Obituaries

Eric Lee Miller

Mar 21, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Eric Lee Miller, age 79, died on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on July 11, 1941 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Guy And Ruby Neill Miller.

He worked in Agribusiness his entire life.  He owned and operated Pop Perfect Popcorn and was known for being the...

Jean Elizabeth Krebs

Mar 21, 2021

Psalm 116:15 – “How precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.”

Jean Elizabeth (Rector) Krebs, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother entered into the joy of her Master on March 21, 2021.

Jean was born on October 12, 1944, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was the second of four children to Merwin and Genevieve Rector. The family...

Derreck Paul Anders

Mar 20, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Derreck Paul Anders, age 53, died in Finney County, Kansas on Saturday, March 20, 2021.  He was born on August 17, 1967 in Sumter, South Carolina, the son of Melvin R. Anders and Jana Englehart Holder.

He was a member of the Garden City community for the past three months after moving from Wichita, Kansas and he worked as...

Florence L. Daubert

Mar 11, 2021

Florence L. Daubert, born on October 16, 1926, to Johan and Teresa Eder of Wichita County, died at Park Lane nursing home on March 11, 2021. Like all of her generation who had long lives, she lived through all of the dramatic changes that the world went through - from wall phones and shared party lines and needing an operator...

Wanda Craig

Mar 10, 2021

Wanda Jo Craig, age 84, died on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the Ranch House in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on December 16,1936 in Lakin, Kansas the daughter of Everett A and Winsome A. Hart Green.

She is survived by: Two Children - Jon & May Craig of Garden City, Kansas, Jan Kennedy of Garden City, Kansas; Four Grandchildren - Hannah (Alex)...

Katherine F. Roberts

Mar 8, 2021

Katherine F. Roberts, age 91, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on March 13, 1929, in Leoti, Kansas, the daughter of Curtis D. And Beatrice Page Lane.  She was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1947 moving from Leoti, Kansas, and was a nurse's aide...

Bryce Palen

Mar 5, 2021

Nicholas Bryce Palen, age 27, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, at his home in Marienthal, Kansas.  He was born on March 21, 1993, in Denver, Colorado, the son of Nicholas Todd and Toni Sue Burgess Palen.  He was a resident of Marienthal, Kansas since 2010 moving from Elbert, Colorado, and was an electrician for Western Kansas Electric in...

Edward Lee Nichols

Mar 5, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Edward Lee Nichols, age 65, died on Saturday March 5, 2021 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on August 7, 1955 in Grapevine, Texas, the son of Delbert Lee and Dolly Luise Moore Nichols.

He worked as an auto mechanic and was a member of the Baptist faith.

On November 11, 1993 he married...

Marshall Young Woodbury

Mar 5, 2021

Marshall Young Woodbury, age 87, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas.  He was born on March 19, 1933, in Leoti, Kansas, the son of George and Cleo Blackburn Woodbury.  He was a resident of Wichita County, Kansas most of his life. He farmed in Wichita County starting in the 1950’s. Then...

H. Clifford Hillery

Mar 3, 2021

H. Clifford Hillery, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at his home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on November 29, 1933, in Logan County, Kansas, the son of Thomas Jay and Mary Margurite Majors Hillery.  He was a truck driver, custom Harvester, horse trader, mechanic, and cattleman.

On April 28, 1951, he married Patricia Mae Stevens...

Jose Luis Aguilar Chavez

Mar 2, 2021

Jose Luis Aguilar Chavez, age 56, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at his home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on January 29, 1965, in Tecalitlán, Mexico, the son of Ramon and Maria Luisa Chavez Aguilar. Jose was a resident of Scott City since 2004 having moved here from Los Angeles, California. Jose was a yard...

Jerry Lee Ellis

Mar 2, 2021

Jerry Lee Ellis, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on May 24, 1939, in Scott County, Kansas, the son of Tom and Essie Prose Ellis.  Jerry was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2013 moving from Weaverville, North Carolina, and was retired.

He was...

Urla J. Hopkins

Feb 26, 2021

Urla J. Hopkins, age 88, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021, at the Ranch House Assisted Living in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on May 6, 1932, in Ransom, Kansas, the daughter of Fred W. and Blanche Horchem Rufenacht.

In August of 1932, she moved with the family to Scott County and attended school in Ness County, then attended Mount...

Gertrude V. Brown

Feb 24, 2021

Gertrude V. Brown, age 101, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on August 20, 1919, in Albert, Kansas, the daughter of Lee Elmer and Margaret Teten Cauthon.  Gertrude was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1932, moving from Albert, Kansas.  She was a homemaker.

She was...

Estela P Garcia

Feb 22, 2021

Garden City, Kansas

Estela P. Garcia, age 68, died on Monday, February 22, 2021 at her home in Holcomb, Kansas.  She was born on May 15, 1952 in Austin, Texas, the daughter of Joe and Susie Villanuevea Pena.

She was a member of the Jesus Christ Of Later Day Saints faith and worked in Medical Billing.

On Oct 14, 1980, she was married...

Eugene Leon Harkness

Feb 18, 2021

Eugene Leon “Bear” Harkness, age 76, died on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at his home in Leoti, Kansas. he was born on October 6, 1944 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Elmer and Clara Moore Harkness.

He was a lifetime resident of Leoti, Kansas and worked as a farmer. He was a member of the Baptist faith. He loved to...

Mary C. Armstrong

Feb 17, 2021

On Wednesday, February 17, Mary Cleatus Armstrong of Topeka, Kansas died at the age of 95.

Mary was born in Scott City, Kansas to Paul and Zelda Ruth in 1925.  She met her husband, Bob Armstrong and married in 1945,  They were married for 68 years when Bob passed away in 2013.

Together they had four children, Elizabeth, Jim, Dan and Jane....

Catherine Amos

Feb 15, 2021

Christina M. Ehmke

Feb 12, 2021

Christina M. Ehmke, age 71, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on May 31, 1949 in Dighton, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Eva Deliah Thomas Ehmke.  

A longtime resident of Garden City, Kansas, she was a member of Trinity 

Lutheran Church in Garden City, Kansas and was a...

Phillip W. Yost

Feb 11, 2021

Phillip W. Yost, age 68, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on September 30, 1952, in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Walter L. and Sylvia M. Schmidt Yost.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation for 26 years...