Obituaries

Nov 27, 2017

Corrine Dean, age 92, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on August 12, 1925 in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Noah Robert and Lucy Ann Naff Blackwell.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1949 moving from Leoti, Kansas, she was a Cashier at Ideal Grocery Store...

Nov 25, 2017

Arlene J. Beaton, age 90, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on February 3, 1927 in Scott County, Kansas, the daughter of Clifford C. and Cora Ethel Jones Beeson.  A lifetime resident of Scott County and Scott City, Kansas, she was a homemaker.

She was a member...

Nov 24, 2017

Tonja M. Williams, age 50, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.  She was born on November 18, 1967 in Guymon, Oklahoma, the daughter of Troy S. and Carrie M. Abbott Marion.  A resident of Scott County, Kansas since 1988 moving from Colorado, she was a teacher at Scott City Elementary School...

Nov 23, 2017

Scott City, Kansas

Scot DeWayne Aytes, age 62, died on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at his residence in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on May 21, 1955 in Scott City, Kansas the son of Jimmy Wayne an Nathalie Doris Wagner Aytes.

A lifetime resident of Scott City Kansas, Scot owned, Service First Contracting until he retired.

He was a member of the First...

Nov 17, 2017

Shawna K. Foster, age 59, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on January 9, 1958 in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of George & Virginia Krause DeWitt.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas she was a wife, mother and grandmother.

She was a member of the First...

Nov 11, 2017

Anita O. Wilson, 80 years young, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  She was born Anita Olene Teter on July 4, 1937 at Mooreland, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ralph & Edna Mae (Buck) Teter.  She had been a resident of Tribune, Kansas from 1969 through 1979 moving to Enid, Oklahoma and returning...

Nov 11, 2017

Larrod Ray Proehl, age 34, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 at his home in Cimarron, Kansas.  He was born November 23, 1982 in Garden City, Kansas to Lawrence Ray Proehl and Dona Hetrick Proehl. He grew up in Pierceville spending his time riding four wheelers. After attending high school in Garden City, he graduated from the automotive mechanics program...

Nov 11, 2017

GARDEN CITY

Thomas Dean Fief was born on July 23, 1956 in Garden City, Kansas. He departed this life on November 11, 2017 in Garden City, Kansas at the age of 61. Tom is preceded in death by his grandparents and numerous aunts, uncles, and a few cousins.

He is survived by his parents, Orville Roy (Bud) Fief of Buda, Texas and...

Nov 8, 2017

Toni L. Patton, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on June 28, 1940 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Ted E. and Barbara Park Crist.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was a bookkeeper at Collingwood Grain, Beef Belt Feeders and...

Nov 2, 2017

John Eugene Smith, age 73, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas.  John was born May 25, 1944 in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Cecil Elmer & Nan Doris (Caldwell) Smith.  In 1968, John graduated from West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas with a degree in Business Management. John and his...

Nov 1, 2017

Leland George Smith, Jr. age 62, passed away on November 1, 2017 at his home in Leoti, Kansas.  Mr. Smith was born October 14, 1955 at Littlefield, Texas, the son of Leland G & Herlinda ( Martinez ) Smith, Sr. He was an over the road trucker and had been a Leoti resident since 2016 moving from Lakin, Kansas.

Mr. Smith...

Oct 31, 2017

Oct 30, 2017

GARDEN CITY

Albert J. Maris "Jim", age 77, died on Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Homestead Health and Rehabilitation.  He was born on August 27, 1940 in Johnson City, Kansas the son of Albert James and Elma Marie Coleman Maris.

A Garden City resident since 1984 having moved from Sublette, Kansas.  Albert worked as a truck driver his entire life.  He...

Oct 30, 2017

GARDEN CITY

Amelia Grace Pearson, infant daughter of Cole and Keadron Morgan Pearson, died October 30, 2017 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on October 30, 2017 the daughter of Cole Aaron and Keadron Morgan Pearson, they survive.

Other Survivors Include:

    Paternal Grand Parents    Clint & Lisa Pearson of Scott City, Kansas

    Maternal Grandparents    Jimmy &...

Oct 30, 2017

Oct 29, 2017

Joie Jack McCormick was born on January 19, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas. The son of Esten Lee and Nellie Blanche (Reida) McCormick, he grew up on the family farm just a couple of miles south of Belmont, Kansas. 

(Full obituary will be added as soon as possible.) Survivors include one son, SCHS Principal Brad McCormick of Scott City, Kansas.

Joie Jack passed away in Wichita...

Oct 23, 2017

GARDEN CITY

Lyle Bitikofer, age 67, died on Monday, October 23, 2017 at his home in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on August 11, 1950 in Goessell, Kansas the son of Ralph and Kathryn Neufeld Bitikofer.  

He has been a resident of the Garden City community for twenty years moving from Hesston, Kansas.  Lyle was a master electrician, locksmith, and...

Oct 21, 2017

GARDEN CITY

Jerry Young, age 57, died on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the St. Catherine in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born October 31, 1959 in Sumter, South Carolina the son of Gerald and Emily Walker Young.

On October 31, 2013 he married Becky McGrath Finnell in Liberal, Kansas. She Survives.

Other Survivors include:

    One Son            Daniel Fennell of Garden...

Oct 17, 2017

GARDEN CITY

Sue A. Norwood, age 74, died on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on July 15, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas the daughter of Lawrence and Margaret Schuessler.

She was a member of the Garden City community since 1968, working as a teacher at Buffalo Jones Elementary School from 1968-1998.  Before...

Oct 14, 2017

Jimmie Lee Bailey, age 62, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on June 26, 1955, the son of Vernon Eugene and Dorothy Louise Brown Bailey.  He was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1990 moving from Newton, Kansas.

On May 22, 1993 he married Betty Ivey in...