Obituaries

Patrick Keeny

Patrick Keeny

Jan 11, 2008

Patrick Lee Keeny, age 57, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2008 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born December 13, 1950 at Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of E. Marvin Jr. and Clara Elaine Webb Keeny. A Garden City resident since 1970, having moved from Sedan, Kansas, he was a pumper for Cimarex Energy Company. He was...

Johnny Lumley

Johnny Lumley

Jan 11, 2008

Garden City, Kansas Johnny K. "Papa John" Lumley, age 43, died Friday, January 11, 2007 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on July 5, 1964 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of Frank H. and Anita Sue Stoker Lumley. A resident of Garden City since 1991 moving from Liberal, Kansas he had been a Bus Driver...

Gilbert Kemper

Gilbert Kemper

Jan 9, 2008

GILBERT E. KEMPER, AGE 76, PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008 AT ST. CATHERINE HOSPITAL IN GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. GILBERT WAS BORN OCTOBER 25, 1931 IN HUTCHINSON, KANSAS THE SON OF CARL L. & CAROLINE SIETNAUER KEMPER. HE HAD BEEN A GARDEN CITY RESIDENT SINCE 1945 MOVING FROM OKLAHOMA. HE WAS OWNER/OPERATOR OF BOTH KEMPER ELECTRIC AND G &...

James Boddiger

James Boddiger

Jan 8, 2008

JAMES F. BODDIGER, AGE 75, PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008 AT THE KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER IN ANDOVER, KANSAS. JAMES WAS BORN JANUARY 11, 1932 AT POLO, ILLINOIS, THE SON OF JOSEPH M. & GRACE A. HAMMOND BODDIGER. HE HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF GARDEN CITY, KANSAS SINCE 1969 MOVING FROM MILLEDGEVILLE, ILLINOIS. HE WAS A FARMER AND A...

Roy Daniels

Roy Daniels

Jan 7, 2008

Roy E. Daniels, age 93, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2008 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on November 22, 1914 in Scott County, Kansas, the son of James Riley and Annie L. Eyer Daniels. A lifetime resident of Scott City, he was a farmer. On December 3, 1944 she married Wanda...

Bertha Spradling

Bertha Spradling

Jan 4, 2008

BERTHA MILDRED SPRADLING, AGE 98, PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2008 AT THE WICHITA COUNTY LONG TERM CARE UNIT IN LEOTI, KANSAS. BERTHA WAS BORN FEBRUARY 1, 1909 AT IDA, MICHIGAN, THE DAUGHTER OF CHARLES CALVIN & LOUISE (LIZZIE) BACH RUPP CHARTER. SHE WAS A 1927 GRADUATE OF ARKANSAS CITY HIGH SCHOOL IN ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS. SHE WAS A...

Lois Keyse

Lois Keyse

Dec 31, 2007

Lois E. Keyse, age 71, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2007 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on March 7, 1936 in Shields, Kansas, the daughter of Isaac U. "Mike" and Edith Bernece Ehrhart Graeff. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was an English teacher in Scott County, Kansas for over...

Robert Holman

Robert Holman

Dec 28, 2007

Garden City, Kansas Robert E. Holman, age 83, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at the Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on March 24, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah the son of Earl and Verla Mae Wyatt Holman. A resident of Garden City since July, 1998 moving from Lindsay, Oklahoma he was a plasterer...

Charles Miller

Charles Miller

Dec 26, 2007

Charles L. Miller, age 49, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on July 23, 1958 in Brush, Colorado, the son of Leonard and Myrtle Spelts Miller. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1995 moving from Olympia, Washington, he was a heavy equipment operator, truck driver and...

Betty Rich

Betty Rich

Dec 24, 2007

Garden City, Kansas Betty Jean Rich, age 83, died Monday, December 24, 2007 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on May 15, 1924 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of William E. and Agnes O'Neill Beitz. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Garden City since December of 1965 moving from Hill...

Walter Kelch

Walter Kelch

Dec 22, 2007

Walter A. "Bud" Kelch, age 90, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at his home in Healy, Kansas. He was born on May 7, 1917 in Meridan, Kansas, the son of August Joseph and Ida Emily Rettke Kelch. For 26 years he work for USD 468 in Healy, Kansas as a Custodian, Bus Driver, and Mechanic. He was resident...

Ernest Proudfit

Ernest Proudfit

Dec 21, 2007

Garden City, Kansas Ernest G. Proudfit, age 93, died Friday, December 21, 2007 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born January 24, 1914 in Jonesboro, Arkansas the son of Robert Lawrence and Lillie May Whiteside Proudfit. A resident of Garden City since 1946 moving from Emporia, Kansas, he had been the Assistant Manager of JCPenney's for...

Joe Bever

Joe Bever

Dec 20, 2007

Garden City, Kansas Joe H. Bever, age 82, formerly of Scott City and Garden City, peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at his home in Green Valley, Arizona. He was born on March 10, 1925 in Centerville, Iowa the son of F.M. "Jack" and Mildred Hellyer Bever. The family later moved to Crook, Colorado. After his high school...

Marjorie Morgan

Marjorie Morgan

Dec 19, 2007

Garden City, Kansas Marjorie M. Morgan, age 86, died Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born May 4, 1921 in Garden City, Kansas the daughter of Walter and Anna Immroth Brennaman. A lifetime resident of Garden City she was a homemaker and during WWII she worked at the Garden City Air...

Roland Kottas

Roland Kottas

Dec 14, 2007

Garden City, Kansas Roland Gene Kottas, age 61, died Friday, December 14, 2007, at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS. He was born August 24, 1946 in Ellsworth, KS the son of Edward and Helen Virginia Lyne Kottas. A resident of Garden City since 1995 moving from Perryton, TX, he had been a mechanic with Phillips Petroleum for...

Virgil Storm

Virgil Storm

Dec 10, 2007

Virgil M. "Buzz" Storm, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2007 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on May 6, 1941 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Virgil and Valerian Irwin Storm. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas he was the owner and operator of Storm Machine Shop in...

George Mohler

George Mohler

Dec 5, 2007

George L. Mohler, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on November 25, 1918 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Wayne F. and Hannah Mae Drake Mohler. A resident of Scott County, Kansas since 1947 moving from Oregon, Missouri, he was a farmer. Memberships include:...

Gerhardt Bitter

Gerhardt Bitter

Dec 2, 2007

Gerhardt Bitter, age 90, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas. He was born August 22, 1917 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Henry & Katherne Stettinger Bitter III. He was a retired farmer, stockman and dairyman and had been a resident of Garden City since 2003 moving from Galatia, Kansas....

Reba McGonagle

Reba McGonagle

Dec 2, 2007

Reba M. McGonagle, age 76, wife, mother, grandmother passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on September 7, 1931 in Rolla, Kansas, the daughter of Linnie & Marie Floyd Veach. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1965 moving from Syracuse, Kansas. Reba was a longtime and...

Alexander Wright

Alexander Wright

Nov 28, 2007

Alexander Nathan Wright, age 9 months, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on February 26, 2007 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Preston Andrew Wright and Telsa Ruby Martinez. Survivors include: Father Preston A. Wright Scott City, Kansas Mother Telsa Ruby Martinez Scott City, Kansas One...