Obituaries

Joseph  Gerstner

Joseph Gerstner

Nov 13, 2019

Joseph Gerstner, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on March 6, 1931 in Trego County, Kansas, the son of Jacob J. & Marcianna Rohleder Gerstner.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1966 moving from Trego County, Kansas, he was a Soil Conservationist and was the owner...

Ofelia  Garcia Viuda De Murillo

Ofelia Garcia Viuda De Murillo

Nov 9, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Ofelia Garcia Viuda De Murillo, age 87, died at her home on November 9, 2019 in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on March 29, 1932 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, the daughter of Fidel and Maria Jesus Munez Garcia.

She was a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church in Garden City, Kansas.

On April 22, 1952 she married Raul...

William M. Wright

William M. Wright

Nov 8, 2019

William M. “Bill” Wright, age 62, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 at the Mercy Hospital Springfield, Springfield, Missouri.  He was born on May 14, 1957 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Milton William & Elsie Faye Turley Wright.  Bill was a lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas until 2017 moving to Strafford, Missouri.  

He worked for Scott...

Robert James Esslinger

Robert James Esslinger

Oct 30, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Robert James Esslinger, age 79, died on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his home in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on July 10, 1940 in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Merlin Joseph & Louis Mae Lambert Esslinger.

He worked as a farmer all of his life. On November 21, 1974 he married Pamela June Staats in Garden City,...

Jon Allen Kempton

Jon Allen Kempton

Oct 27, 2019

Jon Allen Kempton, age 72, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at his home in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on September 7, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of H.G. “Jack” and Lola Claire “Molly” Bader Kempton.  A resident of Garden City, Kansas since 1966 moving from Kansas City, Missouri, he as a Registered Nurse.

He was...

Lola  Squire

Lola Squire

Oct 19, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Lola Squire, loving wife and teacher passed away at the age of 85, October 19th, 2019.  She was born January 4th, 1934 at Larned, KS and raised in Burdett, KS, the daughter of Frank and Myrtle Brownlee. 

She was united in marriage to Ron Squire at the Burdett Methodist Church on June 9th, 1957.

Lola received her BS in Elementary...

Arnold Schindler

Arnold Schindler

Oct 15, 2019

James Arnold Schindler, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on October 23, 1937 in Goodland, Kansas, the son of John and Frances Nestor Schindler.  Arnold graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1955.  He started working at Newton Machine Shop and Auto Parts and then...

James Lee Wessel

James Lee Wessel

Oct 14, 2019

James Wessel, age 49, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 in Wichita County, Kansas.  He was born on September 10, 1970 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Charles D. and Katherine L. Durant Wessel.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, James worked for Efrain Prieto , Kelly Conine, Gary Speer and was currently working for Barbie &...

David Walter Duff

David Walter Duff

Oct 13, 2019

David Walter Duff, age 75, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on February 26, 1944 in Enid, Oklahoma, the son of Charles and Kathryn Stark Duff.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was the owner and operator of Beef Belt Feeders for over 40 years.

He...

Laura L. Meireis

Laura L. Meireis

Oct 12, 2019

Laura L. Meireis, age 67, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born on December 3, 1951 in St. Francis, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Laura M. Raile Pugh.  She was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1973 moving from St. Francis, Kansas.  Laura was a elementary school teacher,...

Margaret Rose Wieser

Margaret Rose Wieser

Oct 10, 2019

Margaret Rose Wieser, age 93, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at her home at VIP Assisted Living in Surprise, Arizona.  Margaret was born January 1, 1926 in Leoti, Kansas, the daughter of John C. & Theresa M. (Goetz) Bauck.  She attended St. Mary of The Plains High School in Dodge City, Kansas, transferred to and later graduated from...

Louis D. Guillen

Louis D. Guillen

Oct 8, 2019

Louis D. Guillen, age 79, died on October 8, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  He was born on November 23, 1939 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Guadalupe and Mary Guillen.

He worked for Valley View Cemetery, City of Garden City, and as a facility maintenance for various locations in Garden City, Kansas.

He is survived by

Four...

Noel L. Turley

Noel L. Turley

Oct 6, 2019

Noel L. Turley, age 52, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on June 21, 1967 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Melvin Quinton and Jean Ann Dauma Turley.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was a carpenter and fabricator.

Noel was a 1985 gradate of...

Doug Tackett

Doug Tackett

Oct 6, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Benjamin Douglas Tackett died on October 6, 2019 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on March 29, 1937 in Lakin, Kansas to Earl & Bessie (Wells) Tackett.  He attended school in Deerfield and was a member of the Deerfield United Methodist Church.

In August of 1955 he married Margaret Bennett. They lived in...

James R.  Dyer

James R. Dyer

Oct 6, 2019

James Ray Dyer, 23, passed away on Oct. 6, 2019, in Haginta, Guam.  He was born April 8, 1996, in Springfield, Mo., the son of Ryan Dyer and Yvonne Harris.  He graduated from Scott Community High School in 2014. He joined the U.S. Navy in July 2014.  Following basic training, he attended Machinist Mate A School, graduating on Nov. 26,...

Cecile M. Billings

Cecile M. Billings

Oct 5, 2019

Cecile M. Billings, age 96, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on August 3, 1923 in Sylvia, Kansas, the daughter of John & Marget H. McGuire Gatlin.

In 1927 she moved from Reno County, Kansas to Finney County, Kansas.  In 1930 she moved to Scott County, Kansas...

Leon E. France

Leon E. France

Oct 5, 2019

Leon Eugene France, age 77, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at his home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on March 22, 1942 in Scott County, Kansas, the son of Theodore and Violet France.  He was resident of Scott and Wichita County, Kansas where he was a farmer and cattleman.

Leon was a Christian and was baptized in...

Harriet B. Wittig

Harriet B. Wittig

Sep 30, 2019

Harriet B. Wittig, age 88, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019 at her home in Leoti, Kansas.  Harriet was born June 20, 1931 in Jerome, Kansas, the daughter of William John & Edith Mae (Garner) McLean.  A resident of Leoti since 1976 moving from Oklahoma, she was a homemaker and custodian for Wichita County School System.

Harriet was a member...

LoVonna K. Jerauld

LoVonna K. Jerauld

Sep 28, 2019

LoVonna K. Jerauld, age 58, passed peacefully on September 28, 2019 following a long battle with cancer.  LoVonna was born November 14, 1960 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Chester & Darlene (Rapier) Jerauld.  LoVonna graduated in 1979 from Wichita County High School in Leoti, Kansas.  She was employed in the Medical Bookkeeping Field for many years before her...

Delbert E. Jones

Delbert E. Jones

Sep 27, 2019

Delbert E. Jones, age 91, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at his home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on November 25, 1927 in Bigelow, Kansas, the son of Earl Oliver and Carrie Arbutis Parmentier Jones.  He was a resident of  Frankfort, Kansas, before moving to California and then in 1948 he moved to Scott City, Kansas. ...