Betty Ann Elder
Feb 9, 2021
Betty Ann Elder was born to William and Glady Marie (Couch) Blau March 16, 1936, in Logan County, Kansas, the eighth of nine children – five girls and four boys. She graduated from Wichita County Community High School in Leoti, Kansas. On November 20, 1955, Betty married Richard ‘Dick’ Elder of Wichita County. In 1968, the couple and their two...
Imelda Jane Smith
Feb 5, 2021
Imelda Jane “Millie” (Baker) Smith, age 86, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. Imelda was born on September 6, 1934, on the Baker family homestead north of Marienthal, Kansas to Anthony Baker and Caecilia (Baier) Baker. She grew up on the family farm north of Marienthal.
Millie married Gerald Joseph...
Gloria M. Rosas
Feb 3, 2021
Gloria M. Rosas, age 68, died on February 3, 2021 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born in San Antonio, Texas on April 13, 1952, the daughter of Eugene and Eufemia Zanarripa Ortega.
She was married on June 13, 1970 to Freddie Rosas. He preceded her in death on February 10, 2018.
She was a member of...
Dean R. Fairchild
Feb 1, 2021
Dean R. Fairchild, age 89, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on September 6, 1931, in Scott City, Kansas, the firstborn of twin sons to H.R. and Laura Greenlee Fairchild. He attended school in Scott City, Kansas, graduating from SCHS in 1949.
Dean joined the US Air Force...
Roy Richard Kirk
Jan 31, 2021
R. Richard Kirk, age 82, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on July 13, 1938, in Guymon, Oklahoma, the son of Roy Roscoe and Margueritte L. Fankhouser Kirk. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1952 moving from Guymon, Oklahoma.
Richard was a member of the First Baptist...
Ron Murphy
Jan 30, 2021
Roland “Ron” R. Murphy, age 82, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on July 12, 1938, in Ford, Kansas, the son of Arthur & Ella Clark Murphy. Ron moved to Shallow Water, Kansas in 1967 and then was a resident of Scott City, Kansas from 1968 until...
John Robert Cupp
Jan 28, 2021
John Robert Cupp, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2021, in Dighton, Kansas. He was born on May 1, 1950, in Ordway, Colorado, the son of George & Mary Bonham Cupp. A resident of Dighton, Kansas since 1991 moving from Amarillo, Texas, he was a retired feedlot foreman.
He was a member of the First...
Loren Eugene McDaniel
Jan 28, 2021
Loren E. McDaniel, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2021, in Logan County, Kansas. He was born on September 1, 1931, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Lester and Faye Roberts McDaniel. Loren was a lifetime resident of Logan County, Kansas. He served in the US Air Force from October of 1953 until...
Wesley Dean Chilson
Jan 28, 2021
Garden City, Kansas
Wesley Dean Chilson, age 76, died Thursday, January 28, 2021, at the Corpus Christi Medical Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born on November 7, 1944 in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of James Wesley and Delephine Dinsmore Chilson.
On June 26, 1964 he married Janet Taylor in Tribune, Kansas.
Survivors include:
Wife Janet Chilson of Lindsborg, Kansas
Two Daughters Suzy Bubar...
Kay Mohler
Jan 27, 2021
Carolyn Kay Mohler, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on March 13, 1941, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Ted & Vera Greiner Patton. Kay was a lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, and was a Preschool Teacher and homemaker.
She was a member...
E. Earl Kendrick
Jan 25, 2021
E. Earl Kendrick, age 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 25, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on May 16, 1938, in Logan County, Kansas, the son of Albert Leroy and Adah Blanche Currah Kendrick. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was a farmer, truck driver, owned a hay business,...
Melvin Mott
Jan 23, 2021
Garden City, Kansas
Melvin Mott, age 97, died on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on January 6, 1924, in Pierceville, Kansas, the son of Charles and Pearl Railsback Mott. He attended one room schools and graduated from Pierceville High School.
After service in the U.S. Navy he married Myrna N....
Arlene E. Cauthon
Jan 21, 2021
Arlene E. Cauthon, age 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on February 21, 1928, in Marienthal, Kansas, the daughter of Fred Francis & Ethel Leona Forbes Miller. Arlene was a resident of Scott County, Kansas, and Scott City, Kansas since 1947 moving from Wichita...
Joseph Homer Rainman
Jan 19, 2021
Garden City, Kansas
Joseph Homer Rainman, age 87, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on April 18, 1933 in Winfield, Kansas, to Joseph H. Rainman of Winnebago, Nebraska and Opal Eleanor “Bobbie” Gill Rainman of Winfield. He attended Wichita East High. He enjoyed choir and was a multi-sport athlete and continued...
Lynn Scott Foster
Jan 17, 2021
Lynn Scott Foster, age 69, died in Lakin, Kansas on January 17, 2021. He was born on September 17, 1951 in Rochester, New York.
He was a MLT Generalist in the Medical Field and a resident of Spring Hill, Florida.
He is survived by his loving wife Kim Foster, son, Blake Foster, and Sister Royana Miller of Spring Hill, Florida.
Private family memorial...
H. Preston Matthew LaMastres
Jan 15, 2021
H. Preston Matthew LaMastres, age 45, died on Friday, January 15, 2021 in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on July 10, 1975 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Ray E. LaMastres and Deborah Sue Schmidt.
He was a resident of Holcomb, Kansas and worked various jobs over the years after finding his love for the culinary arts. Preston was...
John Burgess
Jan 14, 2021
John Burgess, age 73, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at his home in Ransom, Kansas. He was born on September 3, 1947, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Wade and Adalene Phillips Burgess. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, John was a retired pilot with KB Sprayers.
John was a member of the United Methodist Church of...
Nellie LaPlant
Jan 12, 2021
Nellie LaPlant, age 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the Parklane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on April 18, 1930 in Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of Hugh and Monta Embree Simmons. She had been a resident of Scott City since 2005 having moved from Garden City, Kansas and worked in retail sales.
Nellie...
Marion Cridling Harper
Jan 10, 2021
Marion (Mick) Cridling Harper, age 85, died January 10, 2021 at his home in Tribune, Kansas. He was born on June 1, 1935 in Holly, Colorado, the son of Alden C. and Iva Elam Harper.
On December 27, 1956, he married Elaine Mae Stegman. She preceded him in death on February 9, 2016.
Mick grew up in Holly Colorado and was a...
Franklin K. Opunui
Jan 7, 2021
Franklin Keana Opunui, age 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at the Parklane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on November 3, 1936, in Maui, Hawaii, the son of John Likua Opunui and Mary Ellen Elaina Huihui. He was a resident of Dighton Kansas since 1979, after moving from Junction City, Kansas. He worked...