Obituaries

Jul 24, 2019

Garden City

Barbara Ann (Drumeller) Booker, age 79, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas with her son at her bedside after a recent protracted illness.  Barbara was born in Colorado Springs on February 14, 1940 to Clarence and Lydia (Shoemaker) Drumeller.  After graduating high school, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree...

Jul 21, 2019

Lloyd Howard Ellis, age 92, passed away on July 21, 2019, at his home in Bixby, Oklahoma, surrounded by his loving family.  Howard was born June 4, 1927, in Elkhart, Kansas, the son of Lloyd and Louise ( Davis ) Ellis.  Howard farmed with his father prior to joining the United States Navy in World War II. Upon his return,...

Jul 19, 2019

Garden City

Dorothy (Dee) Sue Austin, age 81, died on July 19, 2019 at the Ranch House in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on August 9, 1937 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Lula Kunze.

Survivors include:

Two Children Pam & Andy Strasser of Garden City, Kansas

Larry & Shelly Adams of Deerfield, Kansas

Two Sisters Margaret Freeman of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Pat...

Jul 14, 2019

Simon Peter Korbe, Jr., age 87, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas.  Simon was born August 2, 1931 in Wallace, Kansas, the son of Simon Peter & Katie (Dechant) Korbe, Sr.  A lifetime resident of Wichita County, Kansas, he was a farmer, welder and worked in construction.  Simon served as Wichita...

Jul 13, 2019

William “ Bill “ Wray Evans, age 88, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Wichita County Long Term Care in Leoti, Kansas.  Bill was born July 19, 1930 in LaJunta, Colorado, the son of Henry “Hank” Hobson & Alice (Goudy) Evans.  A resident of Leoti, Kansas since 1954 moving from Twin Falls, Idaho, he was a farmer.

Bill was a member...

Jul 10, 2019

Elva G Moreno, age 89, died peacefully surrounded by a family who loved her on July 10, 2019 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was born on October 6, 1929 in Monte Morelos Nuevo Leon Mexico, the daughter of Simon and Florinda Garza Cantu.

She was a very hard working, NO nonsense, practical person. She loved God and her Redeemer Jesus Christ....

Jul 9, 2019

Garden City/Dodge City, Kansas

Yvonne Mae Schneider, age 82, died at her home in Dodge City, Kansas.  She was born on December 6, 1936 in Garden City, Kansas the daughter of Leonard and Iola Kuhlmann Harms. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Garden City, Kansas.

On October 17, 1953 she married DeVerne Neil Schneider in Garden City, Kansas. He survives.

Other...

Jul 8, 2019

Stanley Brown Fansher, 95, passed away peacefully Monday morning, July 8, 2019.

He was born September 19, 1923 in Edmond, Oklahoma, the son of Raymond and Bernice (Brown) Fansher. Stan grew up on a dairy farm, one of six children.  He began his college career at Kansas State in 1941 and later enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War...

Jul 7, 2019

Dodge City, Kansas

Donald E. Peterson, age 97, died on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at his Home in Dodge City, Kansas.  He was born on January 8, 1923 in Page City, Kansas the son of Amel and Ella Peterson.

Donald was a member of the Leoti, Kansas community for 80  years before moving to Dodge City for the last 17 years.

He is...

Jul 3, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Barbara Ann Harder, age 54, died on July 3, 2019 at her residence in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on August 26, 1964 in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Dr. Asel and Joanne (Cribbs) Harder.

A member of the Garden City community since 1971, Barbara worked as a teacher’s aide at Jennie Wilson and Georgia Matthews Elementary...

Jul 1, 2019

Robert Eugene Farr Sr., age 75, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  He was born on September 13, 1943 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Paul Thomas and Wanetta Marie Rowton Farr.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he worked in construction and before retirement for the City of Scott City...

Jun 24, 2019

Doris A. Stegall, age 69, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  She was born on August 23, 1949 in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin & Ruby Woods Holiman.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was the Deputy Register Of Deeds for 11 years at the Scott County Register...

Jun 21, 2019

Hugh Gresty, Jr., age 91, passed away at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas on Friday, June 21, 2019.  He was born on April 17, 1928 in Coldwater, Kansas, the son of Hugh and Anna Lenz Gresty.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was a Farmer and Cattleman.

He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic...

Jun 16, 2019

Richard  Lee  Wendelburg, age 81, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas.  Dick was born January 23, 1938 in Stafford, Kansas, the son of Edwin Carrol & Imogene (Miller) Wendelburg.  A resident of Greeley County since the 1950’s, he was a farmer.  He served his country from 1958 through 1962 in the United...

Jun 15, 2019

Floyd M. Dirks, age 88, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on July 18, 1930 in Durham, Kansas, the son of Albert & Marie Unruh Dirks.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1942 moving from Hillsboro, Kansas, he was a farmer.

He was a member of the...

Jun 13, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Robert L. Russell, age 86, died on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on June 5, 1933 in Garden City, Kansas the son of Marian and Lula Edith Heinlan Russell.

On October 3, 1933 he married Shirley A. Sullivan Raton, New Mexico.  She survives.

Other survivors include:

One Son Ryan J....

Jun 5, 2019

Harold W. White, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on October 14, 1928 in Tyron, Nebraska, the son of Roy & Rena Robertson White.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1947 moving from Pueblo, Colorado, he was the owner and operator of White...

Jun 5, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Anslun Hutchinson, Jr. “Junior”, age 28, died on June 5, 2019 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on August 8, 1990 in Wichita Falls, TX the son of Anslun Hutchinson III and Mable Murry.

A member of the Garden City Community since 2017 having moved from Kansas City, Missouri.

Survivors include:

Father Ansuln Hutchinson III of...

Jun 5, 2019

Paul R. Hernandez, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on June 18, 1934 in Post, Texas, the son of Vicente & Mary Rangel Hernandez.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1969 moving from Plainview, Texas, he was a farmer.

He was a member of...

Jun 2, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Sylvia A. Spanier, age 86, died on June 2, 2019 at the Ranch House in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on July 2, 1932 in Rush Center, Kansas the daughter of William and Edna Davison Weiser.

On Jan 13, 1951 she was united in marriage to Nick Spanier in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He preceded her in death on December...