Nov 26, 2015

Charles Dean Hammit was born on September 23, 1931 in Floydada, TX to Claude and Gertrude Hammit. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 26, 2015, at the age of 84. On July 17, 1967 he was united in marriage to Bobbie Cathcart in Amarillo, TX. Charlie was a man who positively touched many lives. He...

Nov 26, 2015

Ronald Robert Heble, 78, of McCook, NE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his home. Born and raised in Atwood, KS, Ron went into the army reserves, came home and took over the family farm North of Atwood. In 1960 he married Patsy Hakenkamp & raised three children, Michelle, Jason & Lisa. Ron was involved in many...

Nov 26, 2015

Boyd Everett Touslee, 83, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He was born October 27, 1932 in Levant, KS, the son of S.E. (Rust) and Leona Dryden Touslee.  Boyd was a member of the 1950 graduating class of Colby High School. After high school, Boyd enlisted in the Marines and served during the...

Nov 23, 2015

Glovine Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:03 AM Glovine Alice (Doughty) Golemboski went to be with Jesus at Citizens Medical Center on November 23, 2015. Glovine was born in a sod house a few miles south of Bethune, Colorado on February 24, 1937. Her father helped deliver her as the doctor was held up. She grew up on a farm for...

Nov 21, 2015

Send Flowers William "Bill" A. Kersenbrock October 30, 1936 - November 21, 2015 William (Bill) Kersenbrock 79 was born on October 30, 1936 to Arnold Clinton Kersenbrock and Edith Louise (Boeka) Kersenbrock. Bill passed away Saturday morning, November 21, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center. Bill attended Colby High School and graduated in 1954 with some of the best classmates who...

Nov 17, 2015

Nov 17, 2015

Larry Allen McDonald, son of Mae (McCorkle) and Carroll (Hap) McDonald, was born on February 9th, 1958 in Smith Center, KS. He passed away on November 17th, 2015 in Colby, KS. Larry grew up on the farm in the Womer community in Smith County. He graduated from Smith Center High in 1976 then attended Colby Community College. He followed his...

Nov 16, 2015

John Troy Groblebe, Jr., 65, of Oakley, died Nov. 16, 2015 at Logan County Hospital, Oakley. He was born May 16, 1950 in Denver, CO, to John T. Sr. and Jeanette (Munoz) Groblebe. He married Betty A. (Trusty) Groblebe in 1968. He was a truck driver and in his spare time he enjoyed drag racing,” tinkering” with engines or other...

Nov 16, 2015

Gerald “G.W.” Van Eaton was born September 21, 1920, in Rozel, KS, the thirteenth child of fourteen, to Edward and Hattie (Steeley) Van Eaton. He departed this life on November 16, 2015, at the Logan County Hospital, Oakley, KS, surrounded by his family, at the age of 95 years. On January 18, 1941, he was united in marriage to Margaret...

Nov 14, 2015

Bruce Gaylord Guinn, 89, passed from this life on November 14, 2015. Born in Decatur County, Kansas, on the family farm in 1925, Bruce lived most of his 89 years in Oberlin. Attending schools in Oberlin, he participated in athletics, school plays, and served as class Vice President during his senior year in 1944. Upon graduation, Bruce jumped at the...

Nov 14, 2015

Otto “Butch” Stephen Schutte Jr., 66, of Colby, died Saturday, Nov 14, 2015. He was born June 1, 1949 to Otto Sr. and Dorothy (Arterburn) Schutte, in Hastings, NE. He married Roberta Williams on July 20, 1986 in Colby. Butch worked as a bricklayer and enjoyed fishing and camping. He also liked to cook, particularly grilling or smoking foods. He...

Nov 12, 2015

Obituary: E. MAXINE JONES E. Maxine Jones, 94, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Citizen’s Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. She was born November 7, 1921 at the family farm home located near Brownville in rural Thomas County to Thomas Cleveland and Mary Blanche Hively. On June 7, 1941, Maxine was united in marriage to Wilson D. “Bud”...

Nov 10, 2015

Abel Dean Hale, of Colby, was born and passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. Abel was preceded in death by his grandfather, Bill Bennett; great grandparents, Dean and Belle Farmer and brother Gage Adrian Hale. He is survived by his parents, Jordan and Kayla (Bennett) Hale and sister, Avery Bennett, of Colby; grandparents, Donna...

Nov 9, 2015

LaVern M. Chvatal, 88, of Atwood, KS, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at Rawlins County Hospital. He was born December 12, 1926, in Atwood, to Frank J. and Matilda Chvatal, the third of ten children. LaVern wore many hats during his working life, most at the same time. He was engaged in farming and also operated Chvatal’s Texaco, on...

Nov 9, 2015

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2001730P W. J. “Bill” Randall William John “Bill” Randall retired business man and resident of Colby, Kansas for over 70 years departed this life peacefully on November 9, 2015, at home in Colby. The second of three boys, he was born on the family farm in Buffalo County Nebraska on December 25,...

Nov 7, 2015

MARVIN OWEN GILKERSON Marvin Owen Gilkerson, 70, formerly of Colby, Kansas, died November 7, 2015, at Kansas Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge, KS. Marvin was born July 22, 1945, in Colby, KS to Othal and Lavina (Herdt) Gilkerson. Marvin married Judith Johnson on December 12, 1965, Grainfield, KS and was blessed with one daughter, Loriell. He married Jacqueline (Delzeit) Cersovsky on...

Nov 5, 2015

Arnaud “Arnie” Legere Hoxsey, 70, of Atwood, died November 5, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Denver, CO. Arnie was born September 17, 1945, at the Benkelman, NE hospital to Eric Lynton and Glenda May (Loker) Hoxsey. He was the last born of five children and his father named him after his 1st officer on a naval warship in WWI....

Nov 3, 2015

Nicholas “Nic” Keeton Phillips was born on July 26, 1999 in Colby, Kansas to Don Phillips and Michelle Phillips.  Nic passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.  He was preceded in death by his mother’s fiancé Lorenzo Weldon, as well as his grandparents Melvin Phillips and Joanne Phillips.   He is survived by his mother, Michelle Phillips; his father, Don (Jennifer)...

Nov 2, 2015

Lloyd N. White, 94, of Colby, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, KS. He was born January 19, 1921, on a farm in Grant Township, Rawlins County, KS to Alfred Warren and Agnes Caroline (Larsen) White. He graduated from Colby High School in 1939. On June 30, 1940, Lloyd married Lucille Jackson, Atwood, KS, and, to...

Nov 1, 2015

Leilani Lou (Kolb) Thomas, 73, long-time director of the Colby Convention and Visitors Bureau, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, from complications after several recent surgeries. She was born April 12, 1942, in Denver, to Mike and Chelsea Kolb. She attended Colorado State University where she met her future husband, Chuck Thomas. In 1962, they...