Obituaries

Henry Forrest York

Henry Forrest York

Feb 27, 2016

Healy Henry Forrest York, age 92, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on Friday, January 4, 1924 in his grandparents home north of Shields, Kansas. He was the second of three children born to Henry Herman and Alberta Olive Brown York. He attended country school at Fairview...

Tyler Michael Graff

Tyler Michael Graff

Feb 22, 2016

Tyler Michael Graff, age 31, went to be with the Lord and his Grandpa Vic on Monday, February 22, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Tyler was born a fighter, October 17, 1984 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Gary & Sherry (Silvey) Graff, with a rare birth defect called Omphalocele, spending his first 100 days of his...

Melvin W. Holmes

Melvin W. Holmes

Feb 20, 2016

Melvin W. Holmes, age 97, died February 20, 2016 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on June 1, 1918 in Ness County, Kansas the son of George C. and Rosa E. Beye Holmes, He was a Garden City, Kansas resident from 1957 moving from Hallsville, Missouri and was the owner and operator of Holmes Reality....

Marjorie Ellen Hornbaker

Marjorie Ellen Hornbaker

Feb 10, 2016

Marjorie “Marj” Ellen Herring Hornbaker, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. She was born on September 17, 1933 in Fort Dodge, Kansas, the daughter of Horace N. and Emma Elizabeth Lawrence Herring. She was a resident of Tribune, Kansas since 1951 after graduating from Garden City High School in...

Jeffrey Shane Houston

Jeffrey Shane Houston

Feb 10, 2016

Jeffrey Shane Houston, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. Jeffrey was born March 19, 1961 in Tribune, Kansas; the son of Lawrence D. & Carol V. (Gentry) Houston. A lifetime resident of Greeley County, Kansas, he was a mechanic and farmer. Jeffrey was a member of The Way International In...

Elaine Mae Harper

Elaine Mae Harper

Feb 9, 2016

Elaine Mae Harper, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. Elaine was born July 7, 1936 at Offerle, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond & Applonia (Stegman)Stegman. A resident of Tribune, Kansas since 1957, she was a homemaker. Elaine was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tribune, Kansas. She was...

Harlie Duane Hahn

Harlie Duane Hahn

Feb 9, 2016

Harlie Duane Hahn, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Mr. Hahn was born June 21, 1936 at Burlington, Colorado, the son of Morris E. & Rena (Nickelson) Hahn. Mr. Hahn graduated from high school in Sharon Springs, KS. He was a rancher/farmer while also working for the railroad in...

Ann B. Tedford

Ann B. Tedford

Feb 5, 2016

Ann B. Tedford, age 92, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on March 22, 1923 in Jetmore, Kansas, the daughter of William Kimmel & Mabel Amelia Ruff Lupfer. She was a resident of Scott City, Kansas from 1956 to 1982 when she moved to Colorado and then...

R. Ward Clinton

R. Ward Clinton

Feb 3, 2016

R Ward Clinton, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at his home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on July 20, 1932 in Shallow Water, Kansas. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he was a retired Plant Operator from KN Energy. Ward was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict. His favorite place to...

Candelaria "Cande"  Murillo-Garcia

Candelaria "Cande" Murillo-Garcia

Feb 1, 2016

Candelaria “Cande” Murillo-Garcia, age 82, died Monday, February, 1, 2016 at her residence in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on February 2, 1933 in Camaron Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the daughter of Valentin and Delfina Lopez-Murillo. She was a 50 year resident of Kearny County and for the last five years lived in Garden City, Kansas. She was a member...

Terry L. Twedt

Terry L. Twedt

Jan 31, 2016

Terry L. Twedt, age 68 passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on January 19, 1948 in Hudson, South Dakota, the son of Roy & Frances Hartman Twedt. Terry was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2005 moving from Iowa. He was a farmer, among other jobs and...

June  Shuler

June Shuler

Jan 28, 2016

Scott City June Shuler, age 98, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Parklane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on June 11, 1917 in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Albert and Anna Laura Jones Clothier. She has been a member of the Scott City Community since 1947. On August 27, 1936, she was united...

Malvin O. Wells

Malvin O. Wells

Jan 25, 2016

Malvin O. Wells, age 93, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 in Ordway, Colorado. Malvin was born January 24, 1923 in Elk County, Kansas, the son of William H. & Alice (Fraiz) Wells. A lifetime resident of western Kansas, he was a farmer. Malvin was a member of the First Baptist Church in Scott City, Kansas and served on...

Verne L. Wilson

Verne L. Wilson

Jan 23, 2016

Verne L. Wilson, age 97, died January 23, 2016 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on December 1, 1918 in Wellington, Kansas, the son of David S. and Mable Morris Wilson. As a member of the Garden City community since 1971 he was an active member of the American Legion and the Sunshiners Kiwanias....

Timothy L. Hamill

Timothy L. Hamill

Jan 22, 2016

Timothy L. Hamill , 52 passed away January 22,2016 at his home in Canon City , Co. He was born April 17,1963 to Everett “Sonny” Hamill and Myrna “Lavon” Hamill in Garden City. He met Tammy Waggoner on August 31,1984 and the two married on Dec.16,1994. He was a life long resident of Holcomb, KS moving recently to Colorado. He...

James W. McDaniel

James W. McDaniel

Jan 20, 2016

James W. “Jim” McDaniel, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on December 2, 1923 in Polk, Nebraska, the son of William and Dora Nelson McDaniel. Jim grew up in the farming community of of Edson, Kansas. He moved to Goodland, Kansas following his service commitment...

Patricia Ann Nichols

Patricia Ann Nichols

Jan 18, 2016

Patricia Ann Nichols, age 81, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on April 8, 1934 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Hiram and Polly Ann Crowder Myers. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1971 moving from Garden City, Kansas, she was a teacher and homemaker....

Louise B. Schwanke

Louise B. Schwanke

Jan 16, 2016

Louise B. Schwanke, 100, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby.  She was born to William Frederick Winter and Clara Marie Steffen Winter on April 6, 1915 in a farm house located near Robinson, Kansas.   Louise is survived by sons John Schwanke and wife Becky, Hiawatha, Kansas; Charles Schwanke and wife Debbie, Colby, Kansas;...

Rafael  Carrillo

Rafael Carrillo

Jan 14, 2016

Rafael Carrillo, age 61, died Thursday, January 14, 2015 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on July 2, 1954 in Ermita DeLos Correa, Mexico, the son of Jose C. and Maria Rodriguez Carrillo. He had been a resident of Garden City, Kansas since 1982 having moved from Mexico. He married Maria B. Carillo in...

Jane Theresa Baker

Jane Theresa Baker

Jan 13, 2016

Jane Theresa Baker, age 61, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Jane was born August 19, 1954 at Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Edwin James & Pauline Helen (Baumgartner) Amrein. Jane earned a Bachelor Degree in Education from Benedictine College at Atchison, Kansas, began her teaching career in 1976 at St....