Obituaries

May 13, 2017

“Near perfect is good enough.” Dad liked to say with his dry wit, but a more perfect man would be hard to find. Allan Leroy Anderson, age 83, passed away May 13, 2017 at his rural Morland farmstead. He was born April 5, 1934 at the same rural homestead where he died, his favorite place on earth. His deep...

May 11, 2017

Leon was born on a farm eight miles north of Bogue, KS to Lyle Lone and Mary Alice (Kenyon) Stephen on September 1, 1933. He attended his first couple years of school with his sister, Betty, at the little country school across the creek. School teacher, Delena (Conyac) Kenyon lived with the Stephens. He didn’t much like school in...

May 9, 2017

Stephanie Elaine (Grauer) Barta passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas at the age of 50. She was born on January 10, 1967 in Alva, Oklahoma. She grew up in Wilson, Kansas and graduated from Wilson High School with the Class of 1985. She went on to earn a license in...

May 4, 2017

Kenneth Eugene “Ken” Tucker passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 89. He was born on February 12, 1928 in Courtland, Kansas to the late Lee Edger and Ada Christine (Fritizinger) Tucker. He grew up in the Courtland area and graduated from Courtland High School with the Class of...

May 2, 2017

Diane Elizabeth (Geist) DeYoung passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her home in Damar, Kansas at the age of 56. She was born on March 21, 1961 in Hays, Kansas to the late Eugene and Lucida (Giebler) Geist. She grew up in Hays, graduating from Marian High School with the Class of 1979, and went on to...

Apr 29, 2017

Dorothy Arlene Jamison was born to Vernon E. Kysar and Edith M. (Allen) Kysar in Quinter, Kansas on November 20, 1931. She passed away on April 29, 2017 at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter where she spent the last two months of her life. She had lived in Lawrence, Kansas for the three previous...

Apr 26, 2017

Alice Catherine (Conway) Wilkenson passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita at the age of 99. She was born on January 24, 1918 in Blue Hill, Nebraska to the late Leo and Maude (Arterburn) Conway, after her mother traveled about 100 miles from Plainville, Kansas by wagon, so she could be...

Apr 24, 2017

Mike J. Schamberger passed away, Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care at the age of 97. He was born on October 28, 1919 on a farm east of St. Peter, Kansas to the late Raymond and Barbara (Riedel) Schamberger. He grew up in Graham County, Kansas and attended the St. Anthony Catholic...

Apr 21, 2017

Ronald Dean Nickelson 83, of Rural Penokee, Kansas, died April 21, 2017, in Hays, Kansas, surrounded by his family. Ronnie was born to Eldon Ray and Alta Pearl (Garrison) Nickelson at Elm Creek, Nebraska, February 7, 1934. Ronnie never knew his older brother Myron who died before he was born. Growing up in Graham County, he attended Glendale School...

Apr 15, 2017

Travis Jon Scott passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at his home in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 47. He was born on December 9, 1969 in Colby, Kansas to John David and Phyllis (Keenan) Scott. He grew up in Bird City, Kansas and graduated from Cheylin High School with the Class of 1988. He went on...

Apr 15, 2017

John William Van Dyke passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 in his shop near Plainville, Kansas at the age of 58. He was born on August 11, 1958 in Plainville to Paul and Yvonne (Veverka) Van Dyke. He graduated from Plainville High School with the Class of 1976 and went on to attend Fort Hays State University for...

Apr 14, 2017

Lyman Lee Adams passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care at the age of 91. He was born April 16, 1925 in Rural Sheridan County to the late Claude Herbert and Veva (Horner) Adams. He grew up in Sheridan County on a farm southwest of Hoxie. He attended a one...

Apr 12, 2017

Apr 10, 2017

Leon F. Fabrizius passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 in his home south of Ogallah, Kansas at the age of 82. He was born on August 28, 1934 in WaKeeney, Kansas to the late Solomon and Pauline (Deines) Fabrizius. He grew up in Trego County, Kansas and graduated from Trego Community High School with the Class of 1952....

Apr 7, 2017

Robert Alexander “Bob” Boyd, of Hill City, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2017, at the age of 81. Bob was born in Topeka, Kansas, on July 19, 1935, the oldest of Mary (Dexter) Boyd and Francis “Bus” Boyd’s four children. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1953 and continued on to Kansas State College...

Apr 4, 2017

Born on April 6, 1925, to Leo and Emily (Roberts) Knipp, Vera would never imagined the amount of time she would spend here on Earth. Vera’s childhood was spent living on the family’s rural Graham County farm surrounded by the love of her parents and her brother, Wilfred and sister, Margaret. The family of five lived through the Dust...

Apr 4, 2017

Gary Wayne Henson passed away Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at his home near Stockton, Kansas at the age of 69. He was born on July 29, 1947 in Pratt, Kansas to the late Carl and Gladys (Trotter) Henson. Raised in Woodston, Kansas, he grew up in the Methodist Church, and graduated from Woodston High School with the Class of...

Apr 2, 2017

Eula Mae (Hedge) Clary, 89, of Hill City, Kansas left this world to be with her Lord and Savior and her beloved husband Eugene, April 2, 2017. Eula was born on November 15, 1927 in rural Graham County, Kansas. She was the youngest child and the only daughter of Leo Ivan and Flora Matilda (Miller) Hedge. Her father passed...

Mar 31, 2017

Mar 30, 2017

Ronald Calvin Franklin passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 67. He was born on February 26, 1950 in Knox County, Texas to the late Calvin M. and Bertie E. (Meeks) Franklin. After school, Ron went on to enjoy welding for Longhorn Metal in Fort Worth, Texas. Ron was...