Obituaries

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...

Apr 9, 2020

Logan resident, Wilma L. Harmon, passed away April 9, 2020 in the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, at the age of 90.  She was born Aug. 1, 1929 in McCook, NE, the daughter of Harold & Lola (Steinemetz) Ginther.

Survivors include 2 sons; R.D. of Tyler, TX & Chuck of Logan; 4 daughters; Cindy Hill of San Antonio,...

Apr 4, 2020

Loretta Mae (Parker) Andrews was born on April 15, 1937 to Harley and Cora Mae (Thornton) Parker at her grandmother's house in Phillips County and passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at the Phillips County Retirement Center at the age of 82.

Loretta grew up in Speed and attended school there until transferring to Phillipsburg High...

Mar 31, 2020

Plainville resident, Laci Jade Griffin passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS at the age of 36.

She was born December 17, 1983 in Phillipsburg, KS the daughter of Monte L. and Myra C. "Micki" (Horn) Griffin.  She grew up in Logan, graduating from the Logan High School in 2002.  She...

Mar 27, 2020

Jack Barnard died Friday, March 27, 2020 at 8:50am.  By his side was his loving wife Pat, holding his hand, as was their daughter Judy, who has provided daily care for both of them for the past several years,

Jack was born in Archie, Missouri on the family farm January 3rd, 1932.

He is survived...

Mar 21, 2020

Josephine P. (Carlock) Lorance, daughter of James and Daisy Carlock, was born October 4 th , 1926 in Eckley, CO and passed away Saturday, March 21 st , 2020 in Norton, KS at the age of 93.

She grew to womanhood in and around Wray, CO and Haigler, NE and attended country school in Haigler, graduating from...

Mar 17, 2020

Betty Darlene (Glenn) Anderson passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 89.

Betty, the youngest of four siblings, was born August 23, 1930 on a farm Northeast of Norton, to parents John "Irvin" and Emma E. (Gill) Glenn. She married Raymond Glenn Anderson on July 3,...

Mar 17, 2020

Norton resident, Robert Eugene Underwood passed away, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Logan Manor Nursing Home in Logan at the age of 73.

He was born the eldest son of James Loyal and Jacqueline (Valle) Underwood, on February 18, 1947 in Norton.  He was raised to manhood on the family farm in Densmore.  He attended Mechanic...

Mar 16, 2020

Norma Angie Butterfield was born October 18, 1928, the first of 4 children to Oscar and Pauline (Park) Poyser on the family farm north of Woodruff, Ks in the Eldorado Township. She passed away on March 16, 2020 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 91. She attended Springbrook Public School near the family...

Mar 15, 2020

Mynette June Ulrich was born on August 25, 1950 in Emporia, KS.  She went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.

She supervised the Fruitcake and Jelly Kitchen at the College of the Ozarks for 32 years, baking over 40,000 fruitcakes a year.  She loved and was proud of her responsibilities.