Obituaries

Jul 15, 2025

Nancy L. Barnes, 71, passed away July 15, 2025 at Medicalodges of Kinsley.

She was born October 20, 1953 in Larned, the daughter of John Allan and Ida Neill Boitnott Balman.

A lifetime Pawnee and Edwards County resident, she was a farmwife and enjoyed working with the livestock, horses, and cattle. Later in life she...

Jul 6, 2025

Larned  - Lila M. Beltz, 93, passed away July 6, 2025 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

She was born June 4, 1932 in Gas City, Kansas; the daughter of Irvin and Gertrude Evans Dame.  A lifetime area resident, moving to Larned more than 65 years ago; she was a Licensed Mental Health Aide at the Larned...

Jun 28, 2025

Barbara Jean Tanner, lovingly known as Jean, age 87, of Larned, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Country Living Senior Living Center in Larned. Her warmth, energy, and devotion to her family and friends will be cherished forever.

Born on April 13, 1938, in Paxico, Kansas, Jean was the daughter of August "Lee" Berroth...

Jun 28, 2025

Brenda K. Johnson, a beloved resident of Lewis, passed away on June 28, 2025 at her home. Born on May 16, 1957, in Billings, Montana, she was the daughter of Darlene Clark and Virgil Ramsey.

A longtime area resident, Brenda moved from Jamestown to Lewis in 1990 where she worked as a Certified Med Aide at Medicalodge,...

Jun 15, 2025

Lloyd W. Degenhardt, 78, passed away June 15, 2025, at his home surrounded by his wife, children and granddaughter, Audrey in Larned, Kansas.  He was born November 7, 1946, in Hays, Kansas to Walter and Bernita (Wasinger) Degenhardt.  He married Leeta Harr on May 1, 1966 and they recently celebrated 60 wonderful years of marriage.

Lloyd grew...

Jun 13, 2025

Joan Ladell Donovan, 70, passed away June 13, 2025 at the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, Topeka.

She was born February 7, 1955 in Beloit, the daughter of John and Ruby Louise Stewart Hunter Sr.  A longtime area resident, she served as a dispatcher for Pawnee County Sheriff's office, Larned Police Department and then...

Jun 11, 2025

Jetmore – Skyler Wirt Hayes, 73, passed away June 11, 2025 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

He was born May 19, 1952 in Dodge City, the son of Wirt Dawson and Marjorie Dale Hermon Hayes.  A lifetime area resident, he was a retired Safety Director at Pride Ag Resources.

He was a member of...

Jun 8, 2025

Helen M. Walker, 84, passed away June 8, 2025 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

She was born September 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Walter and Florence Cislak Callahan.

Moving from New York in 1952, she was a longtime area resident. She worked in the Larned High School Cafeteria and was a...

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...

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.  A Larned resident for the last 10 years, moving from Hays; he was a truck driver.

In 1989 he joined the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.  A lifetime area resident she was a greenhouse associate at the Larned Greenhouse and also worked at Alco.

She was a...

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...

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....

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.  A longtime area resident she was a waitress and caregiver.

She was of the Christian Faith, loved to draw, shopping, spending time with...

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...