Betty L. Fakes
May 27, 2017
Jetmore – Betty L. Fakes, 88, passed away May 27, 2017 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born September 5, 1928 in Jetmore, the daughter of D.O. and Harriet Barker Rynerson. A lifetime area resident, she was the Deputy County Clerk for Hodgeman County for 21 years. She was a member of the Jetmore United Methodist...
Thelmarie Dru Wilhite
May 25, 2017
Pawnee Rock- Thelmarie Dru Wilhite, 90, passed away May 25, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born October 5, 1926 in Atlanta, TX; the daughter of Thomas Campbell and Janie Pauline Casey Wall, an area resident since 1952, she worked at the register of deeds office and was a homemaker. She was a member of 7th day Adventist church....
Wilbur G. (Bill) Steele
May 23, 2017
Wilbur Glenn (Bill) Steele died Dec. 7 at home in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was born Feb. 11, 1926 in Hodgeman County, Kansas. Bill's dad, Harry, owned a shop in Jetmore and Bill grew up learning about mechanics. He learned to repair tires and became the shop's go-to guy for tire problems. He developed the skill to repair any automobile,...
R.L. Cauble
May 7, 2017
Zook - R. L. Cauble, 85, passed away May 7, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born January 30, 1932 in Larned; the son of Mearl E. and Edna M. Buhrer Cauble. A lifetime area resident he was a Cattle Buyer/Stockman. He was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church; Kansas Cattleman's Association, New Mexico Stock...
Robert J. Gales
May 7, 2017
Belpre – Robert J. Gales, 86, passed away May 7, 2017, at his home in Belpre. He was born April 29, 1931, in Belpre, the son of Lawrence P. and Mary Zelesky Gales. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman and worked at Cross Manufacturing for over twenty years in Lewis. He was a member of the St. Bernard's...
Betty L. Billus
May 2, 2017
Pawnee Rock- Betty L. Billus, 78, passed away May 2, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born January 21, 1939 in Rogers, AR. the daughter of Burl and Cleva Dean Schell. A long time area resident she was a Bank teller, Bookkeeper and Business Owner. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Pawnee Rock and Desk...
Manley Clayton Woods
Apr 28, 2017
JETMORE- Manley Clayton Woods, 77, passed away April 28th, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. He was born April 18th, 1940 in Wagner, OK, the son of George Woods and Lucille Coleman. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of The United States Army. He enjoyed playing the guitar and spending time...
C. Richard Smith
Apr 26, 2017
Jetmore – C. Richard Smith, 82, passed away April 26, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City, Kansas. He was born September 18, 1934 in Hodgeman County, the son of Carl R. and Grace E. Bell Smith. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, where he served as an...
Fred (Ray) Kincaid
Apr 24, 2017
Fred (Ray) Kincaid, 92, passed away April 24, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born February 9, 1925 in Heizer, Kansas; the son of Fred R. and Pauline Baker Kincaid. A lifetime area resident he was a custodian at the Larned Middle School, Pawnee County Court House and St. Rose Health Center. He was a member of the Sacred...
Loraine K. Hammeke
Apr 23, 2017
Larned - Loraine K. Hammeke, 98, died peacefully on April 23, 2017, while residing at Cedar View Assisted Living in Hays, KS. She was born in Windthorst, KS, on July 14, 1918 to William and Mary Hornung Torline. She married Melvin F. Hammeke on September 8, 1943 in Windthorst. She was a homemaker and farmer near Belpre. Survivors include four...
Waneta I Mausolf
Apr 22, 2017
Waneta I. Mausolf, 84, died April 22, 2017 at Country Living of Larned Memory Care in Larned. She was born May 15, 1932 in Ellinwood, KS the daughter of Nic and Emma (Panning) Suhler. A resident of Larned since 1969, moving from Albert, KS. She was a Secretary at Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran...
Jerry Dean Williamson
Apr 20, 2017
St. John - Jerry Dean Williamson, 81, passed away April 20, 2017 at Stafford District Hospital, Stafford, Kansas. He was born January 5, 1936 in Stafford County; the son of Ivan Lamont and Daisy Ione DeHaven Williamson. A longtime Stafford County resident; he was a contractor and a pumper. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Macksville....
Eldred Deverne Bruntzel
Apr 14, 2017
Larned – Eldred Deverne Bruntzel, 90, passed away April 14, 2017 at Country Living of Larned. He was born March 25, 1927, in LaCrosse, the son of Alfred Frederick and Mildred I. Ellis Bruntzel. He lived his early years in Rozel, moving to Ulysses in 1959 then moved back to Larned in 2011. He was an oil and gas Distributer...
Justin Keenan Perez
Apr 11, 2017
Larned – Justin Keenan Perez, 37, passed away April 11, 2017, at the Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born November 17, 1979, in Larned, the son of John P. Perez and Rebecca D. Kirchgassner. A lifetime Larned and Dodge City resident, he was a D.J. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Forest "Cee" Cephus
Apr 1, 2017
Larned - Forest Cee Cephus, 65, passed away April 1, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born August 14, 1951 in Smithville, Texas; the son of Jonah and Ruth Harris Cephus. A longtime area resident; he was the director of the drug and alcohol addiction program at the Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility. He was of the Apostolic...
Mildred "Millie" K. Oetken
Mar 29, 2017
Larned - Mildred "Millie" K. Oetken, 64, passed away March 29, 2017, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born May 18, 1952 at Dodge City, the daughter of Marvin and Margaret Leonhart Rupp. A lifetime area resident; she was a homemaker. She was a member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary, Larned. On July 2, 1972 she married Charlie Oetken in...
Emmett Keith Kasselman
Mar 25, 2017
Pawnee Rock- Emmett (Keith) Kasselman, 78, passed away March 25, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born October 24, 1938 in Great Bend the son of Emmett "Johnny" and Norma Argyle Kasselman. A lifetime area resident he worked in retail sales and Great Bend Manufacturing for 10 years. He served in the National Guard. On June 23, 1962...
Hazel D. Wagley
Mar 24, 2017
Kinsley – Hazel D. Wagley, 92, passed away March 24, 2017 at Medicalodge of Kinsley. She was born February 1, 1925 in Gould, Arkansas, the daughter of Roscoe and Etta Truhett Loveland. An area resident, she retired from working in a bank. She was a member of Hilltop Assembly of God Church, Richmond, California. In 1943 she married William Thomas...
R.A. Prather
Mar 22, 2017
Hanston- R. A. Prather, 75, passed away March 22, 2017, at his home in Hanston. He was born March 30, 1941, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Charles Orvle and Mary Stella Whatley Prather. Moving from Texas to Kansas in 2015, he was a business owner and an entrepreneur. R.A. was a member of the First Baptist Church, Hanston. He...
Jack R. Dipman
Mar 20, 2017
Larned - Jack R. Dipman, 76, passed away March 20, 2017 at Kansas Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge, Kansas. He was born February 20, 1941 in Larned; son of James Russell and Charlotte Elva Cooper Dipman. A lifetime area resident; he was a retired Prison Guard for the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility. Jack was a past commander of the Burdett...
