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Mary Lou Gooden

Mary Lou Gooden

Jun 4, 2014

Mary Lou (Maupin) Gooden passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 65. She was born July 4, 1948 to John E. and Hortense J. (Russell) Maupin in Natoma, Kansas. Mary graduated from Natoma High School and later attended Fort Hays State University. She was united in marriage to...

Dale K. Buehler

Dale K. Buehler

Jun 2, 2014

Dale K. Buehler was born November 23, 1926 at Wilson, Kansas, one of twelve children to Theodore and Frances (Tobin) Buehler. They had seven sons and five daughters: Orval, Neva, Dean, Veta, Glen, Theodore Jr, Joyce, Dale, Ulalla, Ralph, Fern and Clark. Dale graduated from Wilson High School with the Class of 1944. Following high school, he served in...

Pete Meitler

Pete Meitler

May 31, 2014

Laverne Fred Mart “Pete” Meitler passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 90. He was born in Lincoln, KS on September 28, 1923 to Charles and Ella (Conrad) Meitler. Pete was one of two boys and six girls, all growing up in Sylvan Grove, KS. He was honorably...

Lee K Mcdaniel

Lee K Mcdaniel

May 29, 2014

Lee Kenneth McDaniel passed away on May 29, 2014 at the age of 86. He was born to Jacob and Faye (Bishop) McDaniel on July 8, 1927 in Great Bend, KS. He attended elementary school in LaCross, KS and graduated high school from Hutchinson High School. He served two years in the army during the Korean War. When he...

Maxine Mcclelland

Maxine Mcclelland

May 28, 2014

Maxine McClelland passed away Wednesday evening, May 28, 2014, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie at the age of 91. She was born on the family farm south of Tasco to Bert C. and Nellie Mae (Richards) Shafer. She attended Highland Rural Grade School and graduated from Hoxie High School with the class of 1940. She attended...

Ida Darlene "Darlene" - Robben Petrasek

Ida Darlene "Darlene" - Robben Petrasek

May 25, 2014

Ida Darlene (Stephens) Petrasek – Robben passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, at her home, in Hoxie, Kansas, at the age of 82. She was born January 15, 1932 to Levi Leonard and Blanche Christine (Breeden) Stephens in Lenora, Kansas. Darlene attended school in Jennings, Kansas for twelve years. She was united in marriage to Melvin Steven Petrasek, on...

Verlene Harrison

Verlene Harrison

May 20, 2014

Verlene Harrison passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays, Kansas at the age of 85. She was born in Rural Ellis County, Kansas on September 18, 1928 to John and Cora (Mock) Carmichael. Verlene graduated from Plainville High School with the class of 1946 and went on to attend Fort Hays State College...

Curtis Neal "Frankie" Franklin

Curtis Neal "Frankie" Franklin

May 20, 2014

Remembering… Curtis Neal “Frankie” Franklin passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 56. He was born on December 7, 1957 to Calvin Nealy and Bertie Era (Meeks) Franklin in Denver, Colorado. Curtis was united in marriage to Linnea Cooper on July 22, 1983 in Stockton, Kansas....

Beryl Arlene Covalt

Beryl Arlene Covalt

May 18, 2014

Beryl Arlene Montgomery Covalt was born August 29, 1926 on the farm in rural Sheridan County and attended schools in the area through 8th grade. At the young age of 14 Beryl met the love of her life, Roy Isaac Covalt. They dated for 6 months and had been out dancing the evening of June 15, 1941 when they...

Joy Jane Sutor

Joy Jane Sutor

May 13, 2014

Joy Jane Sutor passed away Tuesday evening, May 13, 2014 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 91. She was born November 8, 1922 to Albert and Maude (Powers) Jennings in Simla, Colorado. Joy graduated from Palco High School with the class of 1940 and went on to attend college for one year. She...

Donald R. Hulse

Donald R. Hulse

May 13, 2014

Donald Ray Hulse passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at AMG Specialty Hospital in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 67. He was born July 11, 1946 in Russell, Kansas to Ray and Helen (Martin) Hulse. Donald graduated from Russell High School with the Class of 1964. He served 11 years in the United States Navy and had two...

Glen Royal Brown

Glen Royal Brown

Apr 30, 2014

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Opal Margarette Harris

Opal Margarette Harris

Apr 26, 2014

Opal Margarette Harris passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at the Hays Medical Center, in Hays, KS. at the age of 98. She was born January 11, 1916, to Rollie John and Della Elma (Grant) Fortune, in Gettysburg Township, Graham County, Kansas. Opal graduated from Lenora Rural High School on May 24, 1936. She married Adolph Elwood Harris December...

David L. Ice

David L. Ice

Apr 24, 2014

David L. Ice passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at The Good Samaritan Society of Hays at the age of 90. He was born August 16, 1923 to Bernard and Jessie (Roberts) Ice at Lake County, Indiana and was raised at Wheaton, Illinois. David was a Police Officer for the University Of Davis, California for 25 years and the...

Lila May Baldwin

Lila May Baldwin

Apr 23, 2014

Lila May Baldwin passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 94. She was born July 26, 1919 to Fred and Ethel (Hedge) Eichman on the family farm in rural Graham County, Kansas. She attended local schools and graduated from Palco High School with the class of 1939. She received...

Wilfred Paul "Willie" Hamel

Wilfred Paul "Willie" Hamel

Apr 20, 2014

Wilfred “Willie” Paul Hamel, 88, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Dawson Place Nursing Home, Hill City. He was born January 15, 1926 at Damar, KS to Alex and Elsie (Thibault) Hamel. He married Wilma (Glass) Prickett on February 8, 1980. She died November 2, 2003. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954. He lived most of his...

Margaret Joann "Mimi" Taylor

Margaret Joann "Mimi" Taylor

Apr 14, 2014

Margaret “Mimi” Joann Taylor passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at Hays Medical Center at the age of 80. She was born June 28, 1933 to Ray and Alma Pauline (Richardson) Brown in Zurich, Kansas. Mimi attended school in Webster and graduated from Webster High School with the class of 1952. She was united in marriage to Howard Lee...

Vergie D. Wente

Vergie D. Wente

Apr 13, 2014

Vergie Wente passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014, at the Hays Medical Center , in Hays at the age of 77. She was born April 24, 1936 to Virgil D. and Hazel (Storer) Wennihan in Allison, KS. Vergie lived in Sheridan County all her life and attended two years at Sheridan Community High School. She graduated from Colby Community...

Marjorie K. "Marj." Hilburn

Marjorie K. "Marj." Hilburn

Apr 10, 2014

Marjorie “Marj” Kathrine Hilburn passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 94. She was born September 5, 1919 to Benjamin Valentine and Nellie (Rogers) Richards in rural Sheridan County Kansas. Marj attended school in Hoxie and graduated from Sheridan Community High School with the class of 1937....

Ronnie D. "Red" Morel

Ronnie D. "Red" Morel

Apr 8, 2014

Ronnie Dorian “Red” Morel passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 70. He was born November 9, 1943 to Elmer Eugene and Marie Nelda (Bouchey) Morel in San Diego, California. Red graduated from Palco High School with the Class of 1962. He went on to graduate from Fort Hays...

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