Obituaries

Becky Jo Rowton

Becky Jo Rowton

Oct 30, 2025

Becky Jo Rowton, age 65, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at Home Sweet Home Plus in Derby Kansas. She was born on May 3, 1960 to Clyde “Bud” and Laura “Jean” Rowton in Scott City, Kansas. She was a graduate of Scott Community High School, Wichita Business School, Garden City Community College and Emporia State University. Over her...

Mary Ann Krebs

Mary Ann Krebs

Oct 19, 2025

Mary Ann Krebs, age 78, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 19, 2025, in Tribune, Kansas. She was born on March 12, 1947, in Tribune, Kansas, to Raymond and Goldie Jones Kuder. Mary Ann spent most of her life in Tribune with brief visits to Seattle, Washington, Lamar, Colorado, Great Bend, Kansas, Hoisington, Kansas, and Syracuse, Kansas. She...

Elizabeth "Betty" Jean LaToush

Elizabeth "Betty" Jean LaToush

Oct 18, 2025

Elizabeth “Betty” Jean LaToush, age 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday  October 18, 2025 in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on October 29, 1940, to James Edward “Eddie” and Gladys Nadine Black Rumney in Niobrara County, Wyoming. A resident of Scott City, Kansas, since 1972, she moved from Hays, Kansas. She was the owner of Betty’s...

John LaCoy

John LaCoy

Oct 17, 2025

John LaCoy Jr., age 58, passed away at the Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas, on October 17, 2025. He was born on July 14, 1967, to John “Jack” & Sharon Elizabeth Duvall LaCoy in San Antonio, Texas. He grew up as a military brat, but always called Kansas City his home town. After living in Garden City,...

Rodney Alan Paxman

Rodney Alan Paxman

Oct 15, 2025

Rodney Alan Paxman, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at his home in Marion, Kansas. He was born on July 22, 1961, to Donald and Joan Donovan Paxman in Tribune, Kansas. He lived most of his life and worked as a mechanic, and was the tire guy. When he wasn’t working, you could find him pulling crappies...

Julie Anne Janssen

Julie Anne Janssen

Oct 13, 2025

Julie Anne Janssen, 63, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025 at the Denver Hospice Center in Denver, Colorado. She was born on November 5, 1961 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Allen Lee and Maxine Pearl Turner Binns. She was a lifetime resident of Scott City, KS, and a 1979 graduate of Scott Community High School. She worked...

Craig L. Miller

Craig L. Miller

Oct 13, 2025

Craig L. Miller, age 72, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on November 3, 1952 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Delmer “Red” and Thelma Barnett Miller. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas. He was the owner and operator of Miller’s Grain Inc.

He was a...

Terrie Renee Blevins

Terrie Renee Blevins

Sep 30, 2025

Terrie Renee Blevins, age 60, passed away at the home of her sister in Leoti, Kansas, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. She was born on July 8, 1965, in Leoti, Kansas, to Sylvia Taylor. She was a lifelong member of the community and a member of the Christian Faith. She loved horses, hunting deer, fishing, canoeing, darts, and pool.

Terrie is...

Glenda Kay Staats

Glenda Kay Staats

Sep 16, 2025

Glenda Kay Staats, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at her home in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on January 17, 1955, in Montezuma, Kansas, the daughter of Glen and Marjy Standley Staats. She had an associate’s degree in applied science from Garden City Community College. Glenda grew up on the family farm and in Scott...

Thomas W. McCollum

Thomas W. McCollum

Sep 15, 2025

Thomas W. McCollum, age 76, passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on May 13, 1949, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Richard A. & Sandy Meis McCollum. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was farmer, business owner and maintenance man.

He was a member of...

Toni Annette Glenn

Toni Annette Glenn

Sep 5, 2025

Toni A. Glenn, age 58, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, September 5, 2025, at her home in Holcomb, Kansas. She was born on November 29, 1966, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Larry & Donita Crist Billings. A lifetime resident of Holcomb, Kansas, she was a Substitute Teacher for USD 363 in Holcomb, Kansas.

She was a...

Ayden Meza

Ayden Meza

Aug 31, 2025

Christopher Ayden Meza, age 11, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on March 19, 2014, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Carlos A. & Laura E. Meza. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas he was a student at Scott City Middle School in Scott City, Kansas.

He...

Patsy Jean Eikenberry

Patsy Jean Eikenberry

Aug 28, 2025

Patsy Jean Eikenberry, of Leoti, Kansas, passed away at the Wichita County Hospital, surrounded by her family, on August 28, 2025, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease, at the age of 78.

She was born on December 15, 1946, in Wellington, Kansas, to Marvin and Jean (Cheney) Palmblade. The family moved to Leoti, where she attended school, graduating from Wichita...

Larry Martin Silvey

Larry Martin Silvey

Aug 28, 2025

"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle." Winston Churchill said it. Larry Silvey lived it.

Larry Martin Silvey, age 89, left us on August 28, 2025, in Scott City, Kansas. He was born in Powers County, Lamar, Colorado, on September 1st, 1935, to Melvin (Hap) Silvey and Virgie Marriott Silvey.

Larry's cowboy life began at a very...

Albert Eugene Berry

Albert Eugene Berry

Aug 20, 2025

Scott City

Albert Eugene Berry Sr. passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on November 13, 1956, in Scott City, the son of Sam and Martha Dean Berry. Albert was a lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas.

Albert was always the life of the party and truly enjoyed the time...

Joan Ray Smith

Joan Ray Smith

Aug 19, 2025

Joan Ray Smith, age 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Hope Springs Nursing Home in Sharon Springs, Kansas. She was born on March 28, 1929, in Doon, Iowa, to Ralph and Alice Kloek Ray. Joan graduated in 1947 from Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where she was One Of The Children of the...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Hutchins

Jacqueline "Jackie" Hutchins

Aug 18, 2025

Jacqueline “Jackie” Marie Hutchins, age 92, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Hope Springs Care Center in Sharon Springs, Kansas. She was born on January 8, 1933, in Mountain View, Missouri, the daughter of Jack Tranbarger and Olive (Gibson) Fecht.

Jackie moved to Tribune, Kansas, with her mom, Olive, and sister Gladys in 1944. She was a graduate of...

Melva Jean Knight

Melva Jean Knight

Aug 7, 2025

Scott City

Melva Jean Knight, age 96, passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on August 13, 1928, in Alamota, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob “Jake” and Charlotte Voos Hemel. She had been a resident of Scott City, Kansas, since 2006, moving from South Fork, Colorado.

She worked as a...

Theresa Ann Torres

Theresa Ann Torres

Aug 5, 2025

Theresa Ann Torres, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. She was born to Pedro and Dominga Medina Hernandez in La Junta, Colorado, on September 15, 1952. Theresa spent nearly all of her adult life in Leoti. She was an amazing wife, mother, and town sweetheart.

On February 28, 1972, Thressa married...

Norma June Shafer

Norma June Shafer

Aug 5, 2025

Scott City

Norma June Shafer, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at her home in Coats, Kansas. She was born on October 21, 1933, in Baca County, Colorado, the daughter of Peter T. and Lydia Jantz Voth. She was a homemaker most of her life.

She served as a Den Mother for the Boy Scouts, enjoyed cooking, and appreciated...