Arlyne Carmen Hutton
May 21, 2026
Arlyne Carmen (Hoar) Hutton was born in rural Rooks County, Kansas, on June 25, 1933, to Harold H. and Inda (Merriman) Hoar. She departed this life on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, at the age of 92.
Arlyne was born at home on the Avery Farm, south of Woodston, KS, and lived there until she graduated...
George A. Parker
May 13, 2026
Longtime Phillips County Resident, George A. Parker, was peacefully called home on May 13, 2026, at Harlan County Health Systems, at the age of 88.
George was Born on October 24, 1937, to George H. and Rose Parker. He was born on the family farm North of Phillipsburg, Kansas, where he spent the remainder of his life. He attended the LaBell...
Patricia Ann Barnes
May 4, 2026
Patricia was born on April 12, 1940, in Hydro, Oklahoma to Yulee Westley Odle and Erma Ruth (Lovelock) Odle. She was the youngest of six children. The family moved from Oklahoma to Kansas when Pat was very young. Most of her childhood was spent in Kansas around Phillips County. When Pat was 4 years old, they moved to California where...
Craig Johnson
Apr 30, 2026
Douglas Craig Johnson was born July 14, 1950, in Smith Center, KS, to Neil and Norma Johnson. Craig grew up in rural Phillips County, attending country school through the sixth grade, then attending grades 7,8, and 9 in Agra, KS. Craig then attended high school at Phillipsburg High School, graduating in 1968. Craig attended Kansas State University, Colby Community College,...
Lorraine Atchison
Apr 26, 2026
Agra Resident, Lorraine Atchison, born Lorraine Hough on November 3, 1930, in Phillips County, KS, near Gretna, KS, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026, at Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, KS, at the age of 95.
Lorraine was united in marriage to her sweetheart, Thornton Atchison, on November 1, 1950, at Kensington, KS. They made their home in...
Mike D. Hubbard
Apr 25, 2026
“Too Tall” Michael Dale Hubbard passed away on April 25, 2026, at the Phillips County Hospital. He was born on July 4, 1958, at the Phillips County Hospital to his parents, Jack and Mary (Stutterheim) Hubbard.
Mike graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1977 and then attended Cloud County Community College on a basketball scholarship. He graduated from CCCC in 1979...
Dorothy Lewis
Apr 15, 2026
Dorothy “Dot” Lewis was born at the family farm in Phillipsburg, KS on September 3, 1935. She was the eldest daughter of Dick and Kathleen (Townsend) Culwell. She passed away in Kissimmee, FL on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the age of 90.
Dorothy graduated from Phillipsburg High School with the class of 1954. She married Billy Baker on February 4,...
Jon Rae Ahlberg
Apr 6, 2026
Jon Rae Ahlberg, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Born on July 29, 1942, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jon Rae led a life marked by dedication and hard work across several professions throughout her lifetime.
Jon Rae began her professional journey working as a bartender in Denver, Colorado, where she honed her interpersonal skills and developed a...
Raymond L. Hanes
Apr 4, 2026
Phillips County resident, Raymond L. Hanes, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2026, at his residence in rural Phillips County at the age of 79. Raymond Lee Hanes was born September 28, 1946, in rural Phillps County, KS, to his parents Francis and Norma (Romjue) Hanes.
He was united in marriage to Esther McCorkle on May 20, 1967. To this union 2...
Ehrhart Merklein
Apr 4, 2026
Ehrhart Leonard Albert Merklein was born January 27, 1926 in his parents’ home in Stuttgart, Kansas, the youngest of three children of Herman and Margaret (Himmelein) Merklein. On April 4, 2026, Ehrhart was granted his longed-for wish of rest and passed away peacefully at the Prairie Winds Assisted Living in Phillipsburg. Ehrhart was baptized February 21, 1926 at Emmanuel Lutheran...
Bert Mongeau
Apr 3, 2026
Albert (Bert) Joseph Mongeau was born in Stockton, KS on July 2, 1950. He passed away on April 3, 2026 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska surrounded by his loved ones who will keep his spirit alive.
Bert graduated from Palco High School. While completing school, he worked simultaneously at the Zurich Coop. He also helped out a farmer putting...
Nancy Vap
Mar 28, 2026
Nancy Dee Vap, 58, of Prairie View, Kansas passed away unexpectedly in an automobile accident in Phillips County, Kansas.
Nancy was born at Travis Air Force Base in California to John and Diane (Rogers) Vap.
They moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, and then to Atwood, KS in 1973. She graduated from Atwood High School in 1985. Nancy enrolled in Baker University, where...
Eula Hutchinson
Mar 28, 2026
Logan resident, Eula Hutchinson, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Graham County Hospital, in Hill City, Kansas, at the age of 95.
Eula Marie Hutchinson was born on May 18, 1930, in rural Phillips County, Kansas, to her parents Glenn and Reba (Brotemarkle) Reese.
Eula was united in marriage to Earl Gene Hutchinson on June 6, 1950, in Logan,...
Jessica A. Gooder
Mar 26, 2026
Rural Phillipsburg resident, Jessica A. Gooder, age 21, won her battle with cancer on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg after battling cancer and treatment effects for 13 years.
She was born on October 1, 2004, in North Platte, NE the daughter of Michael Gooder and Lynette Riemersma. Jessica attended Kenesaw Public schools until moving to...
Dennis Ray Lamont
Mar 24, 2026
Phillipsburg resident, Dennis Ray Lamont, passed away on March 24, 2026, peacefully at home, at the age of 78.
Dennis Ray Lamont was born on July 21, 1947, in Smith Center, Kansas to his parents Cecil Laverne and Carmen Coralee Lamont.
Dennis was united in marriage to Elaine Gail Lamont on July 28, 2016.
Dennis had a passion for horses and animals that...
Glen Graham
Mar 21, 2026
After a long illness, Glen Lee Graham, age 81, went home to heaven on March 21, 2026.
Glen was born on July 15, 1944 in Elwood, Indiana to Ralph and Lillian (Campbell) Graham. Glen is survived by three children, Douglas Graham and wife Jennifer of Independence, KY, Laura Jansonius and husband Lonnie of Prairie View, KS, and Susan Smith and husband...
Linette Ann Vahle
Mar 18, 2026
Linette Ann Vahle, age 63, of Norcatur, Kansas, joined her heavenly family on March 18, 2026.
Linette was born on December 31, 1962, in Alma, Nebraska, to Donald Dean Vahle and Beulah Fay Courtain Vahle. She grew up with a caring spirit that would define her entire life—always putting others before herself and offering love, support, and kindness to everyone she...
Lois Miller
Mar 11, 2026
Virginia “Lois” Miller, age 97, went home to be with her Lord, surrounded by her family on March 11, 2026 at the Republic County Hospital following a brief illness. She was a long-time resident of Phillipsburg, KS, but briefly lived at Credo Senior Living in Belleville, KS.
Lois was born on January 23, 1929, North of Phillipsburg, to parents Little Hobert...
Darcie A. Bailey
Mar 10, 2026
Agra resident, Darcie Bailey, passed away on March 10, 2026, peacefully at home, in Agra, Kansas, at the age of 61.
Darcie Anne Bailey was born on December 16, 1964, in Kearney, NE, to Elmer Fisher and mother Alyce Marie Goerndt-Magill. Darcie was raised by her mother and Jay Magill.
She was united in marriage to Alan Dwayne Bailey on July 14,...
Charles W. Gebhard
Mar 1, 2026
Charles W. Gebhard, lifelong Phillips County resident, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the Alma Good Samaritan Society in Alma, NE, at the age of 94. His youngest daughter, Ranelle, was with him.
He was born on January 27, 1932, in Phillips County, KS, the son of Gustav Adam and Juliette Fay (Haines) Gebhard. He grew up on the family...
