May 7, 2018

Mary Eva (Plymesser) Draper, 77, of Atwood, died May 7, 2018, in Hays KS. She was born October 14, 1940, in Speed KS, to Guy and Stella May (Paulsen) Plymesser. She attended grade school and graduated from Densmore High School with the class of 1958. After graduation she attended Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina KS. She returned to...

May 6, 2018

Apr 28, 2018

Ronald Eugene LeValley, 80, of Brewster, KS, died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Logan County Hospital. He was born July 4, 1937, in Meade, KS, to Omar and Hilda (Russell) LeValley. He graduated from Meade High School in 1955. He was united in marriage to Mila Rhodes, of Meade, KS, on November 5, 1961. To this union 2 daughters were...

Apr 27, 2018

Karen Ann “Kay” Anderson, 74, formerly of Oakley, died Friday, April 27, 2018, in Okarche, OK. She was born May 30, 1943, in Minot, ND, to Norman and Bernice (Fitzgerald) Peterson. On November 21, 1964, Kay married David Anderson, in Grafton, ND. Kay was a preschool teacher and enjoyed baking and music. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...

Apr 26, 2018

Send Flowers Paula S. Bixenman November 12, 1964 - April 26, 2018 Paula Sue Doherty Bixenman, 53, of Colby, Kansas, passed away on April 24 th , in Hays, Kansas. A memorial service will be held at 2 P.M. on Friday, May 4th at Kershenbrock Funeral Chapel with Kirby Benisch of Celebration Community Church of Colby officiating. Burial will follow...

Apr 21, 2018

Madeleine Gravener, 93, of Colby, died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born December 1, 1924, in Sherman County, KS, to Jesse and Germaine (Richard) Jacobs. She attended school in Brownville and later graduated from Colby High School. After high school she completed college at Fort Hays State University. She married Charles F. Gravener on...

Apr 21, 2018

Patsy Dorene (Babst) Kahle, 89, of Winona, died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby, KS. She was born November 1, 1928, in Wakefield, KS, to Arthur and Rosa (Suter) Babst. Patsy attended school in Monument, KS and graduated from Winona Schools. She then worked at JCPenney’s in Oakley. On August 10, 1947, she was united in...

Apr 9, 2018

COLBY — Nicolee J. Leebrick, 67, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018. She was born Aug. 13, 1950, in Atwood, to Wilbur and Virginia Leebrick. Survivors: brothers, David Leebrick of Indian Land, S.C., and Lance Leebrick of Atwood. Preceded in death by: parents; and sister, Linda Leebrick. Visitation: 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel, Colby. Services: 10...

Apr 9, 2018

Eugene 'Gene' Bernard Hutfles was born a the family farm south of Herndon, Kansas, the 3rd of 8 siblings. He passed away April 9, 2018 at the Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, CO at the age of 88. Gene grew up at 'The midway' (the family farm midway between Atwood and Oberlin), attending high school 6 miles north in...

Apr 6, 2018

Richard James Beamer, 68, of Bakersfield, CA, died April 6, 2018, at his home. He was born April 15, 1949, in Hays, KS, to R. Boyd and T. Joan (Beckman) Beamer. He was preceded in death by his father, Boyd Beamer; brothers, Dennis and Stewart Beamer and long time girlfriend, Debi Faulconer. He is survived by his mother, Joan, of...

Apr 6, 2018

Send Flowers Judith Ann Wintz, 76, died April 6, 2018 in her home in Leawood, KS after a four year bout with COPD. She was born in Colby, KS in 1941. Her parents were Nick and Sally Eberle. Judy grew up on a farm in Levant, KS before moving to Colby in 1947. She was a 1959 graduate of Colby...

Apr 4, 2018

Apr 3, 2018

Mar 28, 2018

Nellie “Lucille” Burkhead, 81, of Colby, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Colby Health and Rehab. She was born September 14, 1936, in Salem, NC. Lucille was preceded in death by her husband Ed Burkhead; son, David Cook and grandson, James Wright. She is survived by her children, William (Peggy) Cook, Bruce Cook, Michael (Missy) Wright and Roger Wright; thirteen...

Mar 28, 2018

Alfred Lee Leiker, 78, of Colby, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. He was born August 6, 1939 to Herbert and Catheryn (Schoenfeld) Leiker. Alfred worked for the Rio Grande/Union Pacific Railroad for 38 years. He loved music and was a member of the country band Saratoga Light. In 2004 he opened Thunderchord Guitars in...

Mar 21, 2018

Gary Paul Johnston, of Colby, passed away March 21, 2018, after a short illness, at Colby Citizens Medical Center, at the age of 75 years, one month and 21 days. Gary was born to Walter Paul Johnston and Esther Ruth (White) Johnston, January 26, 1943 at St. Thomas Hospital in Colby, Kansas. Gary attended a country school north of Colby...

Mar 21, 2018

On Wednesday March 21, 2018 Barry Ellegood lost his fight to cancer, at the age of 49. Barry was born in Colby, Kansas to Ben and Donnette (Nelson) Ellegood on January 3, 1969. He was the second oldest of four brothers. Barry passed away at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kansas surrounded by his family. Barry was a lifelong...

Mar 17, 2018

Cheryl A. Varwig, 62, a homemaker formerly of Colby, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at her home in Willis, Texas. She was born Oct. 17, 1955, in Colby, the daughter of Bill and Olita Jones. Preceding her in death were her parents and a brother, Stan Jones. Survivors include her husband Donald Varwig, Willis, Texas; four sons, Trevor Varwig, Kelly...

Mar 17, 2018

Roger Charles Chapman, 88, of Oakley, died Saturday, March 17, 2018. Roger was the third child of Charles B. and Hattie L. (Cook) Chapman, born in Bradgate, Iowa, on July 14, 1929. He lived most of his young years in Rolfe, IA and was baptized in the Rolfe Methodist Church in April, 1943. Roger served in the United States Army...

Mar 15, 2018

Send Flowers   Erwin E Thiele, 93, passed away early on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Prairie Senior Living Center. He was born October 7, 1924 the second son of Franz and Elsa Thiele in Norton, KS and lived on the family farm until joining the Navy in August 1944. He served on a transport ship moving supplies to the...