Archive By Section - Obituaries
Isabella Sander 1923 - 2011
Isabella Sander, 88, died Sept. 26 at Hays Medical Center. Born Jan. 4, 1923, in Liebenthal, she was the daughter of Alex and Margaret (Kippes) Amrein. On Sept. 3, 1946 she married Edward Sander in Ellis. He died March 8, 1994. She was a nurses' aid at the Great Bend Manor for many years and grew up in Liebenthal. Her family moved to Ellis in 1931. In 1947 she moved to Elgin, Ill., and in 1969 moved to Great Bend. She has been a resident of Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood for the last year and a half. She enjoyed ...
James Dennis (JD) Sheldon
CHASE - James Dennis (JD)Sheldon, 31, died Sept. 26 at Ellinwood District Hospital. Born Nov. 26, 1979 in Great Bend, he was the son of Dennis L. Sheldon and Karen K. Spring-Norwood Sheldon. A resident of Chase, he was a truck driver for Barton County Feeders in Ellinwood and a mechanic for Straub International in Great Bend and for Ochs, Inc. in Otis.
Guy Anthony Caton 1968 - 2011
ELLINWOOD - Guy Anthony Caton, 43, died Sept. 23 at his home in Ellinwood. Born May 27, 1968 in Petaluma, Calif., he was the son of Andy Leroy Caton and Valorie Downing Caton. A seven year resident of Ellinwood, formerly of Santa Rosa, Calif., he was employed by L & H Unit Repair.
Gary Lee Shelton 1950-2011
LARNED - Gary Lee Shelton, 61, died Sept. 26 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born March 26, 1950, in Larned, to Donald and Ida Marie McNemee Shelton. A lifetime resident of Larned, he was a retired service technician for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
Billie J. Musgrove 1926-2011
MEDICINE LODGE - Billie J. Musgrove, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 24 at The Arbors Assisted Living in Enid, Okla. She was born Sept. 4, 1926 in Crescent, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker.
Lavonne M. Quinn 1932 - 2011
WICHITA - Lavonne M. Quinn, 78, passed away Sep. 24, 2011.
James D. Sheldon
CHASE - James D. Sheldon, 31, died Sept. 26 at Ellinwood District Hospital. Services are pending with Kimple Funeral Home in Ellinwood.
Guy Anthony Caton
ELLINWOOD - Guy Anthony Caton, 43, died Sept. 23 at his home in Ellinwood. Services are pending with Kimple Funeral Home in Ellinwood.
Lorna Rose Holmes 1959 - 2011
EL DORADO - After a short battle with cancer, Lorna Rose Holmes, 52, of El Dorado, went to be with her Lord, on Sept. 24 at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita. Lorna was born on June 28, 1959, in Great Bend, the daughter of Keith and Lorraine Holmes. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1977, received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wichita State University, and her master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from Emporia State University. Involved in teaching and education most of her career, she was a high school English teacher at Coffeyville and El Dorado ...
Amil A. Hanson 1916 - 2011
LARNED - Amil A. Hanson, 95, passed away Sept. 25 at the Larned Healthcare Center. Born April 18, 1916, in rural Pawnee County, he was the son of Axel and Mae Nelson Hanson. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman. On Oct. 1, 1950, he married Berniece M. Nuttelman at Great Bend. She survives.
Betty J. Marsh 1926-2011
GREAT BEND - Betty J. Marsh, 84, died Sept. 25, 2011 at the Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Ronald Verne Seibert 1919-2011
MACKSVILLE - Ronald Verne Seibert, 92, died Sept. 24, 2011 at Hospice House, Pratt.
Tilman J. Garrett 1924-2011
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - Tilman John Garrett, 86, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at Senior Suites in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Faye Louise Terrel 1923-2011
ANTHONY - Faye Louise Terrel, 88, passed away Sept. 14, 2011 at the Attica Long Term Care Facility.
Brenda S. “BJ” Johnson 1948 - 2011
NICKERSON - Brenda S. "BJ" Johnson, 62, of Nickerson, died Sept. 22 at Hospice House in Hutchinson.
Articles by Section - Obituaries
Karlene K. Meckfessel 1945-2014
LARNED - Karlene K. Meckfessel, 68, passed away April 1, 2014 at her home.
John B. McKim
John lived in the Pratt and Sawyer area in his younger years and graduated from Moscow High School and Fort Hays State University. He served seven years in the Army Reserves out of Hays.
