Flora V. Moore
Feb 2, 2012
Larned – Flora Virginia Moore, 90, died February 2, 2012, at the Larned Healthcare Center, Larned. She was born January 20, 1922, in Larned, the daughter of Everett Thomas and Edith Mae Beebe Nicholson, a lifetime area resident she was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Christian Church and Christian Women Fellowship both of Larned. On December...
Richard Frank Pope
Feb 1, 2012
Richard F. Pope - of Great Bend, KS. Formerly of Newark Valley, NY passed away on February 1, 2012. Born November 4, 1934 to Lyman and Cora (Spicer) Pope. On June 23, 1956 he married Joan D. Robinson whom he is survived by. Other survivors include three daughters: Cathy (Stuart) Yetter, Newark Valley, NY; Lori (Colin) Hammeke, Great Bend, KS;...
Ruth I Steffen
Feb 1, 2012
Larned – Ruth I. Steffen, 78, died February 1, 2012, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born August 11, 1933, at Ellinwood; the daughter of Melvin Cornelius and Dora Flanders Kasselman. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Rural Life of Farm Bureau, Country Club, Fort Larned Historical Society, VFW Auxiliary and Gem Gals unit...
Roger Alan Caldwell
Jan 29, 2012
Larned – Roger Alan Caldwell, 69, died January 29, 2012, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born January 12, 1943, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Franklin Eugene and Lucille Hicks Caldwell. He was an account Executive for Fox 49, in Tallahassee, Florida. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, a member and board member of the...
Elsie R. Rankin
Jan 24, 2012
Elsie R. Rankin, 94, died January 24, 2012, at the Larned Health Care, Larned. She was born July 29, 1917, at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Robert and Dorotha Cramer Cummins. She was an Accounting bookkeeper She was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Larned. On July 20, 1935, she married Charles W. Rankin in Wheeling, West Virginia....
Glenn N. Johnson
Jan 22, 2012
Larned – Glenn N. Johnson, 90, died January 22, 2012, at South Wind Hospice, Pratt. He was born October 29, 1921, at Conway Springs, KS. the son of Glenn Newton and Lola A. Clemmer Johnson. He was a locksmith. He belonged to the United Methodist, VFW, American Legion, Good Samaritan, was in the United States Army and was awarded the...
George Dennis Martin
Jan 21, 2012
George Dennis Martin, 63, passed away January 21, 2012 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born April 15, 1948 at Great Bend. The son of George Earl and Maxine Salmans Martin. A lifetime area resident; except for 17 years when he was a warehouse manager for Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co., Batavia, IL. He also assisted with the...
Philip Clifford Atteberry
Jan 18, 2012
Philip Clifford Atteberry, 74, died January 18, 2012, at the Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born December 12, 1937, in Larned, the son of Clifford C. and Wanda Mae Artz Atteberry. He was a lifetime area resident. He graduated from Larned High School in 1956, and entered the United States Marine Corps, Tanks-Recon in 1956. Then he went into law...
Joann M. Halling
Jan 8, 2012
Hanston – JoAnn M. Halling, 86, died January 8, 2012, at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born July 14, 1925, at Rozel, the daughter of Harvey and Maggie Milton Unruh. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker and was a retired bookkeeper for the Coop in Hanston. She was a member of the United Methodist Church...
William J. Cole
Jan 6, 2012
Larned – William J. (Bill) Cole, 65, died January 6, 2012, at his home in Larned. He was born March 21, 1946, at Larned, the son of A.E. and Drusilla Post Cole. A lifetime area resident, he was the Pawnee Coop Service Station Manager and was retired from the Larned State Hospital after 21 years. He was a member of...
Grace Olive Grandy
Jan 2, 2012
Grace Olive Grandy, 90, passed away January 2, 2012 at the Country Place Living Center, Larned. She was born September 20, 1921 in Rozel, the daughter of Louie and Ora Renfro Pfenninger. A lifetime area resident; she was a homemaker. Her family and church were first and foremost in her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church,...
Earl M. Unruh
Dec 28, 2011
Rozel - Earl M. Unruh, 82, died December 28, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born August 30, 1929 in rural Pawnee County; the son of Harvey and Maggie Unruh. A lifetime area resident he was a farmer-stockman. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, Ash Valley; the United Methodist Church, Rozel, the Rozel...
Robert S. Dryden
Dec 28, 2011
Larned - On December 28, 2011, the Lord of life and death granted eternal life to His servant and long time Larned resident, Bob Dryden. Robert Scott Dryden was born September 10, 1924, in Pawnee County Kansas, the seventh of eight children born to John Lincoln and Ruth Claire (Scott) Dryden. He was made a redeemed child at his baptism...
Patricia Jean Goertzen
Dec 19, 2011
Larned- Patricia Jean Goertzen, 89, died Dec. 19, 2011, At Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned. She was born March 20, 1922, at Hutchinson Ks, the Daughter of Richard and Mildred Switzer Coleman. A schoolteacher she taught at USD 495 school district. She was of the First United Methodist Church, Larned; Patricia graduated from Kansas State University and later obtained a...
John "Lorraine" Couchman
Dec 17, 2011
Garfield – John "Lorraine" Couchman, 78, died December 17, 2011 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born April 25, 1933, at Larned, the son of John and Hazel (Deets) Couchman. He was a farmer/stockman all of his life, retiring in 1998. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Rozel. He graduated from Garfield High School. He...
Janice Lou Boyd
Dec 15, 2011
Janice Boyd passed away Thursday morning December 15th, 2011 at Sapulpa Oklahoma with daughter Heather at her side. Mrs. Boyd was born Janice Lou Dundas January 22nd, 1928 in Osage City Kansas, the daughter of Ned and Ethel (Hanson) Dundas. She attended both Bethany and Sterling Colleges where she studied music. In 1952 she married Edward Boyd of Larned and...
Donald E. Mcwhirt
Dec 13, 2011
Jetmore – Donald E. McWhirt, 79, died December 13, 2011, at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. He was born July 16, 1932, at Cherryvale, Ks., the son of Charles H. and Nellie M. Sawyer McWhirt. He was retired from being a Jetmore High School Principal and a Superintendent for USD 227. He was a member of the...
Tracey L. Sinclair
Dec 11, 2011
Jetmore – Tracey Leon Sinclair, 84, died December 11, 2011, at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born July 29, 1927, at Jetmore, the son of Albert T. and Nellie Love Sinclair. He was retired from the Kansas Department of Transportation after 36 years and served as the supervisor. He was a member of the United Methodist Church,...
Elsie Witt
Dec 7, 2011
Elsie Virginia Witt, 99 passed away December 7, 2011 at the Larned Healthcare Center. She was born August 9, 1912 in Cimarron, the daughter of Eugene Camden and Bernice Deem Crow. An area resident since 1997 moving from Cunningham she was a teacher and a receptionist for various nursing facilities. On July 27, 1938 she married E.E. Witt at Cunningham;...
Thomas Leslie Martin
Nov 28, 2011
Thomas Leslie Martin, 69, died Nov. 28, 2011 at his home following a courageous battle against cancer. Born on Sept. 9, 1942 he was the first born son of George Earl and Maxine (Salmans) Martin of Larned, Kansas. Tom graduated from Larned High School, received a bachelor of education degree from Emporia State Teachers College, and a master of education...
