Larry Dixon
Dec 12, 2018
Burdett – Larry E. Dixon, 79, passed away December 12, 2018 at Kansas Soldier's Home, Dodge City.
He was born October 25, 1939 in Telluride, Colorado, the son of Edward H. and Berniece Pauline Powell Dixon. A longtime area resident he worked in the nursing field.
He was of the Christian faith; he was an...
Robert Lyle Murdie
Dec 8, 2018
Larned - Robert Lyle Murdie, 70, passed away December 8, 2018 at his home in Larned.
He was born March 21, 1948 in Great Bend, KS, the son of Leon and Nellie Mae Halfman Murdie. A lifetime area resident, he served in the National Guard and was a Chemical Sprayer for Phinney's Limited. In his spare time,...
Mary Anna Urban
Dec 7, 2018
Larned – Mary Anna Urban, 94, passed away December 7, 2018 at her home in Larned,
She was born April 20, 1924, in Penalosa, KS, the daughter of Bernard and Anna (Geris) Ebenkamp. A longtime area resident she was a homemaker, a clerk at J.C. Penney in Larned and also worked in the banks in Wichita and...
John M. Holt
Dec 3, 2018
Larned – Johnny (John) Monrow Holt, 69, passed away December 3, 2018 at his home in Larned.
He was born October 24, 1949 in McAlester, Oklahoma, the son of Doyle T. and Clara F. Henson Holt. A longtime area resident, moving from Bartlesville, Oklahoma in 1982, he was a high school vocational teacher.
He was...
Mabel Ellen Glunt
Nov 28, 2018
Jetmore – Mabel Ellen (Love) Glunt, 94, passed from this life to the next on November 28, 2018 at her home in rural Hodgeman County, KS
Mabel was born August 26, 1924 to Frank and Belva (Lamar) Love. She graduated from Cimarron High School in Cimarron, KS, attended college at Fort Hays State College. She received her...
Robert (Bob) Bixby
Nov 25, 2018
Larned – Robert (Bob) LeDel Bixby, 80, passed away November 25, 2018 at University of Kansas Health Systems Great Bend Campus, Great Bend.
He was born August 21, 1938 in Great Bend, the son of Delbert and Ethelene Dyer Bixby. A longtime area resident he was a retired postal worker.
He was a member of...
Grayce Lucas
Nov 20, 2018
Grayce Joann (Bock) Lucas, 87, passed away November 20, 2018 at Country Living Memory Care, Larned, KS.
She was born August 17, 1931 in Hutchinson, KS the daughter of Alfred and Alice Bock. A longtime area resident she was a housewife and a teacher.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian...
Russell G. Flaherty
Nov 13, 2018
Larned – Russell Gene Flaherty, 73, passed away November 13, 2018 at Medicalodge of Kinsley.
He was born December 28, 1944 in Lincoln, Kansas, the son of Vincent and Elizabeth Lynn Flaherty. A longtime area resident, he was a carpenter.
He was of the Methodist faith and loved reading and doing odd jobs for people....
Wendell D. Griffin
Nov 12, 2018
Larned - Wendell D. Griffin, 84, passed away November 12, 2018 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.
He was born December 19, 1933 in Lyons, the son of David C. and Elsie E. Ford Griffin. A lifetime area resident; he worked for Roth Equipment, Morrill Hay Company, City of Larned and Larned State Hospital.
He...
Laura B. Arnold
Nov 10, 2018
Larned - Laura B. Arnold, 90, passed away November 10, 2018 at home peacefully surrounded by family.
She was born July 9, 1928 in Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The daughter of Stanley E. and Helen Jane Lawson Raffety. A longtime area resident; she was a Medical Record Clerk at Larned State Hospital, retiring in 1991.
She...
Michael Ray Doty
Nov 8, 2018
Pawnee Rock - Michael Ray Doty, 67, passed away November 8, 2018 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.
He was born April 29, 1951 in Great Bend; the son of Clayton C. and Lelo Feldmann Doty. A lifetime area resident, he was an oilfield worker.
Michael liked to assemble home stereos and was a self...
Ronald Ware
Nov 6, 2018
Ronald Wayne Ware, 73, passed away November 6, 2018 at Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley.
He was born June 16, 1945 in Aurora, Missouri, the son of Donald Eldon and Lady Sue Jackson Ware. A longtime area resident he worked at Halliburton and Venture.
He was of the Presbyterian faith and...
Rosalyn Wanita Bruntzel
Nov 6, 2018
Larned - Rosalyn Wanita Bruntzel, 92, was born June 29, 1926, in Rozel; The daughter of Adlai Stevenson and Rosetta Edna Wormwood Umberger. She passed away November 6, 2018 at Country Living Memory Care, Larned.
On August 8, 1946 she married Eldred DeVerne Bruntzel in Larned. He passed away April 14, 2017. She was...
Wesley "Wes" E. Nicholson
Nov 5, 2018
Wesley "Wes" Nicholson, 80, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at Midland Hospice. Wes was born March 17, 1938 in Larned, KS, the son of John and Irene (Simmons) Nicholson.
He attended K-State and earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from Fort Hays State. Wes retired from the Goodyear Plant in Topeka and worked in the Documents Room...
Dwight (Ed) E. Eakin
Nov 5, 2018
Burdett - Dwight E. (Ed) Eakin, 75, died November 5, 2018, at his home in Burdett.
He was born December 8, 1942, in Great Bend; the son of Dwight M and Rita Ragle Eakin. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer.
He enjoyed trap shooting,...
Richard (Rick) William Schroeder
Nov 3, 2018
Jetmore – Richard (Rick) William Schroeder, age 59, God's face shined upon him and gave him peace at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas, on November 3, 2018.
He was born November 20, 1958 in Jetmore, Kansas, the son of Richard and Elizabeth (Roller) Schroeder. A lifetime area resident of Jetmore, he was a farmer/stockman.
...
Barbara Ann Ginther
Nov 2, 2018
Kalvesta – Barbara Ann Ginther, 86, passed away November 2, 2018 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
She was born January 2, 1932 in Hill City, the daughter of Carroll and Catherine Peltier Wainwright. A longtime area resident, she was a homemaker.
She was a member of United Methodist Church and FCE, both of Jetmore...
Ida Mcjunkin
Oct 20, 2018
Bazine - Ida McJunkin, 91, passed away October 20, 2018 at Country Living of Larned, Memory Care.
She was born July 21, 1927 in Hutchinson; the daughter of Jacob and Anna Weirick Nisly. A longtime area resident; she was a Homemaker.
She was a member of Faith Fellowship Church, Gray, Kansas.
On May...
Dolores (Dee) Joan Powell
Oct 19, 2018
Larned – Dolores Joan (Dee) Powell, 87, passed away October 19, 2018 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham, KS.
She was born April 24, 1931 in Wichita, the daughter of W.A. (Wid) and Mabelle Peterson Boyd. Moving back to Kansas from Massachusetts in 2009, she was a reading teacher.
She married Dean Smith in 1950. In 1958...
Marshall Dean Turner
Oct 14, 2018
Larned - Marshall Dean Turner, 66, passed away October 14, 2018 at his home, Larned.
He was born November 12, 1951 in Ringling, Oklahoma, the son of Lloyd Marshall and Bessie Nadine Cline Turner. Moving to Larned in 1974 he was owner and operator of J & M Plumbing.
He attended Larned United Methodist Church,...
