Obituaries

Lauretta P. Cheney

Lauretta P. Cheney

Mar 16, 2024

Lauretta P. Cheney, age 89, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on November 12, 1934, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Verdie Olen “Pete” & Flora Pearl Bursk Simmons.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was a homemaker.

She was a member of Fellowship Baptist...

Roy Janas Torres

Roy Janas Torres

Mar 10, 2024

Leoti

Roy Janas Torres, age 70, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Adventhealth Porter Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He was born on August 28, 1953, in Texas to Lionicio and Mary Janas Torres. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Leoti, Kansas, and a lifelong resident of the community.

On February 28, 1972, Roy married...

Dan E. Wright

Dan E. Wright

Mar 8, 2024

Dan E. Wright, age 85, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Scott County Hospital, in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on December 8, 1938, in Logan County, Kansas, the son of William Clifford and Idella Margaret Russell Wright. A Lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he worked for Fairleigh Feedyard as a yard foreman for Twenty-Five...

Melanie Anne Nevills

Melanie Anne Nevills

Mar 4, 2024

Melanie A. Nevills, age 55, of Jackson, New Hampshire passed from this world on March 4th, 2024, to be with her Lord and Savior. She was born on May 19th, 1968, in Stafford, Kansas. She attended school in Hesston, Kansas and graduated from High school there in 1986. She went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in Finance and Real...

Gary A. Speer

Gary A. Speer

Mar 4, 2024

Gary Allen Speer, age 68, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024, At Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on May 15, 1955, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Charles Arthur and Marilyn Joy Butt Speer. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was a farmer, mechanic, contractor, Oilfield worker, and handyman.

Gary enjoyed gardening, beekeeping,...

Mona J. Heitschmidt

Mona J. Heitschmidt

Mar 2, 2024

Mona J. Heitschmidt, age 67, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on March 8, 1956, in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard & Ruth Frank Steffens Jr.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was a secretary for Brookover Cattle Company in Scott City,...

Robert J. Fulton

Robert J. Fulton

Feb 28, 2024

Robert John Fulton, age 70, of Las Cruces, NM departed this life for his life eternal at Three Crosses Regional Hospital, Las Cruces, NM, on February 28, 2024.  Robert’s journey began on June 12, 1953, in Gibson City, IL.  He was raised by his loving parents the late Robert J. Fulton and Betty L. Fulton. His biological mother, Leata Meyer Fulton, departed...

Lila J. Carson

Lila J. Carson

Feb 27, 2024

Lila J. Carson, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on June 29, 1934, in Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of William Joseph and Edna Zella Davison Weiser.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1951 moving from Garden City, Kansas, she was a farmer’s wife and...

Jerry W. Buxton

Jerry W. Buxton

Feb 25, 2024

Jerry W. Buxton, age 56, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on August 2, 1967, in Walsenburg, Colorado, the son of Jack & Velma Reeves Buxton.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1972 moving from Walsenburg, Colorado, he was the CFO for Finney County Feedyard.

Jerry was...

Gayle M. Crossman

Gayle M. Crossman

Feb 20, 2024

Gayle Mildred Axton Crossman passed away quietly at her home in Homer, Alaska, on

Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the age of 88.



Gayle was born February 9, 1936, in Pueblo Colorado to James Merritt Axton and Fern

Myrtle Stapleton. She was the third of six children.



On June 18, 1955, she married her life partner, Verl Jr Crossman. They met at Kirk’s

Drive-In in...

Delbert L. Rose

Delbert L. Rose

Feb 20, 2024

Delbert L. Rose, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on September 27, 1930, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Hubert Coy and Neva Berniece Quance Rose.  Delbert was a resident of Logan County, Kansas from 1950 until moving to Scott City, Kansas in 1999....

Geraldine Royce Preston

Geraldine Royce Preston

Feb 16, 2024

Tribune

Geraldine “Geri” Royce Preston, age 81, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. She was born to John and Geneva Crum Oliver on March 25, 1942, in Flagler, Colorado. Geri was a resident of the Tribune community since moving from Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1966. She was a member of the Community...

Sharon Kay Steele

Sharon Kay Steele

Feb 6, 2024

Tribune

Sharon Kay Steele, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. She was born to Everett and Mildred Marine Gaul on September 15, 1939, in Dodge City, Kansas. She was a member of the Tribune community since 1963 having moved from the Dodge City area. She was a Tribune United Methodist...

Harley C. Hillery

Harley C. Hillery

Feb 1, 2024

Harley C. Hillery, age 71, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at the High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin, Kansas.  He was born on March 30, 1952, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Harley Clifford & Patricia Mae Stevens Hillery.  A lifetime resident of Lakin, Kansas, he worked at various feed yards and farms including Brookover Cattle Company.

He...

Terry J. Wycoff

Terry J. Wycoff

Jan 31, 2024

Terry J. Wycoff, age 66, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on April 9, 1957, in Oakley, Kansas, the son of Richard Andrew and Marlene Kathrine Mader Wycoff.  Terry was raised in Russell Springs, Kansas then moved to Winona while in high school, graduating from the Tri-Plains school district.  A resident of Scott...

Donna S. Eitel

Donna S. Eitel

Jan 29, 2024

Donna S. Eitel, age 86, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2024, at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas.  She was born on January 13, 1938, in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of Frederick Earl & Beulah Elizabeth Russell Heinze.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1959 moving from Greensburg, Kansas, she was a homemaker, farmer’s wife, avid gardener,...

Floretta R. Otstott

Floretta R. Otstott

Jan 28, 2024

Tribune

Floretta, R. Otstott, age 93, passed away at the Greeley County Long Term Care in Tribune, Kansas on Sunday, January 28, 2024, She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on March 30, 1930, to Archie and Mary Caverty Folsom. She had been a member of the Tribune community since she was 10 days old. She was a member of the...

Karen S. Crist

Karen S. Crist

Jan 23, 2024

Karen S. Crist, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Bridge Haven Facility in Lawrence, Kansas.  She was born on April 26, 1953, in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Serena Rodenberg Schoonover.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas from 1953 until 1972 moving to Manhattan Kansas where she was a cosmetologist.  In 1976 Karen...

Mary Dearden

Mary Dearden

Jan 12, 2024

 

Mary Dearden, age 76, passed at Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, KS. on Friday, January 12, 2024.  She was born on July 31, 1947, in Winfield KS to Benjamin and Edith Waite Stout. The youngest of three children, she had two older brothers Colonel Delbert Stout (Nancy) and Willis Stout (Joyce).

She was a member of the...

Lea Mae Dean

Lea Mae Dean

Jan 11, 2024

Lea M. Dean, age 65, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on September 6, 1958, in Las Animas, Colorado, the daughter of Charley Raymond & Leona Larrew Hunt.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1982 moving from Goodland, Kansas, she was a retired office manager for...

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