Dennis Stites

Dennis Stites, 79, of Hill City, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018. He was born October 27, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Ray Nelson and Thelma Ardelia (Beecher) Stites. When he was three years old the family moved to southern Graham County where he attended the Prairie Home Country School until he finished eighth grade. Then Dennis attended and graduated from Hill City High School in 1956. He married Janice Handlin on September 29, 1957, in Geneseo, Kansas. Dennis was a lifetime farmer and stockman in southern Graham County Kansas. He served on the Unified School District 281 School Board. He was also very active in the Masons and was a member of the Millbrook Lodge #281 A.F. & A.M. of Hill City, Kansas; of the Isis Shrine Temple of Salina, Kansas, and the Millbrook Chapter 108 – OES of Hill City. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Evelyn Smith. He is survived by his wife Janice. He is also survived by his son, Roger (Mary Petrus), of Birmingham, Alabama; daughter, Sandy Jones (Dennis) of Edmond, Oklahoma; three grandchildren: Taylor Jones, Riley Jones, and Jay (Kate) Peterson all of Edmond; and five great-grandchildren: Cooper, Presley, Myles, Skylar and Grace Peterson all of Edmond.