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James (Jim) Ward Law Iii
Nov 8, 2017
Jetmore- James (Jim) Ward Law III, 58, passed away November 8, 2017 at his residence in Tulsa, OK. He was born August 17, 1959 in Dodge City, KS the son of James Ward and Mary Jane Alexander Law. Jim joined the U.S. Navy where he became a master electronic technician. He worked for the FAA in Dodge City and Garden...
Elizabeth Anne Pfeifer
Nov 6, 2017
Hanston- Elizabeth Anne Pfeifer, 26, passed away November 6, 2017 at her residence in Hanston, KS. She was born September 19, 1991 in Dodge City, the daughter of Theresa Pfeifer and Lloyd McGinnis. She was an area resident for the past 10 years. She loved music, balloons, going on road trips, root beer, coffee with creamer, shopping, her Raggedy Ann...
Janet L. Deets
Nov 3, 2017
Dodge City- Janet L. Deets, 62, passed away November 3, 2017 at her residence in Dodge City, KS. She was born January 25, 1955 in Larned, KS. the daughter of Merwyn C. and Nadine Nauert Deets. A lifetime area resident she graduated from Larned High School and Attended Fort Hays State University. She was in retail sales for JCPenney at...
Bobbie J. Love
Nov 2, 2017
Larned – Bobbie J. Love, 63, passed away November 2, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born September 22, 1954 in Larned, the daughter of Lamar Love and Sammie Shepherd Perkins. A lifetime area resident, she was a dietary aid at the Larned State Hospital and Country Living. She was a member of the Escue Chapel, CME...
Amy Louise Elmore
Oct 29, 2017
Larned – Amy Louise Elmore, 94, passed away October 29, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born November 20, 1922, in Pawnee Rock, the daughter of Charles B. and Anna Spreier Lewis. A lifetime area resident, she was a farmwife, teacher and a reading specialist in the Rozel-Burdett area. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rozel,...
Dennis Dean Voelker
Oct 26, 2017
Larned- Dennis Dean Voelker,71, passed away October 26, 2017 at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. He was born August 16, 1946 in Dodge City, KS. the son of Fred George and Anna E. Bright Voelker. A longtime area resident he was a Service Manager for Roth Equipment. He was a Vietnam Veteran in the United States Army from...
Katheryn Bradford
Oct 23, 2017
Jetmore – Katheryn L. Bradford, 89, passed away October 23, 2017 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born September 5, 1928 in Hodgeman County, the daughter of John C. and Isadora T. Ray Lappin. A lifetime area resident, she was a partner in the farm operation, loved to garden and do jigsaw puzzles. She was a member of...
Ronald J. Reichuber
Oct 23, 2017
Larned- Ronald J. Reichuber, 70, passed away October 23, 2017 at his residence in Larned. He was born September 11, 1947 in Great Bend, KS the son of Leo F. and Caroline E. Hines Reichuber. A longtime area resident he was a Farmer for 15 years and worked at the Juvenile Corrections Office for 15 years. He was a member...
David Uphoff
Oct 23, 2017
Larned – David A. Uphoff, 67, passed away October 23, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born February 11, 1950, in San Francisco, California, the son of Henry and Rose Sporl Uphoff. He moved from Sonora, CA and has lived in Larned for the last 8 years. He was of the Catholic faith. He enjoyed playing video games,...
June D Abel
Oct 21, 2017
Jetmore – June D. Abel, 77, passed away October 21, 2017 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born June 20, 1940 in Mangus, Colorado, the daughter of Jack D. and Bertha M. Law Fakes. She was a retired dispatcher for the Hodgeman County Sheriff Office where she worked for 34 years. She also worked at the Hodgeman County...
Norman Alexander Worden
Oct 15, 2017
Larned - Norman Alexander Worden, 33, passed away October 15, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born February 27, 1984 in San Antonio, Texas, the son of William F. and Nancy Gourdin Worden. A longtime area resident; he was a Military Veteran. He was of the Christian faith, was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,...
Jarold Eugene Schmidt
Oct 14, 2017
Larned - Jarold Eugene Schmidt, 77, passed away October 14, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born June 14, 1940 in Great Bend; the son of Fred William and Velma Delores (Schultz) Schmidt; Grandson of Rev. J.B. Schmidt and Peter Christian Schultz of Pawnee Rock. A lifetime resident of Barton county and Pawnee county; he worked at...
Kathryn L Buhrer
Oct 7, 2017
Belpre – Kathryn L. Buhrer, 54, passed away October 7, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. She was born May 9, 1963 in Larned, the daughter of Cecil "Skip" and Eleanor Joan Dufford Buhrer. She was a lifetime area resident. She was of the Christian Faith. Survivors include: her parents, Cecil "Skip" and Eleanor Buhrer; sister, Jane (Edward)...
Clayton Lavern Klein
Oct 7, 2017
Jetmore – Clayton Lavern Klein, 19, passed away October 7, 2017 at Kismet. He was born June 15, 1998 in Garden City, the son of Keith Dale and Candice Dee Klein Koehn. A lifetime area resident, he was a welder and construction worker at Blattner Feedlot Construction and Livestock Equipment in Cimarron. He was a member of the First Baptist...
Alice E Hughes
Oct 7, 2017
Larned – Alice Elizabeth Hughes, 77, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Larned. She was born June 10, 1940 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of William and Julia Knoche Hoelzel. A longtime area resident, moving from Kansas City, MO, she worked as the supervisor for over 30 years in the kitchen at the...
Johnnie Lorene Ebaugh
Oct 6, 2017
Johnnie Lorene Ebaugh (Johnson) August 29, 1944-October 6, 2017, age 73, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 in Larned, Kansas. Born in Garden City, Kansas to the late John and Elnor Johnson, she held a Bachelor Degree from Saint Mary of the Plaines College, and also held an Associate Degree from the Garden City Community College. Johnnie received recognition from...
Robert Max Birney
Oct 6, 2017
Garfield – Robert Max Birney, 68, passed away October 6, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born October 21, 1948 in Kiowa County, KS, the son of Leonard Carl and Edith Fern Addy Birney. He Lived in Larned since 1977 and worked at the Larned State Hospital. He was a member of the Garfield United Methodist Church, Garfield and...
Coleen Kay Houser
Oct 4, 2017
Larned – Coleen K. Houser, 64, passed away October 4, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born February 19, 1953 in La Crosse, the daughter of George and Juanita Deighton Skelton. A lifetime area resident, she was a retired Mental Health Aid at the Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned....
Jacqueline J. Smith
Oct 2, 2017
Jacqueline Jane Houdyshell Smith, of Tucson, Arizona, went home to the Lord's arms on Monday, October 2, 2017. She was born on Tuesday, August 14, 1928, at St. Rose Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas, to Vivian (Vin) William Houdyshell and Glenda Gaye Lile Houdyshell of Pawnee Rock, Kansas. Jacqueline (Jackie) graduated from Larned High School, Larned, Kansas, in 1946. She attended...
Roy Peter Bach
Oct 1, 2017
Larned - Roy Peter Bach, 81, passed away October 1, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born November 21, 1935 in Larned; the son of Roy Leo and Clara Hulda Tammen Bach. A lifetime area resident; he was a farmer. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church, Larned, the Santa Fe Trail Auto Club, collected cars and...
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