Forever Lila Worden
Oct 23, 2013
Larned – Forever Lila Worden, infant daughter of Jordahn S. Perez and Norman A. Worden went to be with the Lord on October 23, 2013 at the Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. Survivors include: the parents of the home; half brothers, William B. and Andrew C. Worden, Pratt; Maternal grandparents, Shona Perez and John Helms and Mike Perez, all...
Dorothy G. Mcchristy
Oct 22, 2013
Larned – Dorothy Gladys McChristy, 98, died October 22, 2013 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born November 20, 1914, at Centerview, the daughter of Matthew Ebenezer and Gladys Cramblett Brown. She graduated from Centerview High School and farmed south of Lewis. She was a housewife throughout her marriage and worked at the Larned State Hospital as a mental health...
John Richard Grant
Oct 20, 2013
John Richard Grant June 4, 1931 - October 20, 2013 Dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and brother, John Richard Grant passed away peacefully at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital surrounded by loved ones. John, often called Richard by his family and friends, will be deeply missed especially by his children, Rita O'Gwin and husband David of Larned, John...
Robert E. Halling
Oct 8, 2013
Jetmore - Robert E. Halling, 84, died October 8, 2013 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell Kansas. He was born March 19, 1929, at Hanston, Kansas the son of Albert John and Elizabeth Sadie Hubin Halling. He had a Water Well Service, He also worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation in Jetmore. He was a Lifetime area resident, he...
Arline I. Byrum
Oct 1, 2013
Larned – Arline I. Byrum, 86, died October 1, 2013, at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born July 26, 1927, in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Bert R. and Bertha Smith Jones. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker and retired from the Larned State Hospital. She attended the First United Methodist Church, Larned. On June...
Orie Van Kenton
Sep 21, 2013
Jetmore- Orie Van Kenton, 83, died September 21, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays KS. He was born June 22, 1930, in Ingalls, the son of Clifford Van and Mary Naoma Green Kenton, he was a local representative for Peoples Natural Gas He belonged to the First Baptist Church, Lions Club, Odd Fellows and was a volunteer for the...
Joseph H. Groves
Sep 18, 2013
Larned - Joseph H. Groves, 58, died September 18, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born June 21, 1955 in Ness City, the son of Charles John Groves and Betty Louise Beltz Greathouse. A lifetime area resident; he was a Licensed Mental Health Technician at the Larned State Hospital. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church,...
Carol Ann Miller
Sep 10, 2013
Carol Ann Miller, 66, passed away September 10, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1947 in Durant, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles (Buster) and Ola Locke White. A longtime area resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Grace Community Church in Great Bend. On August 15, 1965 she married Eddy Miller...
Michael Allan Wilkerson
Sep 9, 2013
Michael Allan Wilkerson, 31, passed away on September 9, 2013, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born April 15, 1982, at Larned, the son of Alan Wilkerson and Patricia Plotner. A longtime area resident, he worked in the oil field and was a rough necker. He was of the Christian faith. Survivors include: two sons, Kaiden Strickland and Gavin...
Steve Lemuz
Sep 5, 2013
Gonsalo (Steve) E. Lemuz, 63, died September 5, 2013 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. He was born December 10, 1949 at Larned, the son of Circilo and Josefa Marguez Lemuz. He worked in the Engineering Department at the Larned State Hospital and was a Lifetime area resident. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned On...
Marc D. Salmans
Sep 3, 2013
Hanston – Marc D. Salmans, 61, died September 3, 2013 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born April 9, 1952 in Jetmore, the son of Junior and Maxine McKibbin Salmans. A lifetime area resident, he was a dirt contractor and custom spray applicator. He was a member of the Hanston United Methodist Church, Hanston school board, Hanston...
Stacy Ann Berends
Aug 30, 2013
Phillipsburg- Stacy Ann Berends, 36, died August 30, 2013 at Phillipsburg KS She was born December 21, 1976 in Kansas City. She was a resident of Hill City and the Philipsburg area for the past ten years. She was a mother and a homemaker. She attended the First Baptist Church of Larned. In 2011, she married Kenneth Berends in Hill...
Fannie I. Smith
Aug 24, 2013
Dodge City - Fannie I. Smith, 87 died August 24, 2013 at the Galichia Heart Hospital, Wichita. She was born January 16, 1926 in Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Glenn B and Ida S. Tuggle Wade. She was a past resident of Larned; moving to Dodge City in 1997, and a current resident of Sedgwick since 2013. She was a...
Patty Meckfessel
Aug 22, 2013
Patricia (Patty) Colleen Engler-Meckfessel, 63, died August 22, 2013, at the South Wind Hospice, Pratt. She was born December 16, 1949, in Garden City. She is survived by her husband, Neil Meckfessel, Rozel; a daughter, Trish Davis, Abilene; a sister, Mary Erb and husband Fred of Longmont, Colorado; a brother, Jeffry and wife Jennifer Smith of Ness City; a sister,...
Lynn A. Welch
Aug 17, 2013
Lynn A. Welch, 79, died August 17, 2013, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born January 17, 1934, at Great Bend, the son of J. Albert and Edna Unruh Welch. A lifetime area resident; he was a retired crop adjuster. He belonged to the New Jerusalem Church, Pawnee Rock, the American Legion, Larned, was a former Lions Club member...
Gilberta M. Forrest
Aug 13, 2013
Gilberta M. Forrest, 92, died August 13, 2013, at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born March 10, 1921, in Anthony, the daughter of Gilbert A. and Marie Schmidt Stiles. She was a lifelong Argonia and Freeport resident until moving to Larned 3 years ago. She was a farmwife. She belonged to the United Methodist Church, V.F.W. and...
Eulah Belle Pieschl
Aug 5, 2013
Rush Center- Eulah Belle Pieschl,78, died August 5, 2013, at the Hays Medical Center. She was born Janurary 8, 1935 the daughter of Carl and Elizabeth Ratzlaff Holle. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the UMW all of Rozel. She was past member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Ash...
Gail Evan Wells
Aug 3, 2013
Great Bend- Gail Evan Wells, 65 died August 3, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays KS. He was born November 12, 1947, in Denver Colorado, the son of Dwight and Idel Vanbeber Wells. A Lifetime area resident, he was a Laborer On December 9, 2006 he Married Susan Hughes in Larned, Kansas, she survives. Other Survivors include: two step...
Cecil Duaine Denton
Aug 2, 2013
Jetmore – Cecil Duaine Denton, 81, died August 2, 2013 at his home in Cawker City. He was born June 26, 1932 in Montezuma, the son of Cecil Raymond and Wilma Gertrude Culver Denton. A longtime area resident, he was a Dairyman/Farmer and the owner of Denton Trucking. He belonged to the United Methodist Church, Jetmore and attended the Lighthouse...
Theo Dale Smith
Jul 29, 2013
Theo Dale Smith, 97, died July 29, 2013, at Diversicare of Larned. He was born February 10, 1916, in Frizell, the son of Theo D. and Goldia McComb Smith. He was retired from the Missouri Pacific Railroad as the agent/telegrapher at Argonia, Freeport, Larned, Hutchinson and Iola. He attended the First Christian Church in Moran. He served in the United...
