Danny Adams Jr.
Jun 8, 2025
Larned –
Daniel "Danny" Adams Jr, 48, passed away June 8, 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Danny was born July 2, 1976 in Larned, Kansas to Daniel Adams Sr. and Carol Newman.
Danny spent his school years between Hemet, California and Larned, Kansas. Danny was a free spirit and chose to live without...
Michael Anthony Pracht
May 27, 2025
Retired Sergeant Michael Anthony Pracht, 66 passed away May 27, 2025 at his home, Larned.
He was born August 2, 1958 in Denver, Colorado; the son of Gilbert E. and Bonnie Lee Urban Pracht. Â A Larned resident for the last 10 years, moving from Hays; he was a truck driver.
In 1989 he joined the...
Marvin Lee Saxton
May 19, 2025
Marvin Lee Saxton, 81, passed away May 19, 2025 at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson, Kansas.
He was born October 29, 1943 in Great Bend, the son of Harry H. and Rose Ella Seitz Saxton.
A lifetime area resident he was a farmer/stockman and a member of Faith Fellowship in Gray, Kansas.
He is...
George A. Towns
May 18, 2025
George A Towns 96 born Oct 16, 1928. A beloved figure of Larned, Kansas left our world on May 18th 2025 at Medicalodge of Kinsley, Kansas.
George was a very friendly and well-loved Custodian at First National Bank of Larned for over 40 years. George was a member of the Escue Chapel CME Church often helping with...
William Anderson Stapleton Jr.
May 18, 2025
William Anderson Stapleton Jr., 84, passed away May 18, 2025 at his home in Belpre, surrounded by his family.
William Anderson Stapleton JR. lived a full and fulfilling life of service, love and joy. He grew up on the farm in Belpre Kansas and spent many years working the land that God created. He also spent 32...
Joan Wright
May 17, 2025
Larned - Joan McDowell Wright, 99, passed away on May 17, 2025, in Larned Kansas. She was born in Milford, Kansas on September 21, 1925. She was one of two daughters of Carlos and Josephine Randle McDowell. She graduated from Bixby High School, Bixby, Oklahoma in 1943 and from Kansas State University in 1948. She was a member of...
Carl F. Dilley Jr.
May 11, 2025
Carl Franklin Dilley, Jr., 83, died Sunday, May 11, 2025. He was born October 22, 1941, in Laramie, Wyoming, to Carl Franklin Dilley, Sr., and Eunice Inez Loveless Dilley. Carl was a 1959 graduate of Central High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Secondary Teaching from Northeastern State College in...
Marilyn Hazel Fulton
May 8, 2025
Larned  - Marilyn Hazel Fulton, 90, passed away May 8, 2025 at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, KS.
She was born October 31, 1934 in Larned; the daughter of John and Hazel Deets Couchman. Â A lifetime area resident she was a greenhouse associate at the Larned Greenhouse and also worked at Alco.
She was a...
Kenneth Duane Paxson
May 7, 2025
Jetmore – Kenneth Duane Paxson, 73, passed away May 7, 2025 at Wesley Woodlawn in Wichita.
He was born May 20, 1951 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, the son of Calvin Kenneth and Wanda Mae Warner Paxson. He was a forklift mechanic for Tyson Food.
On April 11, 2009 he married Diana Lynn Graves at Garden...
Danny R. Ellis
May 7, 2025
Danny R. Ellis, 84, passed away May 7, 2025 at Azria Health Woodhaven in Great Bend, Kansas.
He was born September 30, 1940 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Everette Raymond and Viola Mae Boese Ellis.
A longtime area resident, he owned the Amoco Gas Station in Burdett and was an industrial engineer for Boeing....
Marilyn K. Ewing
May 5, 2025
Larned  - Marilyn K. Ewing, 81, passed away May 5, 2025 at her home, Larned.
She was born June 10, 1943 in California; the daughter of Norris Ambrose and Elizabeth Evelyn Meyer. Â A longtime area resident she was a waitress and caregiver.
She was of the Christian Faith, loved to draw, shopping, spending time with...
John Henry Albert
May 3, 2025
John Henry Albert, 93, passed away May 3, 2025 at his home in Larned.
He was born September 3, 1931 in Glen Elder, Kansas, the son of John R. and Lois M. Muck Albert.
He grew up on the family farm south of Glen Elder, farming there until going to work for Southwestern Bell in...
Donna Lou Ramirez
Apr 26, 2025
Donna Lou Ramirez, 92, passed away early Saturday morning, soon after being admitted to the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital.
She was born July 16, 1932 in Centralia, Oklahoma, on the Cherokee Nation Reservation, the daughter of Luther Rix Bryant and Lydia "Esther" Miles in the upstairs of her grandfather, John Benedict's, home, along with her twin brother....
Debra (Deb) Lynn Torline
Apr 20, 2025
Debra (Deb) Lynn Torline, 71, passed away April 20, 2025 at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK. Â She was born November 7, 1953 in Bucklin, KS. Â She was the daughter of Kenneth and Betty Jean Davis.
On May 19, 1973 she married Mark (Cooz) Torline in Windthorst, KS. Â In the early years they lived on the family farm...
Kathleen M Foster
Apr 20, 2025
Larned – Kathleen M. Foster, 81, passed away April 20, 2025 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.
She was born October 20, 1943 in Providence, RI, the daughter of Doyle and Maxine Brannan Foster. Â A lifetime area resident, she was an educator.
She was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church, DAR, and Santa...
Rita M. Kurtz
Apr 3, 2025
Rita M. Kurtz, 70 passed away April 3, 2025 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson.
She was born September 29, 1954 in Crystal Falls Michigan, the daughter of Henry Andrew and Lucille B. Bryant Kurtz Jr.
A longtime area resident she was a real estate broker at Carr Auction and Real Estate. She was a...
Lavonne Marie Bartlett
Apr 1, 2025
LaVonne Marie (Quincy) Bartlett passed away quietly on April 1, 2025 at The Avalon of Lewis Center in Ohio.
LaVonne was born May 9, 1930 in Larned, Kansas; the daughter of Floyd Wenn and Emma Mary (Hill) Quincy. LaVonne was the first of four children. All of her siblings (Floyd, Emmalou and Shirley) preceded her in death....
Sandi Lea Ramsey
Mar 29, 2025
Funeral service for Sandi Lea Renfro Ramsey, 54, of Jetmore, Kansas, formerly of Lamesa, Tx. will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, with Gerry Chavez officiating. Arrangements are under the care of Branon Funeral Home. Â Interment will follow at Dawson County Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 3,...
Sharon L. Hirschmiller
Mar 28, 2025
Garfield  - Sharon L. Hirschmiller, 81, passed away March 28, 2025 at Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley.
She was born December 11, 1943 in Lamar, Colorado; the daughter of Byron and Laretta Burnett Bressler. Â A longtime area resident, she worked in Food Service at the Larned State Hospital.
On May 12, 1980 she married Richard Hirschmiller...
Karen Su Spreier-King
Mar 28, 2025
Karen Su (Reeves) Spreier-King
10/16/49 - 3/28/25
Our dear mother, Karen Su Spreier-King, sadly passed away on March 28, 2025, at the age of age 75. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her the most, offering support and love in abundance. Â Karen's greatest joy in life was her family....
