Richard F. Shields
Mar 19, 2019
Glade resident, Richard F. "Dick" Shields, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his home. He was 82.
He was born October 25, 1936 in Phillips County, Kansas the son of Orval and Fern (Keeten) Shields.
Dick was united in marriage to E. Arlene Miller on July 27, 1956 at Kensington, KS. She preceded him...
Robert "Bob" Ward
Mar 15, 2019
Robert Carl Ward, son of Carl & Hazel (Meyer) Ward, was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas on December 14, 1954, and passed away in Hays, Kansas on March 15, 2019 at the age of 64. "Bob", as he was known to friends & family, attended grade school in Glade, Kansas and graduated from Phillipsburg High School with the class of...
Ruth B. Gibeau
Mar 13, 2019
Logan resident, Ruth B. Gibeau, died March 13, 2019 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 94. She was born Oct. 9, 1924 in Graham Co., KS, the daughter of Elmer & Zetta (Mounce) Kincheloe.
She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Barnes & husband Merle of Kent, WA; 2 grandchildren &...
Dorothy W. Zillinger
Mar 11, 2019
Dorothy Willene (Bradley) Zillinger was born December 11, 1931 to William & Catherine (Kate) Bradley on a farm 14 miles North of Agra, KS. She passed away on March 11, 2019 at the Logan Manor in Logan, KS at the age of 87 years & 3 months. She attended Simmons Rural School #38 until the 8th grade. She then...
Henrietta June Van Kooten
Mar 6, 2019
Henrietta June (Tien) Van Kooten was born April  22, 1928, the daughter of Garrit and Gradda (Veldhuizen) Tien on the family farm near Prairie View, KS.  She entered the kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, March 6, at the age of 90. She was the oldest of 10 children, and with that, began a lifetime of taking care of others.  ...
Della Frances Still
Feb 21, 2019
Della Frances (Wilson) Still, daughter of Delbert and Roberta (Duffy) Wilson, was born October 3, 1939 in Lexington, Nebraska.
She spent her childhood in towns throughout Nebraska as her father worked construction.
Della and her family moved to Kirwin, Kansas where she attended her senior year of high school and graduated with the class of...
Evelyn Elizabeth Ferguson
Feb 21, 2019
Lifelong Phillips County resident, Evelyn E. Ferguson, earned her wings and went to her eternal home to join her life companion, Orval, on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg at the age of 87.
She was born north of Long Island, Kansas in Phillips County the daughter of Oscar N. and Elizabeth...
John D. Shea
Feb 10, 2019
John D. Shea, long-time resident of Phillipsburg, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, NE at the age of 77. John was born in Norton, Kansas, the son of Hamilton and Elsie Mae (Custer) Shea. He attended school and graduated from Gem Consolidated Schools in 1961. On October 14, 1961, John was united...
Vincent M. Ritter
Feb 10, 2019
Vincent Mathias Ritter, 94 of Phillipsburg, KS died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg.
Vincent was born January16, 1925 at the family farm near Dresden, son of August & Agnes (Jacobs) Ritter. He graduated from the Leoville High School in 1943. He served in the United States Army.
He married...
Cynthia Ann Brashear
Feb 6, 2019
Phillipsburg resident, Cynthia A. Brashear, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS at the age of 80.
She was born August 27, 1938 in Phillipsburg, KS the daughter of William D. and Naida (Townsend) Smith.
Cynthia was united in marriage to Truman Brashear on August 21, 1959 in Phillipsburg....
Leonard C. Pfortmiller
Feb 5, 2019
Leonard Calvin Pfortmiller, 94, of Stuttgart, Kansas, died February 5, 2019, at his home.
He was born January 6, 1925, in Natoma, Kansas to Edward H. and Irene (Hackerott) Pfortmiller. He graduated from Natoma High School and served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Rodman during WWII in both the European and the Pacific Theaters.
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Wilmer "Cal" W. Calhoon
Jan 22, 2019
The good fight has been fought and the race is finished. On the final lap, the checkered flag waves and victory is claimed by Wilmer William Calhoon.
He began this life on April 1, 1942, the third child of Willis W. and Ruby G. (Lindenmuth) Calhoon on a farm west of Glade, Kansas, and departed on January...
Suzanne R. Atchison
Jan 9, 2019
Kensington resident, Suzanne R. Atchison, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Smith Center Health & Rehab in Smith Center at the age of 72.
She was born January 21, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts the daughter of Thomas & Rose Mary (Collins) Field.
Sue was united in marriage to Curtis L. Atchison on June...
Betty L. Rundle
Jan 2, 2019
Logan resident, Betty L. Rundle, passed away Jan. 2, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 87. She was born June 11, 1931 in Little River, KS, the daughter of Charles and Pearl (Garretson) Shea. Survivors include her son Bob of Houston, TX; her daughter Kathyrn Reeves of Littleton, CO; her brother Bill Shea...
Ethel Mae James
Dec 30, 2018
Phillipsburg resident, Ethel Mae James, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 in the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, at the age of 89.
Ethel was born July 11, 1929 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Harry & Edna (Busse) Waterman.
She met and married Ernest E. James on July 26, 1944 in Spanish Fork, Utah. To...
Arlene Hix
Dec 24, 2018
Arlene Hix, daughter of Elmer and Velma States Carver, was born February 20th, 1919 at the family farm southwest of Logan, Kansas and passed away at Hadley Memorial Hospital in Hays, Kansas on December 24, 2018.
She married Harold Stanton of Parkville, MO in 1936, to which three children were born: Harold, Lloyd and Marjorie.
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Byron "Tom" D. Morgan
Dec 24, 2018
Byron Duane (Tom) Morgan, the son of Byron Albert (Barney) and Lena Etta (Spicer) Morgan was born March 20, 1939 at Glade, Kansas and passed away December 24, 2018 at his home west of Glade. Tom was raised at the farm west of Glade and had moved back to that same farm in 1965 where he and Lela raised...
James "J.T." Plummer
Dec 15, 2018
Lt Col (Ret.) James "JT" Theodore Plummer was born 8 Aug. 1941 in Pawnee, OK to Theodore and Oleta "Jones" Plummer. He grew up in Oklahoma living in Hominy and Ralston with his parents and brother, Joe. JT graduated from Hominy High School in 1959. He attended Oklahoma State University where he got his Bachelors Degree while also participating...
Tommy "Butch" Mclaughlin
Dec 14, 2018
Tommy Lee (Butch) McLaughlin, age 64, passed away Friday, December 14, at Hays Medical Center surrounded by his, family, after a short battle with cancer. He was born December 8, 1954 to Tom and Lola (McQueen) McLaughlin in Smith Center Kansas. He married Barbara Wise on March 20, 1987 in Paola Kansas. They made their home in Stockton, KS....
Clarissa A. Bretton
Dec 12, 2018
Clarissa Ann (Benge) Bretton, daughter of William Eugene "Whitie" and Clara Bell (Staley) Benge, was born April 7, 1951 in Concordia, KS. She passed away on December 12, 2018 at the McPherson Health and Rehab in McPherson, KS at the age of 67. She attended high school in Concordia until the passing of her father. Clarissa remained in Concordia...
