Obituaries

Jul 9, 2020

Norton resident, Wenda Underwood, beloved daughter of Kenneth and Katherine S. (Murphy) Taylor was born December 2, 1940 in Norton, KS and went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS, at the age of 79.

Wenda grew up on the family dairy farm just east of...

Jul 7, 2020

Trevor Kiley Bohl, 47, passed away on July 7, 2020 at Hays Medical Hospital. He

was born to James C. and Lynda E. (Robinson) Bohl on February 16, 1973 in Norton,

KS.

Trevor enjoyed playing games with his family. Whether it was darts, pool, board

games or winning at the card...

Jul 7, 2020

George F. Graves, a long time resident of Logan, Kansas passed away in the early morning hours of July 7, 2020, at the age of 87 years.

George Frank Graves was born September 27, 1932 in McFarland, KS. He was the youngest of six children born to William F. and G. Theresa (Flach) Graves.  At the young...

Jul 4, 2020

Glade farmer and rancher Cecil William (Sandy) Chester passed away July 4, 2020 at the age of 94.  Born to William and Irma Quanz Chester, April 26, 1926, he lived in the same house he was born in until entering Phillips County Retirement Center in 2005.  Cecil attended Glade Grade School and Phillipsburg High School graduating with the class...

Jun 28, 2020

Former Phillipsburg resident, Naomi Tuxhorn, passed away June 28, 2020 at the Via Christi Broadmoor assisted living in Wichita at the age of 90.  She was born March 9, 1930 in Phillips County, KS, the daughter of Ernest & Jennie (Lanman) Bugbee.

Survivors include her daughters; Charlene Clark of Kechi, KS & Marcia Strutt of McPherson, KS;...

Jun 24, 2020

Danny Dean Short died Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in the Phillips County Hospital.  He was 87years old and died one day before his 60 th wedding anniversary.

Danny was the son of Daniel Webster Short and Zoe Bell (Allen) Short.  His great-grandfather Daniel Webster Thomas was the founder of the town of Prairie View where Danny called...

Jun 18, 2020

Jeffrey J. Bouchard passed away June 18, 2020 at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, KS at the age of 53.  He was born Dec. 29, 1966 in Northhampton, MA, the son of Jerald & Julie (VonMach) Bouchard.

Survivors include his mother Julie of Agra & his brothers, John of Agra & Jason of Colorado Springs, CO....

Jun 17, 2020

Glade resident, Mitch Klink, passed away June 17, 2020 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 56.   He was born February 2, 1964 in Phillipsburg, the son of Dean & Bethel (Hilbrink) Klink.

Survivors include his mother Bethel of Glade & his brother George of Norton.

Funeral services will be held...

Jun 2, 2020

Troy Alan Stites, 52, of Lindsborg, KS, passed away on June 2, 2020, peacefully at Salina Regional Hospital in Salina, KS.

Troy was born in Phillipsburg, KS, to Wayne and Sherry (Hadley) Stites on March 27, 1968.

He grew up and attended school in Phillipsburg, KS. Upon graduation, he attended Dodge City Community College and...

Jun 2, 2020

Thelma Irene (Wallgren) Bushnell was born on the family farm south of Logan, KS to George and Elsie (Radloff) Wallgren on August 3, 1932. She was the oldest of their five children.

She passed away June 2, 2020 at Benton House Assisted Living in Blue Springs, MO near her surviving daughter and two grandchildren. Thelma was a...

May 25, 2020

Phillipsburg resident Daniel D. Price was born July 1, 1952 in St. Francis, KS to Harry and Neva (Bower) Price.  He passed away peacefully on May 25, 2020 with his wife by his side at the age of 67.

Dan grew up on a ranch and at the age of 11 he and his family moved to...

May 22, 2020

Ryan D. Horner, son of Duane & Monnie (Morgan) Horner, was born August 19, 1959 in Phillipsburg, Kansas.  He passed away on May 22, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 60.

He grew up in Glade & attended school in Phillipsburg, graduating with the class of 1977.  Ryan had met...

May 14, 2020

Logan resident, Jack L. Bard, passed away May 14, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 90. He was born January 31, 1930 in Norton, KS, the son of Joe & Alice (Horning) Bard.

He grew up on the family farm south of Prairie View, KS and attended Victor School.  Following...

May 14, 2020

Dorothy Vadis Tubbs passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2020 at Whispering Pines in Norton, KS, at the age of 103.

She was born the second child to Ernest "Tommy" Ames and Anna (Gebhard) Ames at their farm home west of Long Island, KS, on July 31, 1916.  Dorothy attended one-room schools Elk Creek and Dry Ridge...

May 5, 2020

John Wilbur "Papa John" White was born September 21, 1937 in Phillipsburg, Kansas to Samuel Arthur and Mildred Alice Edith (Arment) White.  He died on May 5, 2020 at his home in Gering, Nebraska from complications following a fall, surrounded by his loving family.

John graduated from Phillipsburg High School and attended Fort Hays State College in...

May 4, 2020

Phillipsburg resident, Kayla Kreller, passed away May 4, 2020 at the Edgewood Vista in Grand Island, NE at the age of 54.  She was born August 24, 1965 in Phillipsburg.

Survivors include her son Jordan of Phillipsburg; her daughter Morgan Epley of Pleasanton, NE; her mother Sallie Jansonius, her father Earl Wolfe & her brother Kurtis Wolfe...

Apr 27, 2020

John Joseph Witmer, son of Joseph Raymond and Fern (May) Witmer, was born September 28, 1931 in Phillipsburg, KS and departed this life on April 27, 2020 at the Phillips County Hospital at the age of 88.

Jack graduated from Phillipsburg High School with the class of 1949, and from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy...

Apr 20, 2020

Logan resident, Wes Hoch, passed away April 20, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS at the age of 80.  He was born Nov. 21, 1939 in Augusta, KS, the son of C.R. & Beatrice (Foreman) Hoch.

Survivors include his wife Shirley of the home; his son, Scott of Manhattan; his daughter Amy Hoch Altwegg...

Apr 18, 2020

Ella Marie Gremmel DuBois, 92, died Saturday, April 18, of complications from Covid-19. She was born on September 23, 1927, on a farm two miles north of Agra, KS.  She was the youngest of William and Anna Gremmel's ten children. Because the farm was so far from town, Marie attended 'country school' during her elementary years, often riding a...

Apr 12, 2020

Phillipsburg resident, Scott A. Stoutimore, passed away April 12, 2020 at his home in Phillipsburg at the age of 66.  He was born October 5, 1953 in Salina, KS, the son of Farrel & Melveta (Klein) Stoutimore.

Survivors include his wife Tyna of the home; his daughter, Calli Casper of Atwood, KS; 2 sisters, Deb Roth of...