Danny Black, 64, of Gem, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born August 2, 1951, to Harold Lee and Carol Christine (Oster) Black, in Denver, CO. He married Cindy Black on March 17, 1995 in Bird City. Danny was a life time truck driver, where he went over three million miles without an accident....
Geneva A. Brown, daughter of James R. and Mabel A. (Anderson) Ramey, was born January 10, 1923 in Rawlins County, KS. She passed away in Waco, TX on February 9, 2016, at the age of 93. On September 4, 1940, she married William H. Brown in Atwood, KS. William preceded her in death on August 16, 2002. Geneva and William...
Twila J. McAfee, 59, of Oakley, died on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Logan County Hospital. She was born October 7, 1956 to Donald and Mary (Harrington) Haddock in Kimball, NE. She attended high school in Utah and had worked at an animal clinic in Liberal, KS. She loved animals and children. Her door was always open to take in...
Leroy Francis Zerr, 57, a lifelong resident of rural Grinnell, died on January 20, 2016 in Oakley. He was born March 25, 1958, in Oakley KS, to Clem and Pauline (Pfeifer) Zerr. Leroy graduated from Wheatland High School in 1976 and from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1980. Agriculture was Leroy’s livelihood as well...
Martha Belle (Gandy) McCain, 79, of Alliance, NE, formerly of Atwood, KS, died January 18, 2016, in Alliance. She was born July 4, 1936 at her home near Hazlehurst, Mississippi to Jesse A. and Martha Jewel (Batton) Gandy. After graduating high school, Marty joined the United States Army Women’s Army Corp and worked at the Pentagon. During her time of...
Buell Briney, 91, of Brewster, died Friday, Jan 15, 2016 at Prairie Senior Living Center, Colby. He was born Aug 30, 1924 to Bernard and Lula (Minor) Briney in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Colby High School in 1942 and served in the United States Army from Oct 1944 to Aug 1946 during World War II in the Philippines,...
Joyce Kay Morgan, 61, of Atwood, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 in Andover, KS. She was born June 22, 1954, in Wichita, KS, to Everett and Violet (Coffman) Giesy. Joyce grew up in Wichita, graduating from East High School in 1972. She then attended Washburn University in Topeka. She married Kent Morgan on August 14, 1976. They labored together pastoring...
Send Flowers James "Jim" W. Woodall November 1, 1926 - January 3, 2016 JAMES W. WOODALL James (Jim) W. Woodall, 89, of Colby, Died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex - Colby, KS He was born November 1, 1926, in Hutchinson, KS, the son of A.W. and Ruth(Beech) Woodall. He graduated from Colby High School in...
Bernard F. Baker, 83, of Colby, died Sunday, December 20, 2015. He was born June 7, 1932 to Anton and Caecilia (Baier) Baker in Wichita County. He married Theresa Birzer of Sept 19 1957 at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church North Ellinwood. He was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed traveling. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus....
Joseph John Adams, 68, of Lenexa, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2015. Raised in Atwood, KS, Joe married his high school sweetheart, Connie Sue Ginther in 1968, and together they raised their children, Michelle and Tom. Joe would spend the majority of his life in Atwood, although leaving for brief periods with his family to live in...
Lucille I. White, 93, of Colby, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, Kansas. Only forty days after her husband of 75 years passing, Lucille joined Lloyd and Jesus in heaven to not miss a Christmas together. Lucille was born November 20, 1922 in Falcon, Colorado to Pryor Reid and Pauline Dorothy Sophia (Rather) Jackson. She saw...
Leon Lang, 63, of Atwood, died Friday, December 11, 2015. He was born December 2, 1952, in Wichita, KS, to Clarence and Lillian (Sauer) Lang. He was a 1971 graduate of Atwood High School. On July 17, 1976 he married Rebecca Riepl. Leon was a self-taught welder and worked for Carlson Industries for thirty three years. He enjoyed hunting and...
Roy Albert Fetzer, 70, of Atwood, formerly of Denver, CO, died Friday, December 11, 2015. He was born September 1, 1945, in Detroit, MI, to Ben and Eileen (Becker) Fetzer. He married Susan Patton on October 14, 1989. He traveled a lot, building commercial buildings for various companies. He enjoyed watching football, camping and cooking, which he was very good...
Irma Elaine Sheley, 82, passed away Wednesday, December 9th, 2015 at Citizen Medical Center. She was born in Smith County Kansas on May 27, 1933 to Carl and Martha Grauerholz. Irma was the youngest of three girls. She graduated from Kensington High School...go Goldbugs! She was married to the love of her life Donald Sheley on January 19, 1958. Irma...
Albert James Holub, 77, of McDonald, died December 8, 2015. He was born September 27, 1938 to Albert James and Vera (Studer) Holub on his parent’s farm northwest of Beardsley, KS. He was second of twelve children. He worked hard along with his family, and this is where he developed his love of gardening. Al attended grade school in Beardsley...
Ethel M. Gillespie, 81, of Oakley, formerly of Grainfield, died Thursday, December 3, 2015. She was born June 7, 1934 in Munjor, KS to John and Lenora (Legleiter) Dechant. On Aug. 28, 1957 she married Gilbert “Gib” Gillespie, in WaKeeney, KS. Ethel enjoyed baking, playing cards, sewing, playing the slot machines and gardening. She prided herself on growing beautiful flowers...