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John M. Holt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Donald L. Nolde

Donald L. Nolde

Oct 9, 2018

Larned – Donald L. Nolde, 83, passed away October 9, 2018 at Medicalodge of Kinsley, KS.

He was born April 24, 1935 in Kinsley, the son of Louis and Catherine Countryman Nolde.  A longtime area resident, he was a Custom Harvester.

He was a member of the Kinsley Christian Church, U.S. Custom Harvesters, Santa Fe...

Gail Ellen Patterson

Gail Ellen Patterson

Oct 4, 2018

Wilson  - Gail Ellen Patterson, 81, passed away October 4, 2018 at LakePoint of El Dorado, El Dorado, Kansas.

She was born on June 28, 1937, in Ellsworth, Kansas, the daughter of John and Florence Kratky Chegwidden.  A longtime area resident of Pawnee County raising her family and working in the nursing profession.  Gail was married to...

Jacob Vernon Perez

Jacob Vernon Perez

Oct 2, 2018

Jacob Vernon (Jake) Perez,28, passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 2, 2018.

Jake was born February 7, 1990 in Great Bend, Kansas to Rebecca Louise Perez and Christopher Harold Caro.  Jake grew up in Larned Kansas and attended Larned High School.

Jake was an avid athlete participating in football, basketball, and track. Jake...

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