Obituaries

James C. Green

Apr 19, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

James C. Green, 95, passed away in peace on April 19, 2021.  James was born to Ray and Bonnie Green in Gardner, KS.  He attended Gardner Schools before proudly serving his country in the United States Merchant Marines, during World War II.  After the war, he and his family resided in Overland Park, KS.  He retired after a...

Carl Dean Hunter

Apr 18, 2021

Carl Dean Hunter, age 87, died on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Kansas Soldiers Home in Ft. Dodge, Kansas.  He was born on March 13, 1934 in Vici, Oklahoma, the son of Charley and Larissa Hunter.

On September 28, 1956, he married Peggy Prosser at the Church of God in Garden City, Kansas.  She preceded him in death on April...

Willard G. Crabtree

Apr 18, 2021

Willard G. Crabtree, Jr., age 64, passed away peacefully at his home in Scott County, Kansas on April 18, 2021.  He was born on April 9, 1957 in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Willard Gene and Mavis Jane Holland Crabtree.  A resident of Scott County, Kansas since 2018 moving from Texas, he was a Construction Crane Operator for NCCO.

He was...

Kenneth R. Snow

Apr 15, 2021

Kenneth R. Snow, age 80, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on December 16, 1940, in Lamar, Missouri, the son of Forest & Margaret Ambler Snow.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, Kenny worked for Rainbow Bread Company as an area supervisor and later driving fuel...

Juana Herrera

Apr 9, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Juana Herrera, age 89, died on Friday, April 9, 2021 at her home in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on May 12, 1931 in Tahuilapa, El Salvador, the daughter of Ancelmo Calderon and Joaquina Herrera.

She moved to the United States in 1998, becoming a citizen on May 18, 2016.

Survivors incude:

Eight Children Herman Figueroa Herrera of Tahuilapa, El...

Shirley Jean Ward

Apr 8, 2021

Lakin, Kansas

Shirley Jean Ward, age 80, died at her home in Lakin, Kansas.  She was born on March 27, 1941 in Pine Bluff Arkansas, the son of James Madison Williams and Hazel Marie Bell.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lakin, Kansas, KNEA and NEA.  Shirley worked in the clerical and secretarial field all her life retiring...

Bettie Jean Stithem

Apr 7, 2021

Bettie J. Stithem, age 79, passed peacefully away at her home in Scott City, Kansas on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.  She was born on August 19, 1941, in Lane County, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Bertha Karb Reifschneider.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2017 moving from Goodland, Kansas, she was a retired sales clerk.

She was a member...

Federico Armendariz

Apr 7, 2021

Federico Armendariz, age 71, passed away peacefully at his home in Scott City, Kansas on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.  He was born on April 26, 1949 in Satevo, Chihuahua, Mexico,  the son of Atanacio Armendariz and Dolores Fierro.  He was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2009 moving from Greeley, Colorado and was retired.

He was a member of St....

Eugene H. Hurd

Apr 6, 2021

Eugene H. Hurd, age 94, died on Sunday, April 6, 2021 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on August 27, 1926 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of John and Mary Thomas Hurd.

He graduated from Garden City, High School and served his country during World War II in the Army Air corps.  He was...

Don B. Smith

Apr 4, 2021

Don Bradford Smith, age 86, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, at his home in Tribune, Kansas. He was born on November 5, 1934, in Syracuse, Kansas to Albert and Margaret Murphy Smith. 

Don was a lifelong resident of Tribune. Don was a cattleman, rancher, and farmer. He was a member of the Tribune United Methodist Church, the Shriners, Mason...

Kathleen Elizabeth Deal

Apr 4, 2021

Kathleen Elizabeth “Katie” Deal, age 26, died on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at her home in Holcomb, Kansas.  She was born on June 17, 1994 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of  Michael Deal and Heidi McGraw Henson.

She was a lifetime member of the Finney County community.  She was a member of the Finney County 4-H, FFA, showing cattle in...

Mildred O. Waldren

Apr 4, 2021

Mildred Waldren, 94, of Tribune, KS, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Girard, KS.  She was visiting Waldren relatives for Easter Sunday, and while taking a nap, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family.  Mildred went out on her terms, still sharp until the very end.  She died on what would have been her 70th wedding...

Lowetaann Reid

Mar 30, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Lowetaann “Lodie” Reid, age 68, died on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on April 10, 1952 in Monahans, Texas, the daughter of Tom Braddy and Maxine P. Hawkins.

She was member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Elks Lodge, and a Life time member of the Order of the Eastern...

Devyn Hawley

Mar 27, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Devyn Hawley, age 25, died on March 27, 2021 at his home in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on March 27, 1996, the son of Brent Knoll and Marilyn Hawley.

Devyn was a member of the First Christian Church and worked as a caregiver to his maternal grandmother.

Survivors include:

Mother Marilyn Hawley of Holcomb, Kansas

Father Brent Knoll of Garden...

Chrisitian Marie Sharpe

Mar 26, 2021

Christian Marie Sharpe, age 47, left this world and zoomed to heaven last week, March 26, 2021. Leaving behind a Mom ,Kathy Sharpe; A sister Dara Coleman, niece Ella, nephews Ethan and Easton, Uncle Mark Richardson; Aunt Georgia McDonald, who adored her, as well as many loving friends and cousins. 

I say Zoomed because when an Angel goes back to their real...

Elaine Von Schriltz

Mar 26, 2021

Healy

Elaine Von Schriltz, age 89, died at Scott County Hospital on March 26, 2021. She was born on August 14, 1931, in Utica, Kansas, the daughter of Martin and Olga Anderson Siegrist.  A resident of Healy, Kansas since 1936 moving from Utica, Kansas, she was a Homemaker.

She was a member of the Healy United Methodist Church in Healy, Kansas.

On August 26,...

Eric Lee Miller

Mar 21, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Eric Lee Miller, age 79, died on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on July 11, 1941 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Guy And Ruby Neill Miller.

He worked in Agribusiness his entire life.  He owned and operated Pop Perfect Popcorn and was known for being the...

Jean Elizabeth Krebs

Mar 21, 2021

Psalm 116:15 – “How precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.”

Jean Elizabeth (Rector) Krebs, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother entered into the joy of her Master on March 21, 2021.

Jean was born on October 12, 1944, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was the second of four children to Merwin and Genevieve Rector. The family...

Derreck Paul Anders

Mar 20, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Derreck Paul Anders, age 53, died in Finney County, Kansas on Saturday, March 20, 2021.  He was born on August 17, 1967 in Sumter, South Carolina, the son of Melvin R. Anders and Jana Englehart Holder.

He was a member of the Garden City community for the past three months after moving from Wichita, Kansas and he worked as...

Florence L. Daubert

Mar 11, 2021

Florence L. Daubert, born on October 16, 1926, to Johan and Teresa Eder of Wichita County, died at Park Lane nursing home on March 11, 2021. Like all of her generation who had long lives, she lived through all of the dramatic changes that the world went through - from wall phones and shared party lines and needing an operator...