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Goldie Fern Horton

Goldie Fern Horton

Feb 5, 2009

WATCH FUNERAL SERVICE Zook – Goldie Fern Horton, 101, died February 5, 2009 at the Mt. Hope Nursing Center, Mt. Hope, Kansas.

She was born February 25, 1907 in Pawnee County, Kansas the daughter of John Henry and Lucy Matilda Buhrer Hays. A lifetime Pawnee County resident, she resided in Mt. Hope, Kansas since 2006 to be near family....

Alberta N. Rice

Alberta N. Rice

Jan 30, 2009

Jetmore – Alberta N. Rice, 102, died January 30, 2009, at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born July 3, 1906, at Linnwood, Kansas, the daughter of George and Clara Sparks Stewart. She was a homemaker and a longtime area resident. She attended the Baptist Church. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, Red Hats and E.H.U.,...

Vown O. Epperson

Vown O. Epperson

Jan 28, 2009

Pawnee Rock, Vown O. Epperson Sr., 81, died, January 28, 2009 at his home, Pawnee Rock. He was born January 5, 1928 in Kenwood, Colorado, the son of George W. and Estella Jane Scobey Epperson. A longtime area resident since 1970, he was retired from Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Company. He was a member of the Lions Club in Pawnee...

Edith Joy Marshall

Edith Joy Marshall

Jan 24, 2009

Pawnee Rock – Edith Joy Marshall, 75, died January 24, 2009 at her home, Pawnee Rock. She was born July 4, 1933, in Finney County, the daughter of Roy Daniel and Mabel Maude Kitch Jenkins. A Pawnee Rock area resident moving from Garden City, she was a bookkeeper. She was a member of the Christian Church, Garden City. On June...

Glen (Shorty) Hubin

Glen (Shorty) Hubin

Jan 21, 2009

Hanston – Glen (Shorty) Hubin, 85, died January 21, 2009, at Hanston. He was born July 22, 1923, at Larned, the son of John and Bonnie Taylor Hubin. A lifetime Hanston resident, he was a Farmer and Custom Harvester. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and V. F. W., both of Hanston, and American Legion, Jetmore. On...

Zella E Abbott

Zella E Abbott

Jan 20, 2009

Jetmore – Zella E. Abbott, 93, died January 20, 2009 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born March 27, 1915, at Ainsworth, Nebraska. The daughter of Harvey and Bessie Francher Smith. She was a Homemaker. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Woman both of Jetmore. On September 27, 1934 she...

Donald Clyde Gleason

Donald Clyde Gleason

Jan 17, 2009

WATCH FUNERAL SERICE Larned - Donald Clyde Gleason, 75, died January 17, 2009 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned.

He was born September 7, 1933 in Larned, the son of Ira Verne and Mable Pearl Broadbooks Gleason. A longtime area resident he was a Teacher, Coach, School Administrator and a Custom Harvester.

He was a member of...

Beulah M. Mchugh

Beulah M. Mchugh

Jan 10, 2009

Beulah Marie Rabourn McHugh, 87, died January 10, 2009 at Hays Medical Center, Hays Kansas. She was born December 29, 1921 in Greensburg, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Stella Mertle Kimbrel Rabourn. A resident of Larned since 1961 moving from Dodge City; she was a bookkeeper. Beulah moved to Dodge City at age 4, graduated from Dodge City High...

Howard Vinson Carpenter

Howard Vinson Carpenter

Jan 7, 2009

Larned – Howard Vinson Carpenter, 92, died January 7, 2009 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned. He was born April 18, 1916 in Pawnee County, Kansas the son of Wilford C. and Lucile Vinson Carpenter. A lifetime Pawnee County resident he was a Farmer. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Larned, attended Zook Public Schools and later...

Eleanor L. Umberger

Eleanor L. Umberger

Dec 31, 2008

Rozel - Eleanor L. Umberger, 85, died, December 31, 2008 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born November 21, 1923 in Pawnee County, the daughter of Frank C. and Edna DeKalb Brannan. A lifetime Pawnee County resident she was a Homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women both of Burdett and...

Robert Verne Twitchell

Robert Verne Twitchell

Dec 24, 2008

WATCH MEMORIAL SERVICE Larned – Robert Verne Twitchell, 82, died December 24, 2008 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.

He was born July 30, 1926 in Pawnee County, Kansas, the son of Walter V. and Ruth Lewis Twitchell. He was a Lifetime Pawnee County resident; he was a farmer, gunsmith and creative wood worker. He...

Jack M. Dodson

Jack M. Dodson

Dec 14, 2008

Rozel – Jack M. Dodson, 84, died December 14, 2008 at the Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley, Kansas. He was born March 9, 1924 at Miami, Oklahoma, the son of Calse and Vennana Cunningham Dodson. A Rozel resident since December of 1999 moving from Colorado Springs, Colorado, he was a retired executive hotel chef. He was a Naval Veteran of WW...

Florine Pearl Unzicker

Florine Pearl Unzicker

Dec 9, 2008

Trousdale – Florine Pearl Unzicker, 90, died December 9, 2008 at the Hospice of the Valley, Mesa, Arizona. She was born May 21, 1918 at Admire, the daughter of Sidney and Stella Scott Putnam. A resident of Gilbert, Arizona since 1997 moving from Belpre, she was a retired cake decorator. She was a member of the Belpre United Methodist Church,...

Virginia Mae Mercer

Virginia Mae Mercer

Nov 24, 2008

Jetmore – Virginia Mae Mercer, 88, died November 24, 2008 at her daughters home in Jetmore. She was born March 18, 1920, in Stratford, Missouri, the daughter of Stanley and Tibitha Nettie Castor Emerson. Living in Jetmore a short while, she was a homemaker She was of the Methodist Faith, a member of Eastern Star, 4-H Sewing Club, Saddle Club...

Frederick V. Fry

Frederick V. Fry

Nov 22, 2008

Frederick John Fry, J., age 78 of Kingsland, Texas, passed away November 22, 2008 at his residence. He was born September 29, 1930 in Winfield, Kansas to Frederick John Fry, IV, and Mabel (Brown) Fry. He had served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict, had worked as Manager for Home Oil Company from 1970 to 1997, and...

Kenneth W. Showalter

Kenneth W. Showalter

Nov 21, 2008

Larned - Kenneth W. Showalter, 96, died November 21, 2008 at Canon City, Colorado. He was born October 5, 1912 in Sylvia the son of David Milton and Mary Matilda Hofen Showalter. A longtime Larned resident he was owner and operator of Ken's Photos in Pawnee County. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and Methodist Men both...

Erwin "Ernie" Lee Honomichl

Erwin "Ernie" Lee Honomichl

Nov 20, 2008

Larned - Erwin "Ernie" L. Honomichl, 65, died November 20, 2008 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born August 24, 1943 in Lucas, the son of Edwin Adolph and Doris May Rezabek Honomichl. A Larned resident since 1963 moving from Lincoln, he was a retired Farm Equipment Salesman. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church,...

Cecilia E. (Sammy) Morris

Cecilia E. (Sammy) Morris

Nov 19, 2008

Jetmore – Cecilia (Sammy) E. Morris, 72, died November 19, 2008 of injuries substained in an automobile accident near Jetmore. She was born April 21, 1936 at Altoona,Pennsylvania,the daughter of Earl and Lulu Kuhn Strohmeyer. A resident of Jetmore, she was a Medical Records Technician. She was of Christian faith,and was a member of Casa,and The Humane Society. Survivors: include:...

Charlotte C. Pickering

Charlotte C. Pickering

Nov 16, 2008

Watch Charlotte C. Pickering Funeral Kinsley - Charlotte C. Pickering, 78, died Nov. 16, 2008 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.

She was born April 1, 1930 in Haviland, the daughter of Alvis Boley and Eva Clotilda Monaghan Smith. A lifetime area resident she was a homemaker.

She married Lee Hill Thorp, he...

Jack D. Clock

Jack D. Clock

Nov 3, 2008

Larned - Jack D. Clock, 76, died November 3, 2008, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned, Kansas. He was born January 6, 1932, in Freeport, Illinois, the son of Erwin A. and Dessa Leverington Clock. He moved to Larned in April of 1952 and began farming northwest of Larned. He soon included real estate and insurance to his life's work,...

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