Obituaries

Jun 18, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Alice Irene Bontrager, age 96, died on Friday, June 18, 2021 at the High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin, Kansas.  She was born on August 9, 1924 in Kokomo, Indiana the daughter of Ananias  and Emma Miller.

She was a member of the Lakin Wesleyan Church, Gideons International Auxiliary, Wesleyan Women International, and Lakin Budget Shop Steering Committee.

On April...

Jun 15, 2021

(Vera) Ann Johnson, age 78, died on Tuesday June 15, 2021, at her home in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on December 21, 1943, in Mangum, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virgil W and Vera Alice North Johnson.

Ann was an accomplished cake decorator, bookkeeper, tax preparer, and she was also a long-haul truck driver for many years.

She attended Cornerstone Church...

Jun 15, 2021

Calvin Eugene Fowler, age 75, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on March 8, 1946 in Fredrick, Oklahoma, the son of Claud Albert & Viola Pearl Shelton Fowler.

He has been a resident of Garden City since 1979 and worked in Heating and Air by owning his own business, Fowler’s Service.

He...

Jun 14, 2021

Judy Dianne Kirk Gordon, 73, entered the gates of heaven on Monday, June 14th, 2021. Judy was born on December 1st, 1947, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Charles Kirk and Mary Eleanor Jones. Judy graduated from Scott City High School. Judy met her wonderful husband, John Alfred Gordon while working on her teaching degree at Kansas State...

Jun 10, 2021

Marilyn R. Walker, age 74, passed away at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kansas on Thursday, June 10, 2021.  She was born on August 21, 1946, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob Frank and Martha Baldwin Stillwell.

In 1964, Marilyn graduated from Scott Community High School and returned in 1969 as an elementary school teacher where she taught...

Jun 5, 2021

May 28, 2021

Larry C. Turpin, loving husband, dad, and grandpa passed away May 28th, 2021 at Parklane Nursing Home at the age of 79.

Larry Chester Turpin was born on March 16, 1942, at the Scott County Hospital to Chester B. Turpin, and Aletha Pauline Kitterman Turpin.  He grew up in Scott City and graduated from Scott Community High School in 1960.  He went to Pratt Community college for...

May 28, 2021

Royann R. Green, 91, of Scott City, passed away on May 28, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on July 8, 1929, to Roy R. and Minnie L. Yount in Custer County, Oklahoma. 

She graduated from Garden City High School.  Prior to marriage, she worked as a telephone operator and manicurist. 

On January 1,...

May 13, 2021

Roy Torres Jr, 47, of Leoti, KS died Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, KS.

He was born September 21, 1973, in Tribune, KS the son of Roy Torres Sr. and Theresa (Hernandez) Torres.  He attended Wichita County High School with the class of 1993. 

Roy worked at Tyson Fresh Foods, Holcomb, KS as a maintenance man.  He...

May 12, 2021

Della M. Morgan, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at her home in Healy, Kansas.  She was born on April 9, 1937, in Logan County, Kansas, the daughter of Clifford & Idella Russell Wright.  Della was a Healy & Lane County resident for 30 years moving from Scott City, Kansas.  She was a homemaker and a farm...

May 7, 2021

A. Sharon Linder Mullen, age 85, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas.  She was born on June 6, 1935, at the rural home of her paternal grandfather, Emil Linder, in Dickinson County, Kansas.  Sharon was the oldest child of Albert and Mabel Burr Linder.  She graduated from high school in...

May 6, 2021

Delinda L. Edwards, age 67, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on February 22, 1954, in Hoxie, Kansas, the daughter of Andy and Betty Martin Anderson.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1961 moving from Wichita, Kansas.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed doing crafts.

She was...

Apr 30, 2021

Gary James Altman, age 60 died on Friday, April 30, 2021 in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on July 30, 1960 in Miami Beach, Florida, the son of Charles and Patricia Hunt Altman.

he was a resident of Leoti, Kansas and worked as an arborist until his retirement from “The Tree Specialist”.

On May 25, 1979 he married Tammy Altman.  This...

Apr 29, 2021

Lakin/Tribune, Kansas

Steve James Jacobus, Sr., age 79, died on April 29, 2021 at the Kearny County Hospital.  He was born November 4, 1941 in Sedan, Kansas, the son of Charles Marion and Emma “Ines” Jacobus.

He was a member of the Tribune Community until his retirement after 36 years.

On January 7, 1961 he married Louise May Russell in Scott City, Kansas. ...

Apr 28, 2021

Kynlee Jayde Boots, age 4 Months, passed away at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.  She was born on December 10, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Andrew Mark & Ellyn Lola Yoder Boots.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Scott City, Kansas

Survivors include her Parents - Andrew & Ellyn Boots of...

Apr 26, 2021

Freeman L. Knight, age 100, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on July 12, 1920, in Knox County, Nebraska, the son of Fora L. and Ethel Martin Knight.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2006 moving from Colorado, he was a retired Division Manager for...

Apr 25, 2021

Robert E. Boxley, Sr. of Lakeland, Florida passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021. He was born June 5, 1933, in Tribune, Kansas to Clifford and Viola Cogdill Boxley.

Robert was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic War Veterans. Robert...

Apr 23, 2021

Doris May Keeton, age 82, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021, at the St. Francis hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Doris was born on December 13, 1938, in Knox County, Missouri to Leslie and Thelma Elder Hutton. Doris was a homemaker. She was a resident of Leoti, Kansas since moving from Ness City, Kansas in 1985.

Doris was a member of...

Apr 23, 2021

Robert William Strickert, beloved husband, father, and grandfather exhaled his last breath on Friday, April 23rd, 2021.  He was found in the place that made him feel at home… by his tools and his hot rod. At the age of 70, full of love and compassion, his heart gave out while returning inside from his garage. He now joined his...

Apr 23, 2021

Jessie Marie Brown Jacka, age 90, peacefully passed away on Friday, April 23rd, 2021 at home in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born May 18th, 1930 in Beeler, Ks to Robert C Brown and Florence Etta “Brocher” Brown.

On July 12, 1953, she married Wilfred Glenn Jacka and settled in Scott City, Kansas. He passed away on July 21, 2017, in Oakley,...