Obituaries

SCOTT CITY - Gertrude V. Brown, age 101, died on Feb. 24, 2021 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, KS. She was born on Aug. 20, 1919 in Albert, KS, the daughter of Lee Elmer and Margaret Teten Cauthon. She was a homemaker. On July 31,...

DEERFIELD - Janice Lynn Meyers, age 67, died on Feb. 24, 2021, in her home surrounded by family. Janice was born Nov. 24, 1953 in Garden City, KS, to Harold and Mildred (Wedel) Nusser. She married David Meyers on March 12, 1971, in Edmond, OK. She worked for Deerfield Schools from 2000 to...

MANTER - Jerald Lyn Nichols, age 69, died on Feb. 17, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born April 14, 1951, in Syracuse, KS, the son of Harold “Fuzzy” D. and Arlene N. (Kilgore) Nichols. He was a graduate of Stanton County High School. He...

TOPEKA - Mary Cleatus Armstrong, age 95, died on Feb. 17, 2021. Mary was born in Scott City, KS, to Paul and Zelda Ruth in 1925. She met her husband, Bob Armstrong and married in 1945. She is survived by her children, Elizabeth, Jim, Dan and Jane; sister, Patsi; and grandchildren. Mary...

ULYSSES - Larry Dean Hill, age 73, died Feb. 7, 2021, at his home in Amarillo, Texas. He was born July 19, 1947, in Fowler, KS, the son of Holmes “Budd” and Hazel (Adams) Hill. Larry grew up in Fowler, and graduated from Fowler High School. He married...

Estela P. Garcia, age 68, died on Feb. 22, 2021 at her home in Holcomb, KS. She was born on May 15, 1952 in Austin, Texas, the daughter of Joe and Susie Villanuevea Pena. On Oct 14, 1980, she was married to Cruz K. Garcia. Survivors include: husband, Cruz...

WICHITA - Shirley Jean Hickmon Fender, died at her home surrounded by her family on Feb. 19, 2021. Shirley was born to Joe and Gladys (Queen) Hickmon on March 28, 1936, in Homer, NE. She married Donald Duane Fender on Dec. 23, 1954 in Sioux City, Iowa....

WICHITA - Kathleen Ann Albrecht, Nov. 12, 1955 – Feb. 18, 2021, age 65, a homemaker and GJ & Company office administrator, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Dallas, Texas, while surrounded by her family. Kathleen was a Ft. Hays State University Alumni, a resident of...

SUBLETTE - Marilyn McIver, 81, died Feb. 21, 2021 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS. She was born on June 26, 1939 in Stratton, NE, the daughter of Clyde and Mabel (Wickicer) Dunham. As a child, Marilyn lived near Juanita, NE, and attended school there. She later moved...

OMAHA, NE - Martha Elaine (Grauberger) Westerbuhr, age 80, passed away Feb. 11, 2021, at the Immanuel Fontenelle Nursing home in Omaha, NE. She was born in Deerfield, KS on April 6, 1940, daughter of Opal (McGee) and Henry Grauberger. Elaine grew up in the...

Gladys Ona Ballinger, 101, died on Feb. 12, 2021, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, KS. She was born on March 30, 1919 at Garden City, KS, the daughter of Harvey & Minna (Bloedorn) Graves. She married Lee F. Ballinger on May 19, 1940 in Garden City,...

ULYSSES - Father Dale A. Lumley, age 73, died Feb. 13, 2021, at his home in Ulysses, KS. He was born March 25, 1947, in New York City, NY, the son of Thomas R. and Julia E. (Raynor) Lumley. Father Lumley grew up in Long Island where he...

LEOTI - Eugene Leon “Bear” Harkness, age 76, died on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at his home in Leoti, KS. He was born on Oct. 6, 1944 in Scott City, KS, the son of Elmer and Clara Moore Harkness.  He was a lifetime resident of Leoti,...

JOHNSON CITY - William Mathies, age 67, of Walsh, CO, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS.  He was born Jan. 4, 1954, in Lamar, CO, the son of Raymond Stewart and Ann Marie (Kohout) Mathias. William grew up on the...

DEERFIELD - Larry Sheldon Cronk, 80, died on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 at his home in Deerfield, KS. He was born on May 11, 1940 at Santa Monica, CA, the son of Donovan K. & Blanche (Sheldon) Cronk. He married Judy A. Force on Nov. 9, 1958 at...

JOHNSON CITY - Clarence J. Morris, also known as Arkie and Coach Morris, age 85, died Feb. 17, 2021, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson City, KS. He was born April 20, 1935, in Guymon, OK, the son of Clarence “Chuck” and Hazel (Amen) Morris. He continued his...

Thomas Lee Nelson (Tom), age 61, died on Feb. 11, 2021, at his home in Page, AZ. Tom was born the son of Alred Nelson and Patricia Twigg in Concord, CA. He eventually made his way to Ft. Riley, KS, after joining the United States Army and subsequently...

On January 29th, 2021, Patricia Ann Johnson, loving mother of three, grandmother of eight and great grandmother of one, passed away peacefully at the age of 79, with her family by her side. Patricia was born Dec. 31st, 1941 in Utica, KS, to Robert James and...

G. Irene Unruh, 90, died Feb. 16, 2021 at her home in Garden City, KS. She was born Jan. 14, 1931 in the Lexington Community of Clark County, KS. She was the daughter of John Virgil and Jennie May (Vallentine) Crane. She attended high school in Ashland, KS, where she...

DIGHTON - Christina M. Ehmke, age 71, passed away on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS.  She was born on May 31, 1949 in Dighton, KS, the daughter of Raymond and Eva Deliah Thomas Ehmke.   Survivors Include her one...

Catherine Adele Amos, 102, past away Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, KS. Catherine was born May 28, 1918 in Seneca, KS, the daughter of Ward E. and Ethel M. Brown (Bradt). She graduated from Seneca High School and...

DEERFIELD -  Larry Sheldon Cronk, 80, died on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 at his home in Deerfield, KS.  He was born on May 11, 1940 at Santa Monica, CA, the son of Donovan K. and Blanche (Sheldon) Cronk.  He married July A. Florce on Nov....

Gladys O. Ballinger, 101, died on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, KS.  Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City, KS.,  will announce arrangements.

Oscar Werner Kunz, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9,2021 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, KS. He was born at home, on June 28, 1938 in Garden City, KS, the son of John and Elizabeth Kunz. Oscar grew up in Garden...

DIGHTON - Franklin Keana Opunui, age 84, died on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at the Parklane Nursing Home in Scott City, KS. He was born on Nov. 3, 1936, in Maui, Hawaii, the son of John Likua Opunui and Mary Ellen Elaina Huihui. He was...

SCOTT CITY - Phillip W. Yost, age 68, died on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, KS.  He was born on Sept. 30, 1952, in Dodge City, KS, the son of Walter L. and Sylvia M. Schmidt Yost.  A...

Michael Lee Anthony Rodriguez, age 39, died on Feb. 10, 2021 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Price & Sons Funeral Home with a complete obituary.

DIGHTON - John Robert Cupp, age 70, died on Jan. 28, 2021 in Dighton, KS. He was born on May 1, 1950, in Ordway, CO, the son of George and Mary Bonham Cupp. He was a retired feedlot foreman. On June 2, 2009, he married Dorsi Hutchins in...

ORLANDO, FL - Linda S. Trujillo, age 73, passed away Feb. 6, 2021, at her residence. Born to Elmer Lee and Mary Barnes in Ada, OK. A majority of her life was spent in Garden City, KS, where she worked for USD 457 for many years,...

DODGE CITY - Gerald Everette Plotner died on Jan. 24, 2021 at the Kansas Soldier Home at Ft Dodge, KS. He was born July 10, 1933, to Arthur and Margretha “Helen” (Degenhart) Plotner in Thayer, KS. He graduated from Pierceville High School in Pierceville, KS. He served during...