Obituaries

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. ...

Pamela S. Babcock

Pamela S. Babcock

Sep 24, 2019

Pamela S. Babcock, age 61, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  She was born on September 15, 1958 in Tribune, Kansas, the daughter of Glen A. and Dessa Faye Crittenden Doty.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2000 moving from Leoti, Kansas where she lived for over 20 years.  Pam...

Isaac Wayne Stone

Isaac Wayne Stone

Sep 21, 2019

Tribune, Kansas

Isaac  Wayne  Stone, age 21, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 in Tribune, Kansas.  Isaac was born December 24, 1997 in Wichita, Kansas.  A resident of Tribune, Kansas since 1999 moving from Garden City, Kansas, he was a farmer.  He was a 2016 graduate of Greeley County High School in Tribune, Kansas, where he was on the wrestling...

Melody Y. Stevens

Melody Y. Stevens

Sep 19, 2019

Melody Y. Stevens, age 60, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on May 24, 1959, the daughter of Herbert A. & Margie B. Stevens.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2005 moving from Albuquerque, New Mexico, she was a Ball Room Dance Teacher and in Advertising...

Barbara A. Barnett

Barbara A. Barnett

Sep 19, 2019

Barbara A. Barnett, age 69, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Garden City Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on March 26,1950 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Galen Otis and Gwendolyn (Shull) Whitson.  Barb was a resident of Healy, Kansas since 1984 moving from Scott City, Kansas and was the local Avon...

Clyde  Scheffe

Clyde Scheffe

Sep 18, 2019

Clyde Luke Scheffe, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas.  Clyde was born February 5, 1930 in Windthorst, Texas, the son of Henry Luke & Catherine Ann (Zihlman) Scheffe. Clyde attended high school at St. Mary Catholic School in Windthorst, Texas and then worked on the family farm until he left...

Rita J. Buehler

Rita J. Buehler

Sep 18, 2019

Rita J. Buehler, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on October 13, 1946 in Longmont, Colorado, the daughter of Charles Grant and Nadi-ene Ebel Neeley.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1964 moving from Dighton, Kansas, she was a Cosmetologist.

She was a member of...

Earl L. Wiles

Earl L. Wiles

Sep 16, 2019

Earl L. Wiles, age 95, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas.  Earl was born November 19, 1923, on the family farmstead northeast of McDonald, Kansas, the son of Arthur & Lydia (Peckham) Wiles.  He lived his first eleven years in rural Rawlins County, Kansas, where he attended school.  The family relocated...

Dorothy Eileen Perez

Dorothy Eileen Perez

Sep 15, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Dorothy Eileen Perez, age 59, died on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at her home in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on November 27, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Hank Francis Stetson and Theresa Stafford.

She worked for Prestige Laundry and as a housekeeper with Sodexo.

On September 16, 2002 she married Ray Perez in Las Vegas, Nevada....

Felicia L. Carey

Felicia L. Carey

Sep 14, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Felicia L. Carey, age 83, died on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on February 21, 1936 in Clark, Missouri the daughter of Otis and Esie Lewis Fountain.

Survivors include:

Three Children Tim and Kathy Carey of Kinsley, Kansas

Erin and Rob Kelley of Dallas, Texas

Quinn and Ty Walker of Garden...

John Phillip Floyd

John Phillip Floyd

Sep 13, 2019

John Phillip Floyd, age 84, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at University Of Denver Hospital in Denver, Colorado

John was born May 11, 1935 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Richard A. & Verna H.  ( Stone ) Floyd.  A resident of Greeley County since the 1930’s , he was a farmer, avid hunter and fisherman, but most importantly,...

C. Ernie  Ortiz

C. Ernie Ortiz

Sep 12, 2019

Garden City

C. Ernie Ortiz, age 69, died on September 12, 2019 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on November 24, 1949 in Garden City, Kansas the son Nicholas, Sr. and Mary Louise Ortiz.  He was the owner and operator of El Conquistador Restaurant in Garden City, Kansas.

Ernie was a very active member of the First...

Mary L. Todd

Mary L. Todd

Sep 11, 2019

Mary L. Todd, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Wichita County Health Center LTCU in Leoti, Kansas.  Mary was born June 1, 1933 in Akron, Colorado, the daughter of Ted Ray & Ethel Olive ( Bailey ) Dickson.  A resident of Leoti, Kansas since 1966 moving from Parks, Nebraska, she was primary checkout clerk at several...

Frieda Vernice Graff

Frieda Vernice Graff

Sep 10, 2019

Frieda Vernice Graff, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Wichita County Health Center Long Term Care in Leoti, Kansas.  Frieda was born February 13, 1926 at Nashville, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Henry & Johanna Marie (Kerschen) Ridder.  A resident of Wichita County since 1930, she graduated from Garden City Nursing program in the late 40’s...

William A. Huseman

William A. Huseman

Sep 9, 2019

Dr. William A. Huseman, age 67, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at his home in El Dorado Springs, Missouri.  He was born on February 8, 1952 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Arthur A. and Catherine E. Janssen Husemen.  Bill became a resident of Scott City, Kansas in 1978 pursuing a career of farming and ranching.  He carried...

Troy Eugene Piland

Troy Eugene Piland

Sep 9, 2019

Garden City, Kansas

Troy Eugene Piland, age 74, died on Monday, September 9, 2019 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on November 4, 1944 in Dartmouth, Kansas, the son of Margie Davis.

He worked as a mechanic and cofounder at Piland Auto in Garden City.

Survivors include:

Three Children Darrell Piland of Garden City, Kansas

Scotty and Tammy Piland...

John Alan Webster

John Alan Webster

Sep 9, 2019

John Alan Webster, age 59, passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Monday, September 9, 2019.  He was born on February 27, 1960 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Charles Daniel Webster and Lillian Norma Boulware.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas for 20-30 years before moving to Hotel, Oklahoma.  He was a farmer and horse trainer.

In the mid 1970’s...