Obituaries

Antonio  Guillen

Antonio Guillen

Dec 9, 2018

Garden City, Kansas

Antonio Guillen, age 50, died on December 9, 2018 at the St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.  He was born on April 6, 1968 in Michoacan, Mexico the son of Meliton and Ana Marie Arellano Guillen.

Antonio was a member of the Garden City community for 21 years having moved from Mexico.   He is survived by his Significant...

Cathy  Lewis

Cathy Lewis

Dec 3, 2018

Cathy Lewis, age 66, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 in Great Bend, Kansas.  She was born on July 09, 1952 in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Bruce E. & Patricia Greenlee Lewis.  She was a Scott County High School graduate.

Survivors include her Two Brothers - Bill & Lonnie Lewis of Scott City, Kansas, Gil & Liz Lewis...

Ann  Fercking

Ann Fercking

Dec 2, 2018

Garden City, Kansas

Ann Fercking, age 80, died on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at the Grissll Memorial Rhode Island Suites in Ransom, Kansas.  She was born on July 4, 1938 in Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Julius and Helen Coval Dumler.

On February 13, 1956 she married Roy D. Fercking in Ingalls, Kansas.  He preceded her in death on January 12,...

Clyde Dean Thomas

Clyde Dean Thomas

Nov 29, 2018

Clyde Dean Thomas, age 83 passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born May 27, 1935, in Scott County, KS, the son of Everett & Ruby Burns Thomas.  He graduated from Scott Community High School in 1953.  He married his high school sweetheart, Velda Eaton, on June 14, 1956. 

He and...

Gabriel M. Lawrence

Gabriel M. Lawrence

Nov 28, 2018

Gabriel M. “Gabe” Lawrence, Jr., age 71, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on August 8, 1947 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Gabe and Mary Alice Ross Lawrence, Sr.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was a farmer & custom harvester.

Memberships include...

Bertys Eugene Hunt

Bertys Eugene Hunt

Nov 27, 2018

Bertys Eugene Hunt, age 86, passed away at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas on Wednesday, November 27, 2018.  He was born on April 16, 1932 in Scott County, Kansas, the son of Arthur William & Opal Fern Mast Hunt.

He was a lifetime resident of Scott County & Wichita County, Kansas.  He was a US Army Veteran of...

Dennis P. Woods

Dennis P. Woods

Nov 25, 2018

Dennis P. Woods, age 69, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at his home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on February 7, 1949 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of George Andrew and Thelma Lucille Coleman Woods.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1987 moving from Garden City, Kansas, he was a paint contractor.

He was a US Army...

Mona Rhea Jeffries

Mona Rhea Jeffries

Nov 23, 2018

Garden City

Mona Rhea Jeffries, age 84, died on November 23, 2018 at the Homestead Assisted Living in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on July 7, 1934 in Scott City, Kansas the daughter of Wade Hampton and Letha Adalene Phillips Burgess.

On August 12, 1954 she married Maurice Dean Jeffries in Garden City, Kansas.  He survives.

Other survivors include:

Three Children N. James...

Gerald Joseph Smith

Gerald Joseph Smith

Nov 21, 2018

Gerald Joseph Smith, age 88, died at Wichita County Health Center on November 21, 2018 in Leoti, Kansas. He was born on June 24, 1930 in Okarche, Oklahoma to Anton Smith and Marie (Wittrock) Smith. 

He moved to Kansas in 1951 and married Imelda J. Baker at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marienthal on June 24, 1953. He was a lifelong farmer and among the first to grow corn...

Christine Marie McNeill

Christine Marie McNeill

Nov 20, 2018

Garden City

Christine Marie McNeill, age 63, passed away on November 20, 2018 at her residence in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on June 25, 1955 in Newton, Kansas the daughter of Henry Jr. and Charlene (Casey) Hill.

She Graduated from Newton High School in 1973 and received an Associates Degree from Hutchinson Community College in 1975.

On September 27, 1975 she...

John Clifford Burnside

John Clifford Burnside

Nov 15, 2018

Garden City

John Clifford Burnside, 84, died November 15, 2018 at home in Katy, Texas. He was born on October 31,1934 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of John Ralph and Imogene (Hill) Burnside.

John spent his formative years in Garden City, spending much time working on his grandfather, John Homer Burnside’s ranch. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1952....

Michael  Guthrie

Michael Guthrie

Oct 25, 2018

Holcomb, Kansas

Michael “Spike” Guthrie, age 64, died at his home on October 25, 2018 in Holcomb, Kansas.  He was born on August 28, 1954 the son of Harry and Ruby Swaim Guthrie in Wichita, Kansas.

He was a member of the Holcomb community since 1999 having moved from Dodge City, Kansas.  Spike was the owner and operator of Spike’s Electric and...

Barbara A. Bennett

Barbara A. Bennett

Oct 22, 2018

Barbara A. Bennett, age 79, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on December 17, 1938 in Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of Ira & Pearl White Griffith.  A resident of Scott County, Kansas since 1959 moving from Santa Ana, California.  She was a homemaker

On January 18, 1956...

Ruth Louise Goodman

Ruth Louise Goodman

Oct 21, 2018

Ruth Louise Goodman, age 98, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on February 26, 1920 in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of Frank Niles and Ada Odessie Ponder Harr.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1954 moving from Greensburg, Kansas, she was a Avon Lady, House...

Wanda Lorraine Smith

Wanda Lorraine Smith

Oct 19, 2018

Wanda Lorraine (Houston) Smith, age 87. Passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018 at Greeley County Long Term Care in Tribune, Kansas.  Wanda was born on November 29, 1930 in Raymond, Kansas, to William “Bill” & Blanche Viola Jeffery Houston.

On July 22, 1949, she married Dearld Milton Smith in Tribune, Kansas.

Wanda was always very involved in the community with Dance...

Velda L. Spencer

Velda L. Spencer

Oct 18, 2018

Velda L. Spencer, age 86,  lifetime resident of Scott City passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born September 25, 1932, in Gove, Kansas, to William and Idella Margaret (Russell) Wright.  Velda worked at Park Lane Nursing Home for 17 years.

She also enjoyed waitressing at various restaurants.  Velda was...

Carmenlee  Hull

Carmenlee Hull

Oct 18, 2018

Carmenlee Hull, age 93, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at her home in Scott City, Kansas surrounded by her family.  She was born on January 21, 1925 on the family farm in Texas County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert Allen and Leona Estelle Fenton Parker.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1943 moving from Guymon, Oklahoma, she was a...

Carson  Bodkins

Carson Bodkins

Oct 12, 2018

Elizabeth, Colorado

Carson Bodkins, age 11, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018 at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.  Carson was born September 21, 2007 in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Travis & Tia (Toner) Bodkins.  He was a student at Legacy Academy in Elizabeth, Colorado.

Carson’s surviving family includes-

Mother-

Tia Bodkins- Elizabeth, Colorado

Step Father-

Jason Davis- Elizabeth, Colorado

Two brothers-

Bryson Bodkins- Elizabeth, Colorado

Connor Davis-...

Robert Paul Moser

Robert Paul Moser

Oct 9, 2018

Tribune, Kansas

Robert Paul “Bob” Moser, Sr., age 86, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Greeley County Hospital/Long Term Care in Tribune, Kansas.  Bob was born July 12, 1932 on the Moser family homestead in Greeley County, the son of Paul Frederick & Esther Gladys Bjork Moser.  A resident of Tribune, Kansas since 1959 moving from Aurora, Colorado, Bob...

Martha Ermalee Newby

Martha Ermalee Newby

Oct 8, 2018

Garden City

Martha Ermalee Newby, age 88, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at her residence in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on February 26, 1930, in Spearville, Kansas, the daughter of William and Anna Flemming.

Martha had been a member of the St. Dominic Catholic Church of Garden City, and worked for USD 457 in the food service department...