gross, 89, passed away April 29, 2019 at University of Kansas Health Systems Hays Medical Center, Hays.
She was born June 10, 1929 In Knob Noster, Missouri to Leslie F. and Georgia M. Musser Gowin.
A longtime area resident, she was a member of the First Christian Church, Larned Country Club,...
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