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Roger J Spence
Mar 30, 2016
ROZEL – Roger J. Spence, 81, passed away March 30, 2016, at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. He was born August 12, 1934, at Garden City, Kansas; the son of Sam J. and Neva (Rogers) Spence. He farmed for a number of years, and later worked at Morrill Hay Company in Larned, and for Blattner Manufacturing in Rozel....
Larry L. Miller
Mar 27, 2016
Larned - Larry L. Miller, 73, passed away March 27, 2016 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born March 11, 1943 in Great Bend, Kansas; the son of Warren W. and Glennis Evelyn Lile Miller. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer and an auctioneer. He was a member of the American Legion Post No.106, served in...
Ray L. Wilson
Mar 26, 2016
Jetmore - Ray L. Wilson, 87, passed away March 26, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita KS. He was born December 1, 1928 on a farm in Hodgeman County, to Forest R. and Flossie F. Smith Wilson. A lifetime area resident of Jetmore, he was a Farmer-Rancher. He was a member and Elder of the United Presbyterian Church of Jetmore,...
Robert Warren A. Miller
Mar 22, 2016
Colorado Springs, Colorado - Robert (Bob) Warren Miller, 77, passed away at his home, March 22, 2016. Bob was born December 8, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA. Bob was a Major in the USAF and retired in 1982 after 22 years of service. He was also a retired Realtor in Colorado Springs. Bob was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather....
Kerri A. Laing
Mar 21, 2016
Larned - Kerri A. (Broughton) Laing, 61, passed away March 21, 2016 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. She was born October 20, 1954 in Hoisington, Kansas; the daughter of Jack and LaDene Brewer Broughton. A longtime area resident; she worked at the Larned State Hospital. On August 15, 2005 she married Bryan Elden Laing in Larned. He survives....
Marion J. Ochs
Mar 15, 2016
Jetmore – Marion J. Ochs, 72, passed away March 15, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born September 18, 1943, in Larned, the son of Vernon and Nola Hill Ochs. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer and served as a director for the Federal Land Bank Association in Ness City. He was a member of the...
June M. Mcconnaughhay
Mar 14, 2016
Larned - June M. McConnaughhay, 88, passed away March 14, 2016 at Country Living, Larned. She was born May 31, 1927 in Great Bend, KS the daughter of Virgil L. and Grace Cooper Gilbert. A lifetime area resident; she was a school teacher. She was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, D.A.R., Eastern Star, NEA...
Faye Dolores Alexander
Mar 14, 2016
Garfield – Faye Dolores Alexander, 84, passed away March 14, 2016 at Southwind Hospice in Pratt. She was born August 18, 1931 in Woodard, Oklahoma, the daughter of Donald Wayne and Faye Githens Whitcomb. A longtime area resident, she was a housewife. She was of the Christian faith. On September 14, 1949, she married Schuyler Alexander in Candian, Texas. He...
Melvin Donald Housman
Mar 14, 2016
Hanston- Melvin Donald Housman, 88, passed away March 14, 2016 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born January 1, 1928 in rural Hodgeman County, Kansas, the son of Elmer Ray and Elva L. Fakes Housman. Don was a graduate of Hanston High School and attended Dodge City Community College. He was drafted into the Army in 1951...
Michael Don Clark Sr.
Mar 14, 2016
Larned - Michael Don Clark Sr., 76, departed March 14, 2016 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, Kansas survived by Kitty Ann Shepherd Clark. On July 14, 1956 he married Kitty Ann Shepherd in the Escue Chapel in Larned, Kansas. Other survivors include; two sons, Michael D. Clark Jr, (wife Rene) Larned, Kansas. Cecil D. Clark, (wife Bernadine), Lake View...
Marie E. Roberson
Mar 10, 2016
Larned - Marie E. Roberson, 79, passed away March 10, 2016 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born April 30, 1936 in California, Missouri; the daughter of Clarence and Delora Miller Smith. A longtime area resident; she was a Homemaker. She was of the Christian faith and was a Girl Scout Leader. On October 19, 1952 she married...
Leona Maye Vieux
Mar 9, 2016
Jetmore- Leona Maye Vieux, 99, passed away March 9, 2016 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS. She was born January 6, 1917 in Ford, KS, the daughter of William and Margaret Baldridge Cook. A lifetime area resident of Jetmore, she was a Homemaker. She was a member United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Sunny West EHU, Sew and...
Cameron Wayne Burd
Mar 7, 2016
Hoisington – Cameron Wayne Burd, 25, passed away March 7, 2016 in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 10, 1990, in Great Bend, the son of Scott and Beverly Gilgenbach Burd. A longtime area resident, he was a lumber and sales associate at Sutherlands in Great Bend. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned. Survivors...
Anna Mae Dreese
Mar 2, 2016
Larned – Anna Mae Dreese, 86, passed away Wednesday March 2, 2016, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born May 18, 1929 at Lewis, Kansas, the Daughter of Glenn A. and Ada M. Johnson Walker. She was an LPN at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned and CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend, working in the OB departments, she also worked...
Gilbert G. Urban
Feb 28, 2016
Larned - Gilbert G. Urban, 93, passed away February 28, 2016 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born August 30, 1922 at Pfeifer, Kansas; the son of George L. and Margaret Schuvie Urban. He farmed for a number of years. He was employed at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital from 1964 to 1970. He was employed at Larned State Hospital as...
Donnie D. Betz
Feb 27, 2016
Jetmore- Donnie D. Betz, 78, passed away February 27, 2016 at Cedar Village Long-term Care, Ness City, KS. He was born October 13, 1937 to Jake and Anna Betz at their farmhouse in Ness County. Besides farming and raising cattle, he was an elevator manager for Jetmore Grain and Feed. He loved Farming, Gardening, Fishing and passing out candy to...
Eldon L. Elmore
Feb 23, 2016
Rozel- Rev. Eldon L. Elmore, 66, passed away February 23, 2016 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, KS. He was born on October 14, 1949 in Great Bend, KS. the son of Jack E. and Amy L. Lewis Elmore. He was an American Baptist Minister, serving churches in Kansas and Iowa. He later served at Rainbow Acres in Camp...
Charles (Chad) E. Blackburn
Feb 22, 2016
Wichita- Charles (Chad) E. Blackburn, 47, passed away February 22, 2016 in Wichita, KS. He was born July 17, 1968 in Hastings, NE. the son of Charles W. and Patricia Grandy Blackburn. He was self employed On May 28, 1997 in Las Vegas, NV he married Susan Wells. She survives. Survivors include: one son, Scott Killman, Wichita, KS.; one daughter,...
Andrea Aurandt Stewart
Feb 21, 2016
Larned – Andrea Aurandt Stewart, 68, passed away February 21, 2016, at her home in Larned. She was born April 25, 1947, in Roaring Springs, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William C. and Iva Jean Ritchey Aurandt. She moved from Allen, Texas to Larned, Kansas in 2005, where she retired in 2010 from being a secretary. She was a member of...
William (Bill) A Cohoon
Feb 21, 2016
Jetmore – William A. (Bill) Cohoon, 79, passed away February 21, 2016, at his home in North Roscoe, Hodgeman County, Jetmore, Kansas. He was born May 28, 1936 at Hanston, in his grandparent's home, the son of Harry and Pauline Dixon Cohoon. He was a lifetime farmer/Stockman in North Roscoe. His passion was farming and his love for his family....
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