Obituaries

Boyd Lee Proffitt

Boyd Lee Proffitt

Jul 22, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Boyd Lee Proffitt- known to most as Stu- passed peacefully on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his residence in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on July 22, 1960 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Luther Earl Proffitt and Vola Maxine Livengood.

He graduated from Garden City High School in 1978, and graduated from Goodland Vo-tech in 1980....

Barbara Jean Campbell

Barbara Jean Campbell

Jul 19, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Barbara Jean Campbell, age 77, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 at her home in Garden City, Kansas.

She was born on July 17, 1944 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS to Fritz and Betty Martin Schreibvogal, Dr. Herman Sartorius, attending.

She lived at a Garden City Company Sugar Beet Farm with her family.  She attended Deerfield Elementary...

Laura E. Shuster

Laura E. Shuster

Jul 18, 2021

Laura E. Shuster, age 85, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at her brother John’s home in Horace, Kansas.  She was born on June 25, 1936, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of George & Minnie Archer Grubb.  A resident of Horace, Kansas since June 2, 2021, moving from Lindale, Texas, she was a nurse.

She was a member of...

Lucy Louise Dawson

Lucy Louise Dawson

Jul 12, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Lucy Louise Dawson, age 78, died on Monday, July 12, 2021 at the Sunporch of Dodge City, Kansas.  She was born on September 12, 1942 the daughter of Merlin O. and Berneice M. Wright Ellis in Des Moines, Iowa.

She was married on February 24, 1979 in Carlise, Iowa to Gary Lee Dawson.  He preceded her in death on...

Jesus  Gutierrez Herrera

Jesus Gutierrez Herrera

Jul 12, 2021

Jesus Gutierrez Herrera, age 54, passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on March 10, 1967, in Penas, Durango, Mexico, the son of Marcos Gutierrez and Herminia Herrera.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1997 moving from Denver, Colorado.

He was a member of the Assembly of...

James A. Appel

James A. Appel

Jul 8, 2021

James A. "Jim" Appel, 74, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on April 6, 1947, in Healy, Kansas, the son of Raymond Jacob and Margaret Jean West Appel.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was a carpenter and was the past owner and operator of...

John Ronald Squire

John Ronald Squire

Jul 6, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

John Ronald Squire, age 87, died on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on July 3, 1934 in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of William A and Rosa Fulton Squire.

He was a member of the Bible Christian Church in Garden City, Kansas.  Ron worked for the Kansas Department of Water Resources.

After...

Abiel Abgel Zapata

Abiel Abgel Zapata

Jul 6, 2021

Abiel Angel Zapata, age 3, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on August 29, 2017 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Angel Fernando Zapata and Nancy Valenzuela Garcia.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2019 moving from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He was a member of the Casa...

Barbara Jean McBride

Barbara Jean McBride

Jul 6, 2021

Barbara J. McBride, age 78, passed away at her home in Scott City, Kansas on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.  She was born on January 6, 1943 in Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter of Leslie Lewis and Ava Lavone Lick Weeks.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas for 40 years, she was a CNA and Physical Therapist.

On October 14, 1961 she married...

Steve A. Wright

Steve A. Wright

Jul 5, 2021

Steve A. Wright, age 49, passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on April 20, 1972 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Roy Alvin and Rose Marie Wright.  Steve was a lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas and was the former owner and operator of C7 Cattle Company. ...

Jose Felix LaRocque

Jose Felix LaRocque

Jul 2, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Jose Felix LaRocque, 23, of Garden City, KS passed away on July 2, 2021 in Garden City from injuries sustained while working.

Felix was born in Guatemala on November 9, 1997. He and his sister Maria were cared for by their older brother Antonio, until they were placed in an orphanage in Guatemala City. David and Krista adopted the...

Juanita C. Black

Juanita C. Black

Jul 1, 2021

Lakin, Kansas

Juanita C. Black, age 99, died on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at the High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin, Kansas.  She was born on October 20, 1921 in Carizozo, New Mexico, the daughter of Jose and Manuela Luera Candelaria.

She was a member of the Catholic faith.

On September 14, 1941, she married John Black, Sr. in Carrizozo, New Mexico.  He...

Ellen Ilene Nickel

Ellen Ilene Nickel

Jun 25, 2021

Ellen I. Nickel, age 96, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on March 12, 1925, in Guide Rock, Nebraska, the daughter of Leeman Jonas and Ethel Berniece Bailey Lundstedt.  Ellen was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1969 moving from Wichita, Kansas.  Beginning in 1947 she...

Roger A. Samms

Roger A. Samms

Jun 21, 2021

Roger A. Samms, age 70, passed away at his home in Scott City, Kansas on Monday, June 21, 2021.  He was born on April 15, 1950, in Ashland, Kentucky, the son of Earl Francis and Kathleen Justice Samms.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2005 moving from Mullin, Nebraska, he was a US Army and US Air Force retiree...

Leland R. Jackson

Leland R. Jackson

Jun 20, 2021

Leland R. Jackson, age 61, passed away in Scott City, Kansas on Sunday, June 20, 2021.  He was born on January 12, 1960, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Ruth Hannema Jackson.

Leland was a graduate of Scott Community High School and earned certification as a motorcycle mechanic with a specialty in Harley Davidson and was known locally as...

Alice Irene Bontrager

Alice Irene Bontrager

Jun 18, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Alice Irene Bontrager, age 96, died on Friday, June 18, 2021 at the High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin, Kansas.  She was born on August 9, 1924 in Kokomo, Indiana the daughter of Ananias  and Emma Miller.

She was a member of the Lakin Wesleyan Church, Gideons International Auxiliary, Wesleyan Women International, and Lakin Budget Shop Steering Committee.

On April...

V. Ann  Johnson

V. Ann Johnson

Jun 15, 2021

(Vera) Ann Johnson, age 78, died on Tuesday June 15, 2021, at her home in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on December 21, 1943, in Mangum, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virgil W and Vera Alice North Johnson.

Ann was an accomplished cake decorator, bookkeeper, tax preparer, and she was also a long-haul truck driver for many years.

She attended Cornerstone Church...

Calvin  Eugene Fowler

Calvin Eugene Fowler

Jun 15, 2021

Calvin Eugene Fowler, age 75, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on March 8, 1946 in Fredrick, Oklahoma, the son of Claud Albert & Viola Pearl Shelton Fowler.

He has been a resident of Garden City since 1979 and worked in Heating and Air by owning his own business, Fowler’s Service.

He...

Judy Dianne Gordon

Judy Dianne Gordon

Jun 14, 2021

Judy Dianne Kirk Gordon, 73, entered the gates of heaven on Monday, June 14th, 2021. Judy was born on December 1st, 1947, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Charles Kirk and Mary Eleanor Jones. Judy graduated from Scott City High School. Judy met her wonderful husband, John Alfred Gordon while working on her teaching degree at Kansas State...

Marilyn R. Walker

Marilyn R. Walker

Jun 10, 2021

Marilyn R. Walker, age 74, passed away at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kansas on Thursday, June 10, 2021.  She was born on August 21, 1946, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob Frank and Martha Baldwin Stillwell.

In 1964, Marilyn graduated from Scott Community High School and returned in 1969 as an elementary school teacher where she taught...